More Mesa

Provided by: Matt James
Summary authors & editors: Dave Hubbard; Matt James

The above picture was taken this past March at More Mesa near Santa Barbara, California and shows an asphaltum seep slowly flowing out of the sea bluff. The appearance of the flow can change dramatically from month to month, and on this day made a nice haul-out spot for a juvenile California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus).

Related Links:

• Geologic Map of the Santa Barbara Coastal Plain
• California sea lion
• Natural Oil & Gas Seeps in California

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