Wildlife
Half Moon Bay State Beach is well known for its rare Western Snowy Plover colony.
A variety of fish species have been identified in the marine environment, the most abundant fish including flatfish, the commercially important English Sole, Rockfish, Surfperch, Pacific herring, Lingcod, Herring; and abundant winter species including Starry Flounder and top-smelts.
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Marine mammals
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Mammals
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Birds
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