Mile 108 Report
South Whisky Run Beach
September 25, 2010
The amount of garbage seemed less than usual.
Report Details
The amount of garbage seemed less than usual. A lot of very small pieces of plastic, etc., the usual plethora of bottle caps and pieces of rope. Arrived at low tide and observed a large number of jellyfish everywhere, esp. at the shoreline but basically everywhere. Kelp/algae, wood pieces, ocean-based debris and Styrofoam in the driftline. A large number of gulls on beach. Another couple was there picking up trash on their own (not part of CoastWatch or SOLV). A few horseback riders and a couple walking their dogs. No ATV's and only a few vehicles on the beach (two of which were our group) - including 3 dogs and six people. Turned out to be a beautiful day and several cars, people and dogs were arriving as we left.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 3. When we arrived (~9:30 a.m.) the parking lot was empty but by the time we left (1:00 p.m.) there were at least 6-8 vehicles and several more people coming as the fog lifted.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 8. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 3.
Notable Wildlife
Thousands of seagulls and some other birds (?), a few pelicans. Lots of kelp.
Beached Birds
Several feathers but didn't notice any actual birds and only a few bones.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Signs of a decomposed sea lion (?). Several large bones - about 108.5 miles.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. THOUSANDS jellyfish, esp. along the shoreline during the low tide.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Styrofoam, Wood pieces. Less styrofoam than usual. At the entrance to Whiskey Run we noticed a huge amount of large tree stumps had washed in from ...
Actions & Comments
A few places there was some nasty looking water in the streams (oil maybe?).
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K Fassett
CoastWatcher
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Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
There wasn't an excessive amount of trash and only found a few glass bottles that appeared to have foreign markings (Japanese?
Anonymous
Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
We expected to find a lot of debris, tsunami and otherwise, because it had been quite some time since we made the trip to the beach, but to our surprise and amazement there was very little trash of any kind.
K Fassett
Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
We were expecting alot more trash because it had been some time between cleanup(s) but it was just the usual .
K Fassett
Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
As previously reported, there was an unusual amount of trash and debris, esp.
K Fassett
Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
The amount of garbage seemed less than usual.
K Fassett
Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
12 people walking, 1 dog not on leash,few wildlife, only a few Snowy Plovers,piles of trash: plastic, rope, pillow, part of a dock covered in trash.
Michelle
Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
Nothing too unusual except an unusual number of bottle caps, and short pieces of rope.
K Fassett