Report Details

Pleasant cloudy morning on the beach at low tide, saw good number of sea stars. Increasing numbers of people during the 1 hour on the beach, most either tide pooling or surfing. Report by North Coast Land Conservancy staff - spear fisherman seen recently on the rocks, photo to come.

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 57. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 19. Sitting: 9. Tidepooling: 9. Surfing: 20. Passed 87 people and 6 dogs on the trail headed to the beach, while I was walking back to the parking lot

Concerns

Fire, People/dogs/vehicles in closure areas

Apparent violations: Signs of old fire in sand near trail to parking lot. Man with an unleashed dog climbing on the rocks near where Oystercatchers were foraging. Report from North Coast Land Conservancy staff of spear fisherman seen recently in prohibited area..

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 76. RVs/Buses parking: 3.

Notable Wildlife

1 Oystercatcher seen foraging in nearby rocks.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells. 3 small pieces of litter only.

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