Mile 313 - Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock - January 31, 2013

Report Details

a pleasant day to walk our mile. We picked up SOLV bags and grabbers at the city before heading out. filled 3 large bags with debris, mostly styrofoam. We participated in the Marine Debris survey some years ago, and compared what we found today: there was definitely more styrofoam than we had seen before. Some large pieces. It felt good to remove those before they could disintegrate more. Also found 2 clear lightbulbs, with Japanese writing. Wished they had been glass floats :) Used the plastic strapping we found to tie/close the bags. Deposited them in the container at the Ecola Lodge bulkhead at Gower st.

Conditions

Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 36. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 32. Tidepooling: 4. people walking. Dogs well behaved. One do on the lose, without owner. Assume he was let out to roam from one of the nearby houses.

Concerns

Driftwood removal, Litter

Apparent violations: pickup on beach, not sure whether had permission from the city, did not display permit.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6. RVs/Buses parking: 1.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. no idea

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune.

Actions & Comments

will check with city on vehicle removing driftwood