Report Details

Clean beach, much new sand.Large deposits of crab casings amid bundles of tangled seaweed and fine (shrimp?) casings along the drift line.

Conditions

Temperature: 68 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 0.6 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 10. Playing in sand: 5. observing tide pools

Notable Wildlife

bits of crab shells all along the drift line.A few pelicans skimming the waves, couple hundred murres on the large Gull Rock. Brown jelly fish here and there.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. large deposits of crab carapaces and parts, presumably from molting, in two locations. Large clumps of seaweed entangled with crab shells.Huge number of small (2 inch) translucent casings (worms?). see photos

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).

Actions & Comments

I called the Marine biology dept. in Astoria about the large amount of what looked like dead crab to me.They informed me that at this time of year large scale molting takes place and such deposits are not rare.The next day (today) I did go back and examined the remaining shells more closely: indeed, the "inhabitant" was gone, slipped out the back to grow a new shell in a safe place.

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20 people were observing the barnacles and sea anemones on Arch Cape and enjoying the good weather.

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Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

March 14, 2024

The wrack line contained small (2-4") crab casings, clam shells and broken sand dollars. There was a small land slide near a house drain line - see picture. The sand level was low on the north end of mile 307 which leaves the rocks uncovered.

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Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

December 11, 2023

Other than the wheel and tire, the beach was very clean.

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Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

September 15, 2023

8 people and 2 dogs were walking on the beach.

Bald Eagle

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Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

June 8, 2023

Three people were walking on the beach.

Bald Eagle

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Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

March 16, 2023

I was the only person on the beach.

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Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

February 25, 2023

Beautiful sunny day on the beach with a few pockets of snow from the storm two days ago remaining.

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