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About this site
Staircase lies near Point Dume along the Malibu coast of Los Angeles County, on the Santa Monica Bay stretch of Southern California. This part of the coast is typified by sandstone points and kelp beds, and the site reaches a maximum depth of around 12.2 metres, making it a shallow dive suited to exploring the nearshore rock and kelp terrain typical of the area.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea UrchinMesocentrotus franciscanusReported here · unconfirmed
Kelp BassParalabrax clathratusReported here · unconfirmed
Long-stalked Sea SquirtStyela montereyensisReported here · unconfirmed
California Golden GorgonianMuricea californicaReported here · unconfirmed
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