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San Simeon
- GPS coordinates:
- 35° 36.250’ N, 121° 08.522’ W
- LiMPETS monitoring site since:
- 2006
- Directions:
- This site is about a quarter of a mile south of the town of San Simeon. From Highway 1 at the Sea Breeze Inn, turn onto on Vista del Mar, the southernmost road in town. Drive to the end of Vista del Mar where it meets Balboa. There is a public access trail from this intersection across a vacant lot to the beach. Once on the sandy beach, walk south until you reach a sloping rock platform that rises above the sand.
- Restrooms:
- There are no public restrooms at or near this site.
- Site description:
- This is a gently undulating rocky area with some high and low areas. The amount of relief to the rocks is fairly minimal to low. As with any site with deep channels, watch the water level as the tide comes in so no one gets stranded!
- LiMPETS methods:
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- vertical transect
- total organism count in a permanent area
- size measurements in a permanent area
- Download site-specific protocols and datasheets used at this site.
- Permit and visitor information:
- No permit is necessary for monitoring; however collecting of any sort is illegal with out a scientific collecting permit.
- Contact your LiMPETS site coordinator:
- Lisa Emanuelson, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary • 299 Foam St. Monterey, CA 93940 • • (831) 521-9512