Collection Report Nov 14, 2011

Finding myself playing catchup again with older collection reports. So, Monday, Nov. 14, 9:00AM. Sunny, calm, pleasant. Much like the whole week.

One of the week's high tides had pushed Nov. 7's wrack line up toward the dune. But it left little in its wake. As it turned out, my morning stroll was so quick -- and dull -- I only took two other pictures. Sadly, a blurry seagull and a burnt log aren't exactly blog-worthy.

So without further ado, straight into the numbers. Zone N:

48 finds:

• Building materials: 12 (7 asphalt, 3 brick, 1 tile, 1 fence slat)
• Foam/Styrofoam: 6
• Fishing misc.: 4 (2 rope scraps, lobster claw band, tiny buoy scrap)
• Food-related plastics: 5 (2 straws, 2 wrappers, bottlecap safety seal)
• Food-related metal/glass: 2 (can scrap, bottlecap)
• Nonfood/unknown plastics: 1 (rubberband)
• Cigarette filters/plastics: 14
• Paper/wood: 0
• Misc./unique: 4 (fabric scrap, 3 wax candles)

Take away the rubble and the cigarettes, and this was a light, light day.

Zone S:

36 finds:

• Building materials: 8 (7 asphalt, 1 brick)
• Foam/Styrofoam: 7
• Fishing misc.: 8 (4 rope bits, vinyl trap coating scrap, 3 claw bands)
• Food-related plastics: 1 (chewing gum)
• Food-related metal/glass: 0
• Nonfood/unknown plastics: 5 (hairclip, nonfood bottlecap, 3 scraps >1")
• Cigarette filters/plastics: 7
• Paper/wood: 0
• Misc./unique: 0

And again, very quiet.

The lesson I take from this week is one I learned back in early spring. After the ocean purges, it actually does get briefly cleaner. The massive purges of Oct. 31 and Nov. 7 seem to have given Bay View a little respite now. How long will/did it last? Keep reading.