Mile 286 Report
Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site
March 5, 2023
Increased amount large and medium driftwood pieces north of MP 29.
Report Details
Increased amount large and medium driftwood pieces north of MP 29. Medium and small pieces south of MP 29Multiple small plastic bottle caps picked up today. Also many short pieces colored twine used to tie crab pots etc. Saw one lone gull.
Conditions
Temperature: 44 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 7.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 4. Playing in sand: 3. Sitting: 3.
Other Activities: Horse trailer parked in parking lot.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 16.
Notable Wildlife
One lone gull
Wrackline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Increased amount large and medium driftwood pieces north of MP 29. Medium and small pieces south of MP 29 Multiple small plastic bottle caps picked up today. Also many short pieces colored twine used to tie crab pots etc
Looking north from high tide line at MP 29
Looking south high tide line MP 29
Octopus tree has moved about 150 yds south of MP 29 and rotated so that trunk now points SE direction
Standing north of MP 29 looking south much larger and medium sized driftwood evident on beach at high and mid tide line.
Medium and small driftwood south of MP 29
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