Sea urchin with long purple and black spines on a sandy sea floor.
Map of the central California coast showing Santa Cruz, Capitola, Monterey, and Carmel.

Locations:

We are currently sampling sea urchin settlement at the following locations: Santa Cruz Wharf (36.957483, -122.017599), Capitola Wharf (36.969245, -121.953265), Monterey Wharf (36.605787, -121.889681), and the Stillwater Cove Pier in Carmel Bay (36.566024, -121.943004).