ALTHOUGH IT IS APPARENTLY UNUSUAL, A MALE ELEPHANT SEAL SPENT SOME TIME TODAY RESTING ON HOOPER BEACH. ALTHOUGH RESTING, PEOPLE ARE WARNED THAT HE CAN STILL DEFEND HIMSELF, AND THEY SHOULD LEAVE HIM ALONE. ON TOP OF THAT IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT TO HARASS OR EVEN APPROACH A MARINE MAMMAL WHILE IT IS ON THE BEACH.
HOOPER BEACH IS JUST WEST OF THE CAPITOLA WHARF.
