Mile 293 Report
Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
March 9, 2026
Huge Velella velella wash up.
Report Details
Huge Velella velella wash up. Over the last three days the numbers have grown exponentially. There are groups of righties and lefties and sometimes they are mixed within a group. There were also drift logs with large amounts of pelagic gooseneck barnacles (Lepas anatifera).
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 2.
Other Activities: Swimming in swimsuits brrr.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. Major Velella vellela wash up. For the last three days the concentration has been multiplying exponentially.
Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacles
Facing South: Velella Washup
Righty and Lefty
Facing North
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