Mile 233 - Boiler Bay, Rabbit Rock, Fogarty Creek SP - 05/01/2024

Report Details

Rather quiet day on the mile. The dead seastar observed was in the bottom of a tidepool at the south end of Foggarty creek. It was already degrading. Hard to tell if it had wasting syndrome.

Conditions

Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 0.8 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 14. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 6. Sitting: 3. Tidepooling: 5. Other Activities: walking, beach combing, climbing on rocks, metal detecting.

Concerns

Apparent violations: Quiet day on the coast! Mostley just folks walking and enjoying the warmer day..

Notable Wildlife

1 dead cormorant no marine mammals low tide exposed countless seastars, annenomies, and other tidepool inverts.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. cormorant - no leg band. See photo

Stranded Marine Mammals

n/a

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

1 dead seastar in a tidepool.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea). We picked up lots of marine debris today - shoes, bottles, to-go containers, plastic bags.

New Development

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Man-made Modifications

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Natural Changes

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