Mile 246 Report
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
November 3, 2019
Human impacts observed included rock-hounding, vehicle tire tracks, and large plastic marine debris items.
Report Details
Human impacts observed included rock-hounding, vehicle tire tracks, and large plastic marine debris items.
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 9. Other Activities: 3 people were rock hounding. While no vehicles were observed at this time, there were definite tire tracks of unknown origin. See photo.
Concerns
Apparent violations: none.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 7. None of the birds were banded. I did not band them and I don't have enough knowledge to tell what most of them wer, ethough one was definitely a seagull
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). 3 pieces of plastic garbage were found which included two jugs and one large water bottle
Report Images
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Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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Donald Dour
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Gianna Simon
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
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