Mile 323 Report
Seaside
September 15, 2016
It was a beautiful morning.
Report Details
It was a beautiful morning. Pretty mellow out on the beach, 31 people out walking, 2 playing in the water, and 2 flying kites. The driftline was full of mole crab molts mixed in with a little bit of seaweed. There were also gooseberries, moon jellies, and chunks of brown sea nettles. Saw very little trash, a couple of candy wrappers, a few pieces of plastic, and a commercial crab pot (which was covered in live skeleton shrimp). One dead bird I could not identify, other than that just Western gulls and one crow.
Conditions
Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 35. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 31. Playing in surf: 2. Sitting: 2. Everyone was enjoying the morning. Most people were just out walking, a few playing in the surf and flying kites. More people were headed to the beach as I was leaving.
Notable Wildlife
A lot of live mole crabs and mole crab molts. Only saw Western gulls with the exception of one crow. Also found a crab pot with thousands of live, skeleton shrimp.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. One dead bird that I could not identify, see photo.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Usual suspects, gooseberries, a few moon jellies, and a few chunks of sea nettles
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). One commercial crab pot









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