Monastery Beach
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N. Monastery Beach. High sand dune, strong pounding waves, and loose gravel. Enter from the North side, stay on the outside of the wash rock, follow kelp outline and dive in about 30-40 feet of water. Take a 350 degree heading and arrive at the beginning of the trench. Follow the contour line at any depth.
Kelp and rock reef. Rockfish, nudibranchs, sea cucumbers, lingcod, cabezons, and many other species of fish are found here.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 7
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Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
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Total number of species approx.: 7000
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Crab
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Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
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Total number of species approx.: 19
Alamy-Alex Mustard
Seal
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Moon Jellyfish
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Total number of species approx.: 30
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Sand Eel
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Total number of species approx.: 40
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Jackfish
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Total number of species approx.: 60
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Soldierfish
4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 120
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Flounder
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