Report Details

Interesting changes from King Tides at 11 a.m. More dead gulls than usual, more logs and human debris as well. Sea foam was amazing and left good marks for where the tides had taken it.

Conditions

Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 7.6 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 30. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 23. Playing in surf: 2. Photography: 5.

Concerns

Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 2.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 27.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Not prevalent. Ocean very active and hard to see small objects in seafoam.

Wrackline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. Plastic bottles.

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