Mile 93 Report
Mouth of New River, Fourmile Creek
October 22, 2009
Lots of driftwood at base of dunes.
Report Details
Lots of driftwood at base of dunes. Four pieces of plastic (two retrieved) on dry sand. One piece of wood (two feet by four)and small auto tire on wet sand. Twenty to thirty gulls and an equal number of little white shore birds. A new four by four post set vertically in the dry sand. Few shells, some kelp, about a dozen small jellies. Waves bigger and tide higher than on previous visits this past Summer and Fall. At the south end of the mile the dunes are very short to non-existent.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.
Notable Wildlife
Gulls and little white birds, 20 to 30 of each. No mammals or mollusks. About a dozen small jellies. Clumps of kelp. Insects on kelp.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
None, not counting shells and fragments.Except for the dozen or so small jellies.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. See General Comment
Man-made Modifications
One four by four pole.
Natural Changes
Too much European beach grass.
Actions & Comments
Brought back one plastic bottle and one plastic one gallon container.Driftline content: Two plastic bottles, one gallon containers, one sieve, one other object, all on the dry sand. Large object (two by four feet) and one small auto tire on wet sand.
John Hull
CoastWatcher
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Beach sand wide and clean with a few jellies on the wet sand.
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Japanese tsunami debris baseline report: SOLV bag still against the boat dock.
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