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About this site
Ventura Rocks sits along the Monterey Peninsula in central California, near Pacific Grove on the edge of Monterey Bay. The shoreline here is rocky granite coast typical of the peninsula, with kelp forests offshore and access from small pullouts along the coastal road. It's rated as a beginner dive, and divers have reported seeing bannerfish, manta rays, and wobbegongs at the site.
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.
BannerfishBannerfishReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea UrchinMesocentrotus franciscanusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue RockfishSebastes mystinusReported here · unconfirmed
Bat StarPatiria miniataReported here · unconfirmed
Giant Sea StarPisaster giganteusReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted Rose AnemoneCribrinopsis albopunctataReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
WobbegongWobbegongReported here · unconfirmed
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