Mile 287 - Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2 - October 28, 2007

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The wagon did prove handy as we were able to bring back much more trash with it than we could have without it. (See photos.) We [picked up far more trash] than could be carried in one trip without the aid of the wagon.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 15. Walking or running: 15. Playing in surf: 2. Photography: 1.

Concerns

Fire

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 30.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

Actions & Comments

We started our mile at Rabbit Gulch near the north end of mile 287. Before reaching the beach we found an abandoned "Radio Flyer" wagon. We elected to regard the wagon as trash since it was filled with rain water and was rapidly rusting because of this. The wagon did prove handy as we were able to bring back much more trash with it than we could have without it. (See photos.)If there were no such thing as plastic our collection would have consisted of the wagon, 2 or three glass bottles and a couple of crushed aluminum cans. As it was, we had far more than could be carried in one trip without the aid of the wagon.The plastic, for the most part was quite fresh. When the country of origin could be determined, China seemed to get the prize. (Either Chinese fishermen are bombarding the coastal waters with trash or an inordinate number of local fisherman buy their consumable supplies at Owagimya.)

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Mile 287

Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2

March 17, 2024

The cloudy marine layer that was present when we first arrived eventually burned off, providing us with a pleasant but breezy sunny afternoon for our visit. 1) We encountered an intact hull of a fiberglass boat on the mid-section of the mile; photos and location information was provided to the State Park Ranger so it could be retrieved from the beach. 2) There had been a massive influx of velella velella (by-the-wind sailors) washed ashore several days before our visit. 3) Given the number of folks in the parking area when we arrived, we had expected to see more folks on mile 287 but encountered just a typical number of visitors. 4) There was more detritus on the beach than we've seen in recent previous visits.

C NELSON