Abalone Cove

Click here for Biodiversity Survey findings

Abalone Cove is located in the South Coast region of California, in Palos Verdes Open Space District, within the Abalone Cove State Marine Conservation Area. This moderately sloping site consists of moderately uneven terrain, containing few cracks and folds. 

Abalone Cove is dominated by a mixture of consolidated basalt bedrock and boulder fields, 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 west.

Long-Term Monitoring Surveys at Abalone Cove were established in 2009, and were previously done by University of California Los Angeles, but are currently done by California State University Long Beach. Long-Term MARINe surveys currently target the following species and/or areas: Chthamalus/Balanus (Acorn Barnacles), Mytilus (California Mussel), Endocladia (Turfweed), Rock (Above Barnacles), and Pisaster (Ochre Star).

Biodiversity Surveys were done in 2012. The Biodiversity Survey grid encompasses one section that is approximately 20 meters (along shore) x 10 meters (seaward). Click here to view Biodiversity Survey findings at this site.

For more information about Abalone Cove, please contact Bengt Allen (Bengt.Allen@csulb.edu).