Monitoring rocky intertidal habitats in the Santa Monica Bay to support Habitat Assessments
Summary
SCH Number
2025010038
Public Agency
State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Document Title
Monitoring rocky intertidal habitats in the Santa Monica Bay to support Habitat Assessments
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/3/2025
Document Description
Our ecological monitoring project will assess effectiveness of management actions on rocky shores within Santa Monica Bay. We propose to a) quantify the extent of rocky intertidal habitat in SMB using aerial surveys, b) generate maps of projected habitat loss with sea level rose c) generate indices of landslide risk for rocky intertidal benches, update and expand coverage of Multi-agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) d) Long-Term Monitoring and e) Biodiversity surveys in SMB f) conduct surveys to detect invasive species and diseased individuals g) quantify patterns of human use and h) characterize temperatures during high and low tide to assess warming trends. Our data will be available to the public and incorporated into the next State of the Bay report. Beneficiaries are managers and stakeholders
Contact Information
Name
Luke Ginger
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Monica
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Santa Monica Bay
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 15306 - Information Collection
Reasons for Exemption
We are using observational data collection protocols established by the Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe –pacificrockyintertidal.org), a collaborative that monitors rocky intertidal habitats at roughly 75 sites along the California coast. MARINe groups have been monitoring rocky intertidal shores since the mid-1990s using the methods proposed for this project. The proposed surveys have been conducted in multiple locations, and have never been deemed to have an environmental impact. In the over 20 years during which these survey methods have been utilized along the entire California coast, none have never required EIRs or mitigation.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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