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lurks and lives below the surface as it BREAKWATER COVE (CG WHARF)
depicts dozens of fish, invertebrates, and 10’ - 60’ Beg.- Int. San Carlos Beach
even an ascending sea otter, which entry is common open water check-
clutches a red urchin in its paws. Since outdrive. Sandy along wharf with sand
Franko is a bicycling enthusiast, of course dollars, sea pens and anemones. Patchy
Monterey’s best bike routes are shown, reef to West with kelp bed. Breakwater
including the superb and famous has many fish and invertebrates including
Monterey Recreation Trail, which runs shrimp.
clear up past Sand City on the north and
right through Monterey’s Cannery Row DOC RICKETTS UNDERWATER
area. There is a separate map of Point PARK to 60’ depth
Lobos State Reserve on the lower right
side of the map to enlarge and details the MERTRIDIUM FIELD 50’ - 60’ Int.
wonders of Franko’s favorite California Swim from San Carlos Beach by
State Park. The Point Lobos State Reserve following pipes N of entry to big 3’ dia
map shows the legal diving areas, all of its pipe, follow to end & 50’ beyond to shale
forest trails, plus coves, points and rocks outcropping that has abundant large white
that make up this gorgeous and mertridium anemones.
unpopulated peninsula.
This side of the map shows the Monterey McABEE BEACH (MEXICAN
Peninsula with captions located all around RESTAURANT) 10’ - 50’ Beg. to Int.
the three sides of the peninsula to describe beach dive into kelp forest filled with
what is there, primarily in the underwater crayola invertebrates. Small abalones
environment. Starting in the Monterey survive in cracks despite otters. Wolf eels
Harbor area and going counter-clockwise cruise around the sunken SS Gipsy
around the Monterey Peninsula the steamship (1905).
following captions describe the scene, MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM World-
both above and below the water: class aquarium, inspires conservation of
the oceans through exhibits and programs.
DEL MONTE BEACH 10’ - 40’ Beg. - It has a fabulous, huge California kelp
Int. Beach dive over sandy bottom and forest aquarium, jellyfish exhibits, and a
shale outcroppings with some kelp. Good wonderful oceanfront view of wild sea
student dive spot. otters.
WHARF #2 5’ - 30’ Int.. - Adv. Dive E HOPKINS MARINE LIFE REFUGE 10’
side only amongst colorful anemones and -40’ & 60’ - 90’ Beg. - Adv. From 3rd St.,
other invertebrates on pilings. Sheep crabs Pacific Grove to Aquarium from mean
and octopus. Harbormaster permission high tide mark to 60’ depth. No marine
required. life may be take without permit issued by
Hopkins Marine Station. Beach or boat
