Mile 295 Report
Nedonna Beach
March 10, 2026
No new fresh vellela vellela, most are dead and concentrated in multiple wrack lines at high tide marks. note: i did not walk the whole mile, just the middle portion due to current physical limitations
Report Details
No new fresh vellela vellela, most are dead and concentrated in multiple wrack lines at high tide marks. mixture of righties and lefties. note: i did not walk the whole mile, just the middle portion due to current physical limitations
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.97 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 1. Number of dogs: 1.
Notable Wildlife
10 western gulls
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. millions of dead vellela vellela, both right and left
Wrackline Content
multiple lines and concentrations of dead vellela vellela, most have lost color and are in various states of drying. some crab shells and razor clam shells. small amount of plastic debris
vellela vellea graveyard
vellela vellela graveyard
vellela vellela leftie
vellela vellela rightie
stump with marien life
Report Images
arianna
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