Organisms on dock washed up in Oregon of great concern
Organisms from dock washed ashore by tsunami, June 7, 2012
Credit: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
A team of about a dozen staff and volunteers organized by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife made quick work of removing marine organisms from the dock on the sand at Agate Beach. Workers with shovels, rakes and other tools first scraped the structure clean, then briefly used low-pressure torches to sterilize the dock. The material was bagged and hauled up the beach well above the high tide line to store it temporarily.
