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Monterey Bay (Point Lobos)

Kelp forest
Depth: 5–25 mLevel: Open WaterAll year round
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A national marine sanctuary with a deep submarine canyon just off the shore and dense kelp forests.

Depth

5–25 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

10 m

Location

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Monterey Bay (Point Lobos): 48 documented species

Ecosystem

Kelp forest

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Water temperature

13 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Shore

Best season

All year round

Recommended certification

Drysuit Diver

Approx. price

80 USD / dive

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Best season
All year round
Approx. price
80 USD / dive
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Same country: United States

United States · California
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Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Gray WhaleLeast Concern

Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Humboldt SquidNot Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

Green CrabLeast Concern

Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Short-beaked Common DolphinLeast Concern

Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

Striped DolphinLeast Concern

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Northern Elephant SealLeast Concern

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

Sunflower Sea StarCritically Endangered

Sunflower Sea Star

Pycnopodia helianthoides

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