Mile 221 - Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek - July 25, 2011

Report Details

Beautiful evening. One car at Schooner point, four cars at the pullout South of Moolack parking lot. Nine or ten people, half walking, half playing with dogs. There were large groups of gulls about every ¼ mile. Quite a bit of bull kelp. Too much trash! Collected and removed three bags of mostly plastic debris. Moved some larger items to an area above the high tide line. Counted seven dead birds, 2 common murre, 2 cormorant, 1 surf scoter, 2 unknown. This looks to be an area of active erosion. Being my first report, I took lots of photos to have a baseline for future comparison.

Human Activities

Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 5. Other Activities: 4 playing w dogs.

Concerns

Litter

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5.

Notable Wildlife

Groups of gulls approx. every 1/4 mile.Lots of bull kelp

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 7. 2 cormorants2 common murre1 surf scoter2 unknown

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

a few jelliesa few 4" dungeness crabs

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), 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. removed 3 bags of trash mostly plastic. moved several larger objects to an area above high tide line.

Actions & Comments

This is my first report. Took numerous photos to provide a baseline for further observations.

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