Carpinteria residents want a beach closure to protect harbor seals. The city says it doesn't have the resources. After the Carpinteria Ad Hoc Seal ...

The Carpinteria City Council was hesitant on Monday to approve a three-year closure of the harbor seal rookery beach to the ...

I am in support of the closure of the 1,500 feet of beach comprising the harbor seal rookery of Carpinteria on a three-year ...

The rookery is closed from Dec. 1 to May 31 for pupping season, but committee members say this is insufficient. The local adult seal population has dropped by more than half over nearly two ...

You can spot the elephant seals lounging on the sand at the Piedras Blancas Seal Rookery, an 8-mile stretch of coastline on either side of Point Piedras Blancas near San Simeon. Walking on the ...