Mile 290 Report
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
October 17, 2020
Four of us walked mile 290 collecting abt 40lbs of trash.
Report Details
Four of us walked mile 290 collecting abt 40lbs of trash. A good percent of which was from the fishing industry . We saw 2 dead sea lions . One appeared to have been shot. The second had had it's teeth removed and had no visble wound. We also found 5 shate egg sacks in the drift line.
Conditions
Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 7.9 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 4157. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 18. Playing in sand: 5. Photography: 3. Surfing: 2. Fishing: 8. Other Activities: Fishing from the Jetty 16.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 53.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Decomposed past the point of IDing
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). 2 dead Sea Lions
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Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
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Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
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Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
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Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
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Chris Berrie
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
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Chris Berrie
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
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Chris Berrie
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
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Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
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