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Campus Point
- GPS coordinates:
- 34° 24’17” N, 119° 50’39” W
- LiMPETS monitoring site since:
- 2005
- Directions:
- Campus Point is located on the University of California, Santa Barbara (map of the University of California Santa Barbara campus). Take Highway 217 to the East Campus entrance of UCSB. Go left through the roundabout onto Lagoon Road. Follow Lagoon Road until you can take a left into parking lot #6. Lot #6 has twenty metered spots that can be purchased at the Pay Station. Pay Stations take $1 and $5 bills and do not give change. Prices range from $2 to $8 per space, depending on the length of time you plan to stay.
- Restrooms:
- There are public restrooms located at the edge of Campus Point Beach.
- Site description:
- The study site is a rocky point, approximately 500 meters past the marine lab buildings and the public restroom. The site is the first large rocky outcrop you come to as you walk west along Campus Point Beach. The three rocks are surrounded by sand, which varies in height seasonally.
- LiMPETS methods:
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- random quadrats in a permanent area
- total organism counts in a permanent area
- size measurements in a permanent area
- Download site-specific protocols and datasheets used at this site.
- Permit and visitor information:
- Permits are not required for monitoring, but careful attention should be paid to parking on the UCSB campus. You might also consider scheduling a REEF Tour on the day of your LiMPETS monitoring trip (contact ).
- Contact your LiMPETS site coordinator:
- Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary •