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The Zmudowski State Beach is located in Moss Landing in the Monterey area of California. It is a popular tourist attraction with its fishing community and many other recreational activities, such as horseback riding, surfing, and nature and wildlife exploring. Families go to this state beach to picnic and use the beach area. The Zmudowski State Beach has strong riptides, so it does not attract people who want to focus on going swimming. The Zmudowski State Beach, along with other beaches all over California, has greatly been affected by coastal erosion. The Zmudowski State Beach has also been impacted by an influx of marine debris with changes to its wildlife population. Due to these historical changes, the Zmudowski State Beach has never been the same.

The water upwelling at The Zmudowski State Beach has affected wildlife, particularly the fish population. Certain nutrients from the water rise to the surface, and stimulate high plankton productivity of the Monterey Bay region. The high nutrient content, salinity and density make this area perfect for fishing, and attract many anglers. The beach allows and provides year-around recreational fishing opportunities. The Perch fish is the most universally collected fish in Monterey, and there is an abundance of perch fish that exist in The Zmudowski State Beach. However, there have been laws and regulations set up to protect the fish population. On a daily basis, one can catch only twenty fish in combination of all other species, with not more than ten fish of one species. These laws are put into place to prevent extinction of fish populations.

Marine debris has been found in the Zmudowski State Beach. Marine debris is man-made solid waste material that enters the marine environment through rivers, streams, drainage, or any other source. Most marine debris is due to land-based resources, such as litter, industrial discharges, and global management. Only 20 percent of the debris found in oceans comes from commercial fishing ships, cargo ships, or cruise ships. The other 80 percent connects back to pedestrians, motorists, and beach visitors. This is a huge issue, because this beautiful beach is becoming destroyed. This clean exotic beach where people come to enjoy and relax is now shifting towards a trash zone. Trash increases the amount of pathogens and chemicals in the water, thereby hurting the water quality. Marine debris prevents swimming and other uses of the water, because of all poisonous toxins. Marine debris is a global pollution issue that is hazardous to wildlife, oceanic habitat, and humans. Birds, fish and mammals think plastic is food, and end up eating this debris. At the Zmudowski beach, animals choke on plastic, which causes them to die of starvation. Sea turtles mix up plastic for jellyfish, and grey whales have been found dead with plastic in their stomachs. As a result, the oceanic animal population is decreasing in the Monterey Bay area.

Marine debris endangers humans and can bring them physical harm. There are nails, glass, and syringes sticking out of the ground that cut humans. This problem is making the beach less attractive and enjoyable. Because of the increase of marine debris, Zmudowski State Beach may become less popular among beachgoers with resulting economic losses. The government is spending millions of dollars to fight litter. Many laws have been put in place to try to protect the beach. As result, it is now illegal to throw plastic into the ocean, and anyone caught doing so will have to pay a fine at Zmudowski State Beach.

Coastal erosion has greatly impacted the Zmudowski State Beach, and poses many threats to the structure and to the community of the beach. Coastal erosion is the dissolution of land or the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave currents, or drainage. Erosion rates along the southern Monterey Bay shoreline between Moss Landing and Wharf II in Monterey are the highest in California. Unfortunately, the Zmudowski State Beach is diminishing about 2 feet per year, and it is at extreme risk for erosion destruction in approximately the next fifty years. If this happens, all of the animals that live at the beach will suffer. Rules governing proper techniques when building near the beach have been put in place in order to minimize damage from coastal erosion.

With its ideal water conditions, Zmudowski State Beach will hopefully continue to be a popular fishing destination. However, real threats, including marine debris and coastal erosion, need to be kept in check to ensure future use of this beautiful beach.

The Zmudowski State Beach is located in Moss Landing in the Monterey area of California. It is a popular tourist attraction with its fishing community and many other recreational activities, such as horseback riding, surfing, and nature and wildlife exploring. Families go to this state beach to picnic and use the beach area. The Zmudowski State Beach has strong riptides, so it does not attract people who want to focus on going swimming. The Zmudowski State Beach, along with other beaches all over California, has greatly been affected by coastal erosion. The Zmudowski State Beach has also been impacted by an influx of marine debris with changes to its wildlife population. Due to these historical changes, the Zmudowski State Beach has never been the same. The water upwelling at The Zmudowski State Beach has affected wildlife, particularly the fish population. Certain nutrients from the water rise to the surface, and stimulate high plankton productivity of the Monterey Bay region. The high nutrient content, salinity and density make this area perfect for fishing, and attract many anglers. The beach allows and provides year-around recreational fishing opportunities. The Perch fish is the most universally collected fish in Monterey, and there is an abundance of perch fish that exist in The Zmudowski State Beach. However, there have been laws and regulations set up to protect the fish population. On a daily basis, one can catch only twenty fish in combination of all other species, with not more than ten fish of one species. These laws are put into place to prevent extinction of fish populations. Marine debris has been found in the Zmudowski State Beach. Marine debris is man-made solid waste material that enters the marine environment through rivers, streams, drainage, or any other source. Most marine debris is due to land-based resources, such as litter, industrial discharges, and global management. Only 20 percent of the debris found in oceans comes from commercial fishing ships, cargo ships, or cruise ships. The other 80 percent connects back to pedestrians, motorists, and beach visitors. This is a huge issue, because this beautiful beach is becoming destroyed. This clean exotic beach where people come to enjoy and relax is now shifting towards a trash zone. Trash increases the amount of pathogens and chemicals in the water, thereby hurting the water quality. Marine debris prevents swimming and other uses of the water, because of all poisonous toxins. Marine debris is a global pollution issue that is hazardous to wildlife, oceanic habitat, and humans. Birds, fish and mammals think plastic is food, and end up eating this debris. At the Zmudowski beach, animals choke on plastic, which causes them to die of starvation. Sea turtles mix up plastic for jellyfish, and grey whales have been found dead with plastic in their stomachs. As a result, the oceanic animal population is decreasing in the Monterey Bay area. Marine debris endangers humans and can bring them physical harm. There are nails, glass, and syringes sticking out of the ground that cut humans. This problem is making the beach less attractive and enjoyable. Because of the increase of marine debris, Zmudowski State Beach may become less popular among beachgoers with resulting economic losses. The government is spending millions of dollars to fight litter. Many laws have been put in place to try to protect the beach. As result, it is now illegal to throw plastic into the ocean, and anyone caught doing so will have to pay a fine at Zmudowski State Beach. Coastal erosion has greatly impacted the Zmudowski State Beach, and poses many threats to the structure and to the community of the beach. Coastal erosion is the dissolution of land or the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave currents, or drainage. Erosion rates along the southern Monterey Bay shoreline between Moss Landing and Wharf II in Monterey are the highest in California. Unfortunately, the Zmudowski State Beach is diminishing about 2 feet per year, and it is at extreme risk for erosion destruction in approximately the next fifty years. If this happens, all of the animals that live at the beach will suffer. Rules governing proper techniques when building near the beach have been put in place in order to minimize damage from coastal erosion. With its ideal water conditions, Zmudowski State Beach will hopefully continue to be a popular fishing destination. However, real threats, including marine debris and coastal erosion, need to be kept in check to ensure future use of this beautiful beach.