Report Details

The beach looked normal for this time of year. The sand remains high with much of the wood still covered, although more big logs are visible further south. There were no horse tracks, no evidence of motorized vehicles on the beach, and only a moderate amount of human debris. Five people and 2 dogs were spotted enjoying the cold but sunny day. While there was no wrack, there were piles of bull kelp within the surfline. We found a dead shark, an otter carcass and the skeleton of a sea lion along with many dead birds, mostly Northern Fulmars.

Conditions

Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 5.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 22. 13 Fulmars, 4 Rhinoceros Auklets, Murre, Glaucous-winged gull, Sooty Shearwater, Black-legged Kittiwake, duck (Northern Shoveler?)

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 2. Otter - intactSea Lion - skeleton only

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Shark

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass.

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March 8, 2022

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