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Harbor Seals on rocks similar to Castro Rocks.
The Castro Rocks are several rocks in Richmond, California protruding from the waters San Francisco Bay between Castro Point and Red Rock Island.[1] The rocks lie almost directly under the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (Interstate 580).[1] The Castro Rocks are the home of many harbor seals[2] and who lie on them to rest and sunbathe. The rocks are named after Don Victór Castro a local rancho-era land owner. The rocks are the largest harbor seal rookery in the northern San Francisco Bay and the second largest in the Bay Area itself.[3] There are also sometimes sea lions on the rocks.[4] The rock's Harbor Seals also frequent Mowry Slough, Brooks Island, Yerba Buena Island, and Mare Island.[5]
- ^ a b Map, Topozone, retrieved August 1, 2007
- ^ Tagging program, SFSU, retrieved August 1, 2007
- ^ SFSU, Castro Rocks page, retrieved August 1, 2007
- ^ NOAA SEEKS COMMENTS ON A PROPOSED REAUTHORIZATION FOR CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO HARASS SEALS DURING BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION, NOAA Press Release, February 12, 1999, retrieved August 4, 2007
- ^ vhfmapweb.jpg, Radio tagging map, SFSU, February 2004, retrieved August 4, 2007
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