Mile 308 Report
Arch Cape (community), Asbury Creek
November 13, 2019
Report Details
Conditions
Temperature: 10 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 5. A few people strolling on the beach.
Concerns
Apparent violations: None.
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Reported as sooty sheerwater
Stranded Marine Mammals
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Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. Many molts and some dead bodies of Cancer magister and Emerita analoga; shells of Siliqua patula; decomposed bodies of unidentifiable sea-jellies
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls. One former stairway to beach now gone because of sloughing cliff.
John Markham
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