Mile 221 Report
Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek
December 11, 2008
At the Moolack end of the mile there was an unusually high concentration of small plastic and styrofoam pieces in the wrack line and on the rocks.
Report Details
At the Moolack end of the mile there was an unusually high concentration of small plastic and styrofoam pieces in the wrack line and on the rocks. Lots of bottlecaps, lighters, and a few toothbrushes! We also found lots of rope pieces, some of them quite long, an entire unmarked crab cage and float, and just a few bottles.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -1.7 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 6. The late-in-the-day minus tide and cloudy day probably were the reason so few people took advantage of this warm, windless afternoon.
Notable Wildlife
The usual three scoter species in the surf, Brown Pelican flybys, 3 Black Oystercatchers, and gulls.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. One dead unmarked Common Murre
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. I returned to Moolack Beach the day after our beachwalk to pick up trash. Because I was so close to the rip-rap then I discovered (and reported) a dead carcass of what might have been a California Sea Lion.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. We liberated an entire crab trap from the rocks. Unusually high accumulation of styrofoam, small plastic bits at Moolack end.
Natural Changes
Drainage pipe at new RV-pad site eroded out--see photos
Report Images
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