Mile 293 Report
Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
June 24, 2025
Dead Sea lion pup.
Report Details
Dead Sea lion pup.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -1.79 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 3. Sitting: 12.
Other Activities: Mussel harvesting at Barview Jetty.
Concerns
Litter
Apparent violations: I picked up a lot of ocean origin litter today, including several pieces of hand size styrofoam and some plastic bottles on my 3 mile journey..Notable Wildlife
Gulls, crows.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Dead Sea lion pup at the Rockaway beach wayside beach. Reported it.
Dead seal pup.
Dead seal pup.
Collected trash
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Steven Prom
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Smoking campfire from the night before with bottles and cans and other trash scattered all around it.
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Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
Many velella velella again distributed throughout the miles on Rockaway beach from the Barview jetty up to at least Nedonna beach.
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Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
Happy to see flock of 5 Willets foraging just above last high tide line.
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Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
Newly dead seal below high tide line 1/2 mile south of city wayside.
Steven Prom
Mile 293
Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
I love to see tourist families come down and enjoy the beach, but some use the beach as a party house and just leave a mess behind.
Steven Prom
