Future Prospects

The future prospects of California rocky intertidal does not look very promising. With the population steadily increasing over the past years, more and more people are visiting these areas. This had stirred problems with people ruining this ecosystem sometimes without even knowing. Trampling, taking of the organisms there, rock collecting are just a few examples of what's going on. Some say the cause of this is directed mainly at the heavy populations that surround the rocky intertidal zones. There have been studies to show that even hotels going up in the near areas have brought many people that would have not been in the area to explore the rocky intertidal and do harm. In my opinion, I think this ecosystem may not be the same in the future if we do not act fast. California likes to have the beach and coast open to the public but there needs to be steps put into place to combat the problems that are arising because of the free access and growing population.