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CANNERY POINT WALL 20’-70’ Three parallel walls are teem- Franko's Brown Herring
ing with colorful invertebrates. Wolf eels cruise in the cold Pelican Gull
waters, as well as lingcod, rockfish, señoritas, cabezon, and MONTEREY California
sea lions. PENINSULA Sea Lions

WHALER’S COVE 20’-45’ Easy access from boat ramp. The KELP FOREST Gooseneck
middle reef is comprised of conglomerate “Carmello” rock, CREATURES Barnacle Acorn
and a giant kelp forest hosts rockfish and invertebrates.
Barnacle
GRANITE POINT WALL 40’-80’ This granite wall with fissures California
has giant kelp to the northwest. Cabezon, lingcod and inver-
tebrates are found here. Mussel

GRANITE POINT PINNACLES (WHALING WALL) 30’-130’ Open- BCroarnmdot’rsant Purple- Rainbow Red CaSleifaorOntitaer Pacific Sardine Black
water diving with sea lions, corynactis anemones, hydrocor- Striped Surfperch Sea Surfperch
als, sheep-crabs, and blue rockfish. Jellyfish Urchin

COAL CHUTE COVE (THE PIT ) 20’-40’ Caves and crevices Pacific Mackerel
are habitat for invertebrates including white stinging cave
sponges. Fin-tugging harbor seals sometimes surprise di- Halfmoon Female Zebra Perch
vers.. Sargo
Northern Kelp Bass Blue
Anchovy (Calico Bass) Rockfish
Kelp Greenling
Harbor Seal Male
Yellowtail Vermilion Rockfish

KeSlppiCnryab Bocaccio

California Barracuda Popeye Bat Ray
Female Catalufa

Rock Wrasse Giant Kelpfish

Male Blue Shark

Juvenile California Monkeyface Pacific Bonito
Sheephead Prickleback Leopard

ClKineglpfish Olive Rockfish Shark
Giant Kelp
Starry Rockfish Copper Rockfish
Señorita
Opaleye

White
Seabass

Cabezon Barred
Sand Bass
Spanish Market Squid
Shawl
Yellow
Crab Giant Sea Bass
(Black Sea Bass)

Red Treefish Honeycomb Horn Shark
Abalone Rockfish Octopus

BGlaocbkyeyed SunSftlaorwerABbalalockne Blacksmith Sculpin White Plumed
Thornback (Spotted Gorgonia Anemone
Scorpionfish) Lingcod Sand Sea Fan
Ray California Halibut Warty Dollar
Sea Red Sea
Sheep Urchin
Crab Cucumber
Aggregating
Anemone
Bat
Rock Round Star
Scallop

Ochre Stingray Shovelnose Copyright 2011 Speckled Wolf Sarcastic Giant
Sea Star Strawberry Guitarfish Franko Maps, Ltd. Sanddab Eel Fringehead Spined
Sea Star
Anemone www.frankosmaps.com