Mile 313 - Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock - March 3, 2016

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Picked up 2 SOLVE bags of marine debris this morning....including 3 red bulbs, 3 Japanese plastic bottles with lids, plenty of blue and white plastic pieces, styrofoam, 3 toothbrushes. The squid egg cases just one of many, too numerous to count, being stranded in the waves. Seemed "plastic-like" but gelatinous. Have no idea what it is....

Conditions

Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 7. People enjoying a "sun break" after a day and night of wind and rain!

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

gulls, decomposing castings,

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). japanese bottles with caps, red glass lightbulbs, toothbrushes

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune.

Actions & Comments

My volunteerism is picking up beach debris which I try to do every day. I have great assistance from Tracy Sund from the City of CB.

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Mile 313

Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock

June 8, 2024

An early morning walk to Haystack Rock was mostly foggy and overcast, with a brief clearing in the weather mid-morning.

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Mile 313

Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock

May 25, 2024

Overall, Haystack Rock is a treasure trove of marine biological diversity, from invertebrates and pelagic birds to marine mammals, with an active education program for curious beach visitors. The best tidepool invertebrate diversity today was observed at the south end of Haystack Rock in the area often referred to as "The Needles. As I was tidepooling, I heard multiple beach visitors asking about sea slugs and how to locate nudibranchs.

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