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197: 20: 75:. An Earth Metrics Inc. study of 1990 provided for more protection of the seals by constructing an earthen berm on the southern part of Sanctuary Island and landscaping this area with shrubby native grasses to provide enhanced privacy for the Harbor seals. The Harbor seal is protected in the USA under the 70:
has been estimated at approximately 500 individuals, of which up to 100 animals have been observed within Strawberry Lagoon, hauling out at Strawberry Spit. Typically Harbor seals in California do not congregate in haul outs in numbers exceeding 100.(Orr, 1972) In the 1980s a channel was created to
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along with increases in small boat traffic have diminished the use of this lagoon for seal haul out, noted as early as 1990.
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sever the spit from the mainland creating a more secure haulout for the seals known as
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and a considerable diversity of native flora, including several rare and
51: 47: 99: 95: 127:, Report 10323, published by the County of Marin, April 30, 1990 31: 87:The higher ground above the lagoon is dominated by 42:, United States. This location, particularly on 249: 82: 16:Lagoon in the state of California, United States 232: 239: 225: 66:The entire Harbor seal population of the 278:Marin County, California geography stubs 18: 135:, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham 61: 268:Wetlands of the San Francisco Bay Area 250: 123:Earth Metrics Inc., Patrick Sullivan, 125:Harbor Seal Study for Strawberry Spit 54:. Pressures of urban development at 191: 263:Lagoons of Marin County, California 13: 14: 289: 91:, the location of certain extant 195: 79:of 1972. (U.S. Congress, 1972) 1: 117: 83:Geography and natural history 211:. You can help Knowledge by 149:Marine Animal Protection Act 141:Marine Mammals of California 77:Marine Mammal Protection Act 7: 105: 10: 294: 190: 205:Marin County, California 174:37.885263°N 122.500606°W 146:United States Congress, 130:C. Michael Hogan. 2008. 40:Marin County, California 23:Strawberry Lagoon, 2017. 273:Mill Valley, California 102:species. (Hogan, 2008) 207:–related article is a 179:37.885263; -122.500606 24: 258:Lagoons of California 22: 62:Harbor seal presence 170: /  25: 220: 219: 68:San Francisco Bay 28:Strawberry Lagoon 285: 241: 234: 227: 199: 192: 185: 184: 182: 181: 180: 175: 171: 168: 167: 166: 163: 73:Sanctuary Island 56:Strawberry Point 293: 292: 288: 287: 286: 284: 283: 282: 248: 247: 246: 245: 188: 178: 176: 172: 169: 164: 161: 159: 157: 156: 139:Robert T. Orr, 120: 108: 93:Native American 85: 64: 44:Strawberry Spit 17: 12: 11: 5: 291: 281: 280: 275: 270: 265: 260: 244: 243: 236: 229: 221: 218: 217: 200: 154: 153: 144: 137: 128: 119: 116: 115: 114: 107: 104: 84: 81: 63: 60: 46:, is a winter 36:Richardson Bay 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 290: 279: 276: 274: 271: 269: 266: 264: 261: 259: 256: 255: 253: 242: 237: 235: 230: 228: 223: 222: 216: 214: 210: 206: 201: 198: 194: 193: 189: 186: 183: 151: 150: 145: 142: 138: 136: 134: 133:Ring Mountain 129: 126: 122: 121: 113: 110: 109: 103: 101: 97: 94: 90: 89:Ring Mountain 80: 78: 74: 69: 59: 57: 53: 50:area for the 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 21: 213:expanding it 202: 187: 155: 147: 140: 132: 124: 112:Lyford House 86: 65: 27: 26: 177: / 165:122°30′02″W 96:petroglyphs 52:Harbor seal 252:Categories 162:37°53′07″N 118:References 100:endangered 106:See also 48:haul-out 34:within 152:(1972) 143:(1972) 30:is an 203:This 32:inlet 209:stub 254:: 38:, 240:e 233:t 226:v 215:.

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Richardson Bay
Marin County, California
Strawberry Spit
haul-out
Harbor seal
Strawberry Point
San Francisco Bay
Sanctuary Island
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Ring Mountain
Native American
petroglyphs
endangered
Lyford House
Ring Mountain, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham
Marine Animal Protection Act
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Lagoons of California
Lagoons of Marin County, California
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