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There was a tsunami advisory for aprox. 8:40 in the morning.  I didn't witness the waves, but it seems that it came up almost to the dunes and included a large amount of micro and larger plastic along with many pyrosomes, sea pickles. Photos attached.

Conditions

Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 2.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 21. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 16. Sitting: 5. Beautiful winter day with a fair amount of activity given the tsunami about 6.5 hours earlier.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea). A large amount of micro and larger plastics in the tsunami and high tide lines for the entire mile. The most micro plastic I've ever seen on this beach. See photo.

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Plastic in the tideline. This is representative of the entire mile 264.
One of about 70 - 100 pyrosomes in the high tide line. I have not noticed these on this stretch of beach before. Perhaps the Tsunami brought them ashore?

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Tierra Del Mar

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Tierra Del Mar

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Tierra Del Mar

March 31, 2022

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