State of the Bay

by the Morro Bay National Estuary Program

How Healthy is the Estuary?

The Morro Bay Estuary is a 2,300-acre expanse of sheltered waters, tidal marshes, mudflats and seagrass beds not seen again for hundreds of miles up and down the coast. California has lost more than 90% of these habitats, largely due to coastal development, leaving Morro Bay as the most significant wetland system remaining along the south central coast.

More information on this and other estuary related topics can be found at the Morro Bay National Estuary Program website.