C ANNON BEACH — Someone is stealing mussels off the iconic Haystack Rock.
Bald patches on the rock and nearby boulders have appeared after nighttime and evening low tides — after staff and volunteers with the city-run Haystack Rock Awareness Program have gone home.
Sea stars are shown on a barnacle and mussel-covered rock near Cannon Beach.
Katie Frankowicz/KMUN
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