Mile 293 - Rockaway Beach, State Wayside - November 29, 2017

Report Details

Just a handful of people (15) but lot’s of driftwood and small wood pieces, along with a generous smattering of pyrosomes that had drifted in from warmer seas. Saw a few seagulls making a meal of those sea pickles. On this calm overcast morning a few hours after high tide, we picked up 1 1/2 bags of mostly ocean driven debris...plastic rope segments,styrofoam, bottle caps and other plastic pieces. Also found a number of children’s beach toys...buckets.shovels, screens, etc. Adults need to do a better job. Lots of sea foam today, and it looked a lot like icebergs. Also dozens of sanderlings were having their usual good time dodging the waves.

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 6.5 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 15.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 8.

Notable Wildlife

Sanderlings

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. Unknown

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Pyrosomes

Wrackline Content

Wood pieces, Marine debris, Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Pyrosomes

Man-made Modifications

Beachgrass planting or removal. Restoration So. of the Wayside