Its sandy beaches are used by pupping harbor seals, and dense
kelp beds offshore provide shelter for sea otters.
The animals, which feed in the lush
kelp beds offshore, were hunted almost to extinction by fur traders in the 19th century.
Not exact matches
When Quileute Nation elder Chris Morgenroth III was growing up in La Push, Wash., first - graders spent recess at the beach, where a few miles
offshore, thick
beds of
kelp waved underwater.
Tidepools and
kelp beds teem with marine life; in fact, the park's
offshore waters are protected as one of California's first underwater parks: Salt Point State Marine Conservation Area.
Tide pools and
kelp beds teem with marine life; in fact, the park's
offshore waters are protected as one of California's first underwater parks: Salt Point State Marine Conservation Area.
The Monument was later enlarged to include the one - mile area around the islands which brought the
offshore kelp beds and marine life under park protection.