Mile 330 - Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake - June 1, 2022 | Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

Report Details

Conducted a NOAA marine debris survey today with the CoastWatch coordinator and a group from the Northwest Youth Corps. Also picked up trash from outside of the survey area, along the mile.

Conditions

Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 2.4 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 13. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 8. Fishing: 2.

Concerns

Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 9.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. lots of crab molts and whole dead crabs

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

Man-made Modifications

dug-out pit with logs around it S of beach entrance

Report Images

Team members, photos facing northeast

Team members, facing north

Nassarius snail egg cases on sand dollar

Facing west

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Mile 330

Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake

May 4, 2024

I am writing this dispatch report for Coast Watch mile 330, Sunset Beach to document notable avifauna I observed during spring migration, which include 12 Ruddy Turnstone, 7 Black Turnstone, 3 Black-bellied Plovers along with Whimbrel, Semipalmated Plover, Western Sandpiper, and Dunlin. Also noted on the beach feeding on a dead seal carcass was a juvenile bald eagle (see photo below).

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Mile 330

Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake

April 27, 2024

An early morning walk on mile 330 with overcast skies, rain, and moderate wind revealed few humans (mainly people clamming at the low tide) yet significant marine debris along the wrack line.

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