Mile 286 Report
Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site
May 16, 2020
This beach walk was done during the COVID beach closure.
Report Details
This beach walk was done during the COVID beach closure. 3 local and 2 nonlocal people on the beach. Someone had an overnight tent perched on the dunes in a noncamping closed area. There were several pairs of Willets in the surf. There was a 25 foot dead Pacific Gray whale, male at the beginning of the mile. The whale had been reported 24 hours earlier and authorities had already been out and had taken samples. The rest of the beach seemed quite clean.
Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 5.
Concerns
People/dogs/vehicles in closure areas
Apparent violations: an overnight tent in a closed and noncamping area.Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. a dead pacific gray whale approximately 25 feet in length, Laying 55' from the wrack line. Fish and game already was notified. Whale showed up 24 hours before the beach walk.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
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