Mile 282 - Lost Bay Cave, Short Beach - March 21, 2009 | Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

Report Details

The mile was very rocky this day. There was a small area at the far southern end that had a lot of sea plastic, small plastic pellets and styrofoam.Rock hunters were carrying out lots of bags filled with agates and several people were climbing onto the rock walls and digging (with picks and shovels that they'd obviously brought along for this purpose) into the wall.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: -0.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 14. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 1. Photography: 2. Tidepooling: 4. Fishing: 6. There were a lot of fishermen that day,sitting out of the larger rocks and even on the sea wall. They were there early, but left as others arrived.

Concerns

Climbing bluffs/seastacks, People/dogs/vehicles in closure areas

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Notable Wildlife

Not a lot of birds, a few were chased away by dogs.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. These were both seagulls and were fairly far apart on the shore, along the rock wall. Both were in advanced forms of decomposition.

Driftline Content

Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam.