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Often called the “Serengeti of the Sea," the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is one of the best places in the world to see marine wildlife. You can see seals, sea lions, sea otters, whales, dolphins and seabirds any time of year!
- How many species live in Monterey Bay?
- What kind of animals live in Monterey Canyon?
- What kind of habitat is Monterey Bay?
- What one species is the key to life in Monterey Bay?
- Are there sharks in Monterey Bay?
- Are there bears in Monterey CA?
- How deep is the water in Monterey Bay?
- What is underwater canyon called?
- What is special about Monterey Bay?
- Does Monterey Bay Aquarium have a sunfish?
- How old is Rosa the otter?
- Does Monterey Bay Aquarium have a great white shark?
- Does Monterey Bay Aquarium have dolphins?
How many species live in Monterey Bay?
The sanctuary contains our nation's largest kelp forests and one of North America's largest underwater canyons. 34 species of marine mammals, more than 180 species of seabirds and shorebirds and at least 525 species of fishes live in this remarkably productive marine environment.
What kind of animals live in Monterey Canyon?
The diversity of life in the surface waters above Monterey Canyon includes fish, sea turtles, seabirds, and marine mammals, which congregate to feed in this productive environment. Rockfish and sea otters, among others, find shelter in the rich coastal kelp forests.
What kind of habitat is Monterey Bay?
The sanctuary contains extensive kelp forests and one of North America's largest underwater canyons and closest-to-shore deep ocean environments. Its diverse marine ecosystem also includes rugged rocky shores, wave-swept sandy beaches and tranquil estuaries.
What one species is the key to life in Monterey Bay?
Habitat. In the Monterey Bay, the sea otter lives in kelp forest and estuary habitats. The sea otter is an important part of both of these habitats — It's a keystone species, which means that the health of sea otters is a good indication of the health of other species and ecosystems nearby.
Are there sharks in Monterey Bay?
The exhaustive new study concluded there are nearly 300 adult and sub-adult white sharks living between Monterey Bay, the Farallon Islands and Bodega Bay, an area sometimes called “the red triangle.” Sub-adult sharks are not fully mature but still big enough to eat seals, sea lions and other marine mammals.
Are there bears in Monterey CA?
Black bears have been moving and increasing their range in California including into Monterey County. However, there are not many bears known to live in Monterey County and sightings are rare, as bears do not often leave the forests.
How deep is the water in Monterey Bay?
How deep is Monterey Bay? If you draw the boundary of Monterey Bay as a straight line from Santa Cruz to Cypress Point (see map), then the deepest part of the bay falls within the canyon axis at a depth of 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) from the sea surface to the canyon floor.
What is underwater canyon called?
A steep underwater canyon is called a submarine canyon. It takes its name because the only thing that can explore these places is a submarine...
What is special about Monterey Bay?
It is no wonder that the biological richness and unique habitats of Monterey Bay are teeming with wildlife and is one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world. It is an underwater treasure full of the tiniest nudibranches to the world's largest mammal the blue whale.
Does Monterey Bay Aquarium have a sunfish?
Sunfish are temporary guests at the Aquarium. ... Ocean sunfish are found in temperate seas around the world and two separate species can be found in Monterey Bay: The common sunfish Mola mola and the recently discovered Hoodwinker sunfish, Mola tecta.
How old is Rosa the otter?
The aquarium's most successful surrogate mother
Rosa, named after a character in John Steinbeck's 1935 novel “Tortilla Flat,” turned 22 years old this month, and is the oldest otter in the aquarium's exhibit. She has been one of the most productive surrogate mothers for stranded otter pups in the aquarium's history.
Does Monterey Bay Aquarium have a great white shark?
At the Aquarium
The Monterey Bay Aquarium remains the only aquarium in the world to successfully display a white shark.
Does Monterey Bay Aquarium have dolphins?
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is an example of a popular aquarium that has never exhibited cetaceans — whales or dolphins.
