Mile 291 Report
Camp Magruder north, Watseco, Twin Rocks SW
September 10, 2024
Another glorious day in Rockaway!
Report Details
Another glorious day in Rockaway! As noted in previous reports, significant accumulations of eelgrass and jellyfish were found. Photos attached.
Conditions
Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.31 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 56. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 27. Sitting: 23. Tidepooling: 6.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Counted 22 nearly whole moon, jelly and other transparent jellyfish. In addition, there were hundreds of pieces of jellyfish from one to 6 inches in length. Counted 3 lion’s mane nearly whole, plus dozens of pieces 1-7 inches. 1 Skate egg case, still intact. Thrown back into the ocean. 1 small Starfish 1 Large barnacle with sponge Photos attached I’m going to file a dispatch concerning the eelgrass accumulation
Driftline Content
The only human debris found was a small button battery case.
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Chris Berrie
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Camp Magruder north, Watseco, Twin Rocks SW
Significant eelgrass with roots accumulated along the shore for the entire mile. Photos attached.
Chris Berrie
Mile 291
Camp Magruder north, Watseco, Twin Rocks SW
Another glorious day in Rockaway!
Chris Berrie
Mile 291
Camp Magruder north, Watseco, Twin Rocks SW
Beach sand deposition.
Steven Prom
Mile 291
Camp Magruder north, Watseco, Twin Rocks SW
Another gorgeous day at Watseco.
Chris BERRIE
Mile 291
Camp Magruder north, Watseco, Twin Rocks SW
Glorious day on mile 291!
Chris Berrie
Mile 291
Camp Magruder north, Watseco, Twin Rocks SW
Seemingly millions of Velella vellella washed up on the beach with the prevailing wind out of the north west.
Chris Berrie
Mile 291
Camp Magruder north, Watseco, Twin Rocks SW
Found 3 dead sea birds in the same general vicinity washed up.
Michael Higham
