Mile 274 Report
Cape Lookout SP
May 8, 2023
It was a sunny, early spring type day.
Report Details
It was a sunny, early spring type day. The unusual feature was the number of crab carcasses (mostly eaten by gulls), and sea stars on the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 62 F. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 11. Sitting: 4. Other Activities: Paragliding.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 11.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, 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.). It was a bad day for crabs. There were hundreds of carcasses and body parts on the beach. Also which is most unusual, sea stars had washed up on the beach. I counted eight but there might have been more. (Some of these observations may have been on mile 275.)
rogans
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It was a windy and cloudy day and hence the beach was fairly deserted.
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