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About this site
These coordinates sit along the Monterey Peninsula coast of central California, near Point Lobos on the Carmel Bay side. The shoreline here is characterized by kelp forests and rocky granite outcroppings typical of this stretch of the California coast.
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
Blue RockfishSebastes mystinusReported here · unconfirmed
Bat StarPatiria miniataReported here · unconfirmed
Giant Sea StarPisaster giganteusReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted Rose AnemoneCribrinopsis albopunctataReported here · unconfirmed
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