3/15/2023 0 Comments Tidal pools at point loma![]() ![]() Pukini wants people to enjoy the nearshore habitat, he just does not want to see them loved to death. Warning it costs 20 to get in since it’s a national park but it’s totally worth it. Click here to view more information about the OB Pier & Tidepools. Beautiful tide pools at the end of Point Loma. ![]() Layers of rock in the sandstone of tide pool area, part of the Cabrillo National. Spring low tide at the Ocean Beach tide pools and OB pier at the foot of Newport Avenue. Tide pools can be found at Swamis in Encinitas, Point Loma and Carlsbad among other places around the county. Tourist enjoying & exploring Park rangers at the Point Loma tide pools. “They would, eventually, if left alone, repopulate, but it’s going to take a long time, on the decade scale,” Pukini said. Pukini warned that it would not take long to strip away the tide pool’s living organisms and would take a long time to recover. RELATED: New Data Shows Antarctica Ice Sheets Shrinking At Historical Rates It would not take long to strip away the species that have fashioned a life in these alternately wet and dry rocky areas. Pukini welcomes curiosity but urges visitors to enjoy with their eyes. Each year over 350,000 people visit the tidepools, one of the best protected rocky intertidal areas in California. More people are visiting these fragile habitats these days possibly because they are looking for safer activities during the pandemic. The rocky intertidal area, also known as the tidepools, is a favorite spot at Cabrillo National Monument. ![]() "But over loving these areas and too many people coming to the tide pool and taking critters or removing things, poking or prodding is not a sustainable way to engage with our tide pools.” “Visitation is not necessarily a bad thing," he said. And not every visitor thinks about the environment first. ![]()
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