Bolinas Point Wreck

Click here for Biodiversity Survey findings

Bolinas Point Wreck is located in the North Central Coast region of California, within the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. This site is located within the Duxbury Reef State Marine Conservation Area. This site is also located in an Area of Special Biological Significance (Duxbury Reef Point ASBS). This site was established to assess the impact resulting from a boat wreck that occurred 500 meters south of Bolinas Point. This gently sloping site consists of relatively flat terrain.

Bolinas Point Wreck is dominated by a mixture of consolidated bedrock, boulder fields, and sandy beach, and the area surrounding the site is comprised of a mixture of consolidated bedrock, boulder fields, and sandy beach. The primary coastal orientation of this site is south/southwest.

Biodiversity Surveys were done by University of California Santa Cruz in 2005. The Biodiversity Survey grid encompasses one section that is approximately 50 meters (along shore) x 100 meters (seaward). Click here to view Biodiversity Survey findings at this site.

For more information about Bolinas Point Wreck, please contact Pete Raimondi (raimondi@ucsc.edu).