Monterey Bay (Point Lobos)
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
Water temperature
13 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Shore
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Drysuit Diver
Approx. price
80 USD / dive
Location
See on the interactive map48 species documented in Monterey Bay (Point Lobos)
Least ConcernBallena jorobada
Megaptera novaeangliae
Estrella de mar girasol
Pycnopodia helianthoides
Least ConcernFoca común
Phoca vitulina
Least ConcernLeón marino de California
Zalophus californianus
Near ThreatenedLeón marino de Steller
Eumetopias jubatus
EndangeredNutria marina
Enhydra lutris
EndangeredOrca
Orcinus orca
Least ConcernPulpo gigante del Pacífico
Enteroctopus dofleini
EndangeredBallena azul
Balaenoptera musculus
Least ConcernBallena gris
Eschrichtius robustus
VulnerableCachalote
Physeter macrocephalus
Calamar de Humboldt (pota gigante)
Dosidicus gigas
Ecosystem
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