Mile 290 Report
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
September 10, 2024
127 moon or other transparent jellies, whole or mostly whole, plus dozens of pieces, 1-6 inches.
Report Details
127 moon or other transparent jellies, whole or mostly whole, plus dozens of pieces, 1-6 inches. 176 pieces of red jellyfish (sea nettles/lion’s mane?) 1-12 inches long. Several flocks of Snowy Plovers feeding at the surf’s edge. Two large barnacles, one with beak still barely moving. Two dead cormorants, no bands. Three intact Skate egg cases, thrown back into the water. Hundreds of broken pieces of sand dollars. Significant accumulations of eelgrass all along the mile, many with roots.
Conditions
Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.54 feet.
Human Activities
Typical day on the beach
Report Images
Chris Berrie
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All Mile 290 Reports
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
Unusual accumulation of sea nettles on the beach.
Chris Berrie
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
Another fabulous winter day on mile 290.
CHRIS BERRI
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
Over 250 dead moon jellies. Over 10 dead sea nettles. Atypical accumulation of kelp of various kinds on the beach
Chris Berrie
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
The drift lines contained many jellies
Connye Corey
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
This dispatch covers 9/23 - 9/24 to supplement to previous reports of unusual jellyfish accumulations. 11 whole sea nettles 33 whole moon jellies Hundreds of small pieces of translucent and red jellies found scattered all along the mile 1 dead common murre, no tag
Chris Berre
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
Beautiful Fall morning.
Connye Corey
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
This dispatch is a supplement previous reports filed on significant eelgrass accumulations on the mile. Large and small piles of eel grass observed all along the mile.
Chris Berrie
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
127 moon or other transparent jellies, whole or mostly whole, plus dozens of pieces, 1-6 inches.
Chris Berrie