Mile 281 - Oceanside Beach, State Wayside, Agate Beach - May 10, 2014

Report Details

LOTS of litter in wrack line, esp N of tunnel, 2 items with Japanese letters, 1 blue oil drum S of Oceanside

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 25.

Concerns

Litter

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6.

Notable Wildlife

4 Ring-billed and 2 Bonaparte's gulls. Large numbers of nesting and feeding pigeon guillemots, Western gulls, Brandt's, and Double Crested cormorants.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. LOTS of litter in wrack line, esp N of tunnel, 2 items with Japanese letters, 1 blue oil drum S of Oceanside

Man-made Modifications

Cairn noted in January N of tunnel now gone

Natural Changes

Potentially harmful large boulder sitting 20-30 feet to right and above S tunnel entrance

Actions & Comments

Removed several bags of glass and plastic bottles, styrofoam, and tsunami debris