Mile 26 Report
Cape Sebastian SP, Buena Vista Wayside, S of Hunter Cr
January 25, 2021
We did not make the full 3 miles due to trash pick up.
Report Details
We did not make the full 3 miles due to trash pick up. Our bag was full. Styrofoam was a great portion of it. Crab buoys, shot gun wads, styrofoam cup pieces . We also found a crab cage connected to a log. It was buried in the sand too far to remove. Lots of wood from large surf. Shoreline was steep. It looked like a great undertow was probably present.
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 2. Everyone was good abd quiet.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Could not give description due to the fact it was swept away by the very strong surf.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
One silver and one perch
Driftline Content
Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
Trash from beach walk
Mostly buried crab trap
View from parking lot. Most people were on the north side of the rocks toward Hunter Creek
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