Mile 327 Report
Clatsop Plains
March 29, 2023
A morning walk on mile 327 revealed 3 species of kelp: chain bladder kelp, bull kelp, and rockweed, and some interesting invertebrates: purple mahogany clam (Nuttallia) and pelagic gooseneck barnacles attached to a plastic soap pump bottle.
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A morning walk on mile 327 revealed 3 species of kelp: chain bladder kelp, bull kelp, and rockweed, and some interesting invertebrates: purple mahogany clam (Nuttallia) and pelagic gooseneck barnacles attached to a plastic soap pump bottle. I collected two SOLV bags of trash with a higher concentration of plastic debris on the south 0.5 mile from the Del Rey beach entrance. Many piles of dog poop and two abandoned bags full of dog poop found along the high tide line. Plastic debris included a Croc shoe, water bottle, shot-gun shell from waterfowl hunting, large styrofoam chunks, and one lighter. Five people surf fishing, but overall little human presence and a quiet morning on the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Tide Level: 3.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 1. Playing in sand: 4. Fishing: 5. Observed 5 people fishing in the surf.
Vehicles
Driftline Content
Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Observed ocean-based debris including hard plastic covered with barnacles, a small float, colorful ropes, and plastic shot-gun shells. Land-based debris included single-use plastic wrappers from food and beverages, aluminum cans, plastic water bottles, and large chunks of styrofoam.
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Mile 327
Clatsop Plains
A morning walk on mile 327 revealed 3 species of kelp: chain bladder kelp, bull kelp, and rockweed, and some interesting invertebrates: purple mahogany clam (Nuttallia) and pelagic gooseneck barnacles attached to a plastic soap pump bottle.
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Mile 327
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A late afternoon walk on mile 327 revealed three species of kelp washed up on the wrack line: bull kelp, sea palm, and giant kelp, and three species of dead avifauna: Common murre, Northern fulmar, and rhinocerus auklet.
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Mile 327
Clatsop Plains
A morning walk on mile 327 on July 5th revealed a significant amount of human trash from the fourth of July festivities on the beach, including hundreds of fireworks, abundant single-use plastics, and many food containers/food waste.
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Mile 327
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A cloudy yet mild afternoon walk on mile 327 revealed an interesting diversity of arthropod species in the wrack line: Say's Stink Bug, Large Yellow Underwing, 61 Serrated Darkling Beetles, and ladybird beetles (Coccinella and Hippodamia).
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Mile 327
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A quiet, cloudy morning walk on the southern end of mile 327 reveals considerable trash from human activities around fire pits on the dry sand area above the high tide line.
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Mile 327
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Mile 327
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Mid-morning walk south towards Gearhart beach at a very high tide along the tide line I saw a dead Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) carcass with bands on its legs.
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