Mile 269 - South of Cape Lookout, Camp Meriwether north, Rover Cr - September 23, 2017

Report Details

As part of SOLVE, I walked from Sand Lake Recreation Area down to Cape Lookout. 2 people from hiking trail. Beach debris light, several plastic bottles and pieces of rope. Picked trash up and I hauled back to Vehicle Authorization area for sheriff to pick up.

Conditions

Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 1. Photography: 1. Other Activities: I was participating in SOLE cleanup, walked from Sand Lake Recreation area down to mile 269. Walking down from Cape Lookout Hiking trail

Concerns

Apparent violations: none.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Tons of dead crab along mile 268 and 269, perhaps normal for this time of year?

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). picked up trash as part of SOLVE

Actions & Comments

Nothing unusual out of ordinary, beach in great shape and surrounding area.