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TREASURE ISLAND PUBLIC USE MONITORING FINAL REPORT 2002-2006 MONITORING SURVEYS Marine Resources Monitoring Program Prepared for: City of Laguna Beach Water Quality Division 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Contact: Will Holoman, Senior Water Quality Specialist (949) 497-0781 Prepared by: PMB 327, 3334 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, CA 92625 Contact: Rick Ware, Senior Marine Biologist (949) 412-9446 October 12 th, 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION... 1 2.0 METHODS... 1 3.0 RESULTS... 3 3.1 Physical Site Conditions... 3 3.2 Number of People and Time Spent at Treasure Island... 4 3.3 Public Use Activities... 10 3.4 Public Use Activities Time Sequence Analysis... 15 3.5 Other Observational Data Sets... 19 4.0 DISCUSSION... 23 4.1 Implementation of Resources Protection Measures... 28 4.2 Management Recommendations... 30 5.0 LITERAURE CITED... 32 6.0 LIST OF PREPARERS... 33 LIST OF MAPS Page 1 Visitor Use Monitoring Station on the Treasure Island Rocky Intertidal Site... 2 LIST OF FIGURES Page 1 Precipitation in Laguna Beach 2002-2006... 4 2 Swell Height Data, 2002-2006... 5 3 Numbers of Groups and Numbers of People Per Hour, 2002-2006... 6 4 Numbers of Groups and Numbers of People Per Day, 2002-2006... 7 5 People Per Hour During Weekend and Weekday Survey Periods... 8 6 Onshore Activities Bay By Year, 2002-2006... 11 7 Offshore Activities Bay by Survey, 2002-2006... 12 8 Offshore Fishing and Other Recreational Activities, 2002-2006... 14 9 Commercial and Recreational Fishing Activity By Survey... 15 10 In-Water Recreational Activities By Survey, 2002-2006... 16 11 Time Block Analysis of Public Use Activities, 2002-2006... 17 12 Mussel Collection, Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing, and Spear Fishing Activity, 2002-2006... 21 13 Estimated Number of People Visiting Treasure Island Rocky Intertidal Habitat... 24 14 Comparison of Visitor Use at Other Tidepools in California... 24 15 Seasonal Trends in Visitor Use Intensity... 24 i

LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS Page 1 Tide pool signage at the base of the Goff Beach Access Ramp... 31 2 Tide pool signage location behind the Treasure Island Beach Access Ramp... 31 3 Possible area to relocate tide pool signage to achieve better public awareness of tide pool laws and regulations at the downcoast entrance to Treasure Island... 32 LIST OF TABLES Page 1 Weather Conditions, 2002-2006... 3 2 Comparison of Minimum and Maximum Daily Visitor Use Intensity 2002-2006... 9 3 Collecting, Fishing, Diving, and Marine Mammal Observations 2002-2006... 20 4 Raw Estimates of Public Use Numbers at Corona del Mar (Robert C. Badham Marine Park) And at Treasure Island... 25 LIST OF APPENDICES 1 Pre-and-Post Resort Opening Use Intensity Data, May 2002 through Dec 2006 2 Pre-and-Post Resort Opening Weekend and Weekday Data 3 Pre-and Post Resort Opening Public Use Activity Data 4 Number of Groups and Individuals Per Hour, Year 1-5 Monthly Public Use Graphics ii

PUBLIC USE SURVEYS OF THE SHORELINE AND WATERS OF TREASURE ISLAND 1.0 INTRODUCTION (CRM) conducted public use surveys at Treasure Island, Laguna Beach, California between May 2002 and December 2006. This program was conducted as part of the Treasure Island Marine Resources Monitoring Program for the construction and operation of the Montage Resort (Coastal Resources Management 1999), under contract to the City of Laguna Beach. The purpose of the investigation was to assess public use intensity and activities prior to and following the opening of the Montage Resort to assist in the long-term management of Treasure Island marine biological resources. This report focuses on public use intensity and the types of activities that visitors engage in while on the shoreline, or in the nearshore waters in the vicinity of Treasures Island and Goff Island between May 2002 through December 2006 and incorporates the data collected during both the pre-resort opening monitoring surveys (May 2002 to February 2003 and four years following the opening of the Montage Resort (February 2003 to December 2006). 2.0 METHODS Field surveys were conducted along the shoreline between Goff Island and Treasure Island between 0800 to 1600 hours four times a month between May 2002 and December 2006. Two weekend days and two weekdays were surveyed each month. During the majority of surveys, a single observer was able to conduct the surveys although during peak summer use periods a second observer assisted the primary observer. The primary observer was positioned on an elevated backshore platform located on Treasure Island Beach (Photograph 1). From this vantage point the observer could record the number of visitors and their shoreline use habitats between Goff Island and the downcoast end of Treasure Island Beach at the downcoast ramp to the Montage Resort. The only blind spot was the west (upcoast) side of Goff Island behind Goff Rock. Data were collected by the observer in two-hour time blocks. The types of data collected included visitor use intensity and activity types. Visitor use intensity data included the number of groups and individuals within a group, and the duration of stay for both groups and individuals. Activity types that were recorded included Tidepooling, intertidal animal/plant collecting (physically removing organisms and taking them from tidepools), handling intertidal organisms (physically removing organisms and putting them back into the tidepools), trampling (walking over intertidal habitat where organisms were 1

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present), commercial and sport fishing offshore of Treasure Island, sport fishermen along the shoreline of Treasure Island and Goff Island, spear fishing, personal water craft (PWC) usage, swimming, snorkeling and SCUBA diving, sitting/sunbathing, beach exercising, and photography. Occasionally during high peak use periods, it was impossible to accurately record the total number of people using the beaches. Therefore, people counts were made during 15 minute intervals, throughout each hour. The highest counts were then used to determine the number of people and groups on site during those time periods. Other data collected during the field surveys included site conditions (swell height estimated, general weather conditions, and the lowest tide level during the survey), biological information (gray whale, bottlenose dolphin, and California sea lion sightings), and illegal collection of plants and animals. Field data were tabulated on pre-formatted data forms. Field data were then checked for errors, and entered into Excel spread sheets. Summary statistical information developed for the program were calculated for group size, numbers of individuals, group and individual time spent at the beach, and for each type of monitored public use activity. 3.0 RESULTS Number of Surveys. A total of 218 surveys were conducted over five years of monitoring. These included 33 during the pre-operational period of the Montage Resort (May 2003-February 2003), 48 during Year 2 (February 2003-February 2004), 47 in Year 3 (February 2004-February 2005), 51 in Year 4 (February 2005-February 2006) and 39 in Year 6 (February 2006-December 2006). Of the total 218 surveys, 109 (50%) occurred during weekdays and 109 (50%) occurred during weekends. 3.1 SITE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS Weather Conditions. Table 1 summarizes the weather conditions during the five-years of surveys. Surveys were conducted under clear skies between 33% and 47.1% of the time, while overcast conditions were encountered between 31.3% and 45.5% of the time. Remaining surveys were conducted during mixed, sunny- to -overcast conditions. Surveys were not conducted during rainfall events. Year/Number of Surveys General Weather Table 1. General Weather Conditions During Surveys 2002 n=33 % 2003 n=48 % 2004 n=47 % 2005 n=51 % 2006 n=39 % Sunny 33.0 43.7 36.1 47.1 41.0 Overcast 45.5 31.3 27.7 21.6 30.8 Mixed 21.5 25.0 36.2 31.3 28.2 3

Precipitation. Figure 1 illustrates the amount of rainfall between 2002 and 2006. The amount of rainfall varied between one of the lowest rainfall years on record (2006-2007, 2.83 inches) to one of the highest rainfall years on record (2004-2005, 28.07 inches). Figure 1. Rainfall Amount (Inches) 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 17.73 July 2002-June 2003 Precipitation in Laguna Beach, 2002-2006 OC Monitoring Station FIPS06059, Laguna Beach, CA Source: Weather Source.com 8.14 July 2003-June 2004 28.07 July 2004-June 2005 9.24 July 2005-June 2006 Inches of Precipitation 2.83 July 2006-June 2007 Rainfall Year (July through June) Tides. Surveys were conducted over the course of eight-hour days, and therefore, the tidal conditions during the surveys were highly variable. The average lowest tide during the 218 surveys was 1.1 (ft) Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) and ranged from -1.7 to 2.3 ft, while the average highest tide during the surveys was 4.5 ft, ranging from 3.6 to 6.9 ft MLLW was based on NOAA tidal datum information for Corona del Mar, California. Swell and Surf Conditions. The range of swell and surf conditions (summarized by size classes) during the 218 surveys are shown in Figure 2. One to three foot (1-3 ft) surf was frequently encountered, although surf in the 1-2 ft, 2-3, and 2-4 ft surf classes were also common. These size classes accounted for 89.9% of the conditions during the 218 surveys. Periodic high wave episodes between five and eight feet were encountered 22 times (10.1%) between August 2002 and February 2006. During these periods, few individuals were in the tidepools. Beginning in 2004, when surf conditions or tide conditions were dangerous to swimmers and tide poolers, City of Laguna Beach Lifeguards would close off the rocky areas to prevent injuries and drownings. 3.2 NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND TIME SPENT AT TREASURE ISLAND Figure 3 illustrates the number of groups per hour during the pre resort (2002) and postresort opening period (2003-2006). Figure 4 illustrates the number of groups and visitors on a daily basis. Tabular data for each year are presented in Appendices 1-3. Graphics, by year, are presented in Appendix 4. 4

Figure 2. Swell/Surf Heights, 2002-2006 Pre-Montage Opening. The number of public visitor-groups observed at Treasure Island ranged from 1.4 to 16.9 groups/hr, averaging 7.4/hr (n=33 surveys); highest numbers of groups occurred during the summer, and numbers declined during the early winter period with the exception of low tide periods in November and December 2002. Average group size was 2.1 individuals. On a daily basis, the number of groups that visited the shoreline during the pre-opening period of the Montage Resort was 58.9 (Figure 4). The mean number of people/hr (visitor use intensity) during the pre-opening period was 16.8, and ranged between 2.4 to 48.5 on 24 Jan 2003 and 8 June 2002, respectively. Visitors spent, on the average, 21.9 minutes (n=33 days) at the beach but the variation in time spent on the beach varied between a few minutes to several hours. On a daily basis, the average number of visitors during the pre-opening period was 133.9 (Figure 4). Post-Montage Opening. During the year following the opening of the Montage Resort the number of groups and visitors increased over three-fold (Figures 3 and 4) compared to pre-resort opening surveys. The number of groups/hr averaged 23.1 and ranged between 3.4 (20 Feb 03 immediately before the resort opened) and 61 on 4 July 03. The number of visitors/hr during 2003 averaged 55.2 (441 per day), and ranged between 5.6 on 20 Feb 2003 to a maximum of 145.6 on 13 July 2003 (48 to 1,168 visitors per day). 5

Figure 3. Number of Groups and Number of People Per Hour During Each of the Monitoring Years 6

Figure 4. Number of Groups and Number of People Per Day During Each of the Monitoring Years Duration of stay decreased slightly from 21.9 minutes in the pre-opening period compared to 19.8 minutes after the resort was opened. On a daily average, the mean number of individuals within each group was only slightly larger after the opening of the resort (2.2, n=48 surveys) than before the resort was opened (2.1, n=33 surveys). In the four years following the opening of the Montage Resort (2003-2006), visitor use was between 2.2 and 2.7 times greater than the pre-opening survey (Figures 3 and 4). Group size ranged between 14.7 to 17.5 groups/hr (117.4 to 143.2 groups/day) visitor use intensity varied between 37.1/hr to 44.7/hr (297 to 357.9 visitors/day). Compared to the first year after the opening of the resort (2003), the numbers of groups and visitors in 7

2004-2006 declined to between 72% and 81% of the 2003, first-year, post resort opening values (Figure 3 and 4). Mean group size increased linearly between 2002 and 2006, between 2.1 visitors per group (2002) to 2.4 individuals per group (2006). The number of minutes each group spent on the shoreline was 21.9 prior to the opening, and ranged from 19.6 (2003) to 21.6 (2005). In addition, visitor use patterns at Treasure Island shifted from high use intensity primarily during summer prior to the opening of the resort, to year-around use following the opening of the resort between 2003 and 2006 (Appendix 4). Post-summer use of the beach between Memorial Day and Labor Day decreased during both pre-and postopening periods although use intensity generally remained higher after the resort was opened than before the resort was opened (Appendix 4). Weekend Vs Weekday Use. An analysis of weekend and weekday visitor use intensity during each monitoring year, and by survey is shown in Figure 5. Trend analysis indicated that visitor use climbed significantly during both weekends and weekdays following the opening of the resort in 2003, followed by a slight decline in visitor use in the following three post-resort opening surveys (Figure 5). All post-resort visitor use intensity values were higher than pre-resort year values, although the greatest degree of change in visitor use occurred during the weekends compared to the pre-resort opening period. Weekday use was on the average, twice as high in the four years of post-resort opening surveys compared to pre-resort weekday monitoring surveys, ranging between 1.7 times higher in 2005 to 2.7 times higher in 2003. Post-resort weekend use was on the average 3 times greater than before the resort was opened, ranging between 2.5 times greater in 2005 to 3.5 times greater in 2003. Peak weekday and weekend use occurred in the year following the opening of the resort on 21-22 February 2003, with weekday averages of 36.7 visitors/hour and weekend averages of 70.9 visitors per hour. While the yearly average weekend use of the Treasure Island shoreline was consistently greater than during the weekdays (Figure 5), individual survey data results indicated that weekend use was not consistently higher than weekdays on a survey-to-survey basis. During the pre-resort monitoring period, weekend use was 1.5 times higher than weekday use. In the following four years of monitoring after the resort was opened, visitors used Treasure Island, on the average, twice as often on weekends than on weekdays, ranging from 1.9 to 2.6 times greater in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Pre-resort opening minimum and maximum visitor use intensity (Table 3) ranged from a low of 2.5/hr in December 2002, to a maximum visitor use intensity of 48.2 in June 2002. Post-resort opening number of visitors on a survey basis ranged from as low as 3.5/hr in December 2004, to a high of 146/hour in July 2003 (Table 3). 8

Figure 5. Comparison of Weekday and Weekend Public Use Intensity by Monitoring Year and Survey. 2002-2006 Table 2. Minimum and Maximum Daily Visitor Use Intensity (Visitors Per Hour), 2002-2006 Year Weekend Low Weekend High Weekday Low Weekday High 2002 2.5 (Dec) 48.5 (June) 4.5 (Oct) 27 (June) (Pre-Resort Opening) 2003 9.6 (Dec) 145.6 (July) 9.6 (Oct) 145.1 (July) Resort opened February 22-23, 2003 2004 3.5 (Dec) 105 (Mar/July) 9.8 (Feb) 71.8 (Aug) 2005 17.1 (Sept) 90.9 (May) 4.4 (Sept) 85.5 (July) 2006 35.5 (Dec) 92.6 (July) 12.3 (May) 59.6 (July 9

3.3 PUBLIC USE ACTIVITIES Onshore Activities. Tidepooling and other recreational activities observed during the five-years of monitoring are shown in Figure 6, by survey year and in Figure 7 by weekend and weekday surveys. Activities included general tidepooling (visitor present in rocky intertidal habitat) and then tidepooling subsets that included organism collecting and handling, and trampling. Although collecting and handling data were separately tallied, their combined tally is reported individually as well as combined, because the ability to distinguish between the two behaviors was sometimes limited. The amount of tidepooling activity (number of people tidepooling per hour) was substantially greater during the post-resort opening surveys, when the range of visitors/hr varied between 24 (2005) and 27.6 (2004) compared to the post-resort opening period use at 6.6/hr (Figure 6). This represented a four-fold increase in the amount of tidepooling activity compared to the pre-resort opening period. On a survey basis however, the number of visitors varied between less than 1/hr during winter periods to nearly 70/hr during spring and summer periods. High numbers were also observed during fall-to-early winter low tide periods (Figure 7). The amount of organism collecting decreased from an average of 2.3 times/hr prior to the opening of the resort to between 0.3 to 0.5 times/hr during the four post-resort opening monitoring surveys. This represented a substantial decline in the amount of collecting compared to the 2002 pre-resort opening surveys. Handling organisms, and returning the organisms to the tidepools averaged 0.9 times/hr prior to the resort opening, and increased to between 4 and 5.4 times greater during the post-resort opening surveys, averaging 5.6 times greater in the post-resort opening periods. Combined, the amount of organism collecting and handling doubled between the pre-andpost resort opening periods; handling accounting for most of the observed changes. This combined group of activities varied between 3.2 times/hr (pre-opening) to a maximum of 5.9 times/hour in the first year following the resort opening (Figure 6). The amount of collecting and handling however, decreased incrementally during each successive year of post-resort opening monitoring, between 2004 and 2006. However, there was an overall 5.7 fold increase in the amount of combined collecting and handling activity compared to the pre-resort opening period. Trampling of intertidal habitats, defined by visitors walking over soft-bodied organisms and algae, doubled between the pre-and-post resort opening period 4.6/hr (2002) to 10.2 times/hr (2003). Concurrent with the observed decrease in collecting and handling following peak levels in 2003, trampling also incrementally decreased between 2004 and 2006, by nearly one-third compared to the 2003 peak trampling period. Levels of onshore, sandy beach recreational use (sitting/sunbathing, exercising, taking photographs, and dog walking) are presented in Figure 6 and 7 that illustrate greater shoreline beach use following the opening of the resort. Sunbathing/beach sitting on the increased by a factor of 5.5 between 2003 and 2006, compared to the period prior to the 10

resort opening. Increase factors for other activities were: exercising, 5x; photography, 17x; and dog walking, 3x. These activities displayed high rates during spring and summer weekend days although the shoreline was actively utilized for each of these activities year around. Figure 6. Onshore Activities, By Year 2002-2006 11

Figure 7. Onshore Activities, By Survey Note: Solid lines are polynomial trend lines 12

Figure 7 (Continued) Fishing Activities. The amount of commercial fishing vessel activity ranged from 0.2 times/hr (during the pre-resort opening period and during the post-report 2003 and 2006 surveys) to a low of 0.1/hr in 2004 and 2005. Non-fishing periods in general, reflected the closure of the commercial lobster fishing season between mid-march to early October (Figure 9) although pots were observable throughout the exclusion period and commercial fishing vessels were observed year around. Numerous traps were set along the periphery of the Treasure Island rocky intertidal platform and Goff Reef platforms. Commercial fishing habitats did not differ between weekends and weekdays. Offshore sport fishing was not affected by the opening of the resort (Figure 8), but did fishing activity did increase during the weekends. It was however, a year-around activity (Figure 9). Sport fishing vessels out of Dana Point regularly fished Goff Reef, as did recreational fishermen in private vessels. Shoreline fishing activity occurred primarily on Goff Island and the western and southern edge of the main Treasure Island intertidal reef platform. Additional information regarding shoreline fishing is described in Section 3.5. Offshore Recreational Activity. Diving (SCUBA and snorkeling), the use of personal water craft (kayaks, wave runners, surfboards, paddleboards, and sailboats), and swimming were common but low-intensity, in-water activities at Treasure Island throughout all five monitoring years (Figure 8). Each of these activities increased once 13

Figure 8. Offshore Fishing Activity and Other Recreational Activities 2002-2006 the resort was opened. Diving activity increased 2.5 times compared to pre-resort opening with greater numbers occurring on weekends compared to weekdays (Figure 10). The use of personal water craft increased by an average factor of 3, and swimming in the Treasure Island coves increased nearly 4 times compared to the pre-resort opening survey. These activities were generally seasonal, occurring more in spring and summer and during the weekends compared to weekdays. 14

Figure 9. Commercial and Recreational Fishing Activity By Survey. 2002-2006. 3.4 PUBLIC USE ACTIVITY TIME SEQUENCE ANALYSIS Figure 11 illustrates shoreline and offshore activities in the recorded two-hour time blocks between 8 am to 4 pm. Following the opening of the resort, there was a temporal shift in beach activity from the early morning to the mid-to-late afternoon time periods. The data indicate that general tidepooling activities increased during all periods except for the 8 am to 10 am time period, and that tidepooling was most common during the afternoon. Similarly, trampling and collecting/handling activity, sunbathing/beach sitting, photography, and sport diving occurred at peak levels mid-to-later in the afternoon. Exercising occurred throughout the day. Activities that were not time-dependent and which did not exhibit increases in use intensity included commercial and sport fishing activities. These were independent of any shoreline activities associated with beach access or the Montage Resort. 15

Figure 10. In-Water Recreational Activities By Survey 2002-2006 16

Figure 11. Time Block Analysis of Treasure Island Activities, 2002-2006 n=33 surveys 2002; 48 surveys 2003; 47 surveys 2004; 51 surveys Year 4; and 39 surveys 2006. 17

Figure 11 (Continued) 18

3.5 OTHER OBSERVATIONAL DATA SETS A summary of specific activities and marine mammal observations made during each of the five year of monitoring is presented in Table 3. Figure 12 illustrates yearly trends for mussel collecting, shore fishing, offshore recreational fishing, commercial lobstering, and spear fishing. These observations, tallied through the course of each of the field surveys represented a separate survey effort beyond the tallying of data within time blocks. Recorded activities included mussel collecting, the number of people fishing from the shoreline, sports fishermen from vessels, the number of commercial lobster fishing vessels, diving spear fishermen (with or without SCUBA), marine mammal observations, and SCUBA deaths observed around Treasure Island. California Mussel Collecting. Mussels (Mytilus californianus) are used as a source of bait for shore fishermen who use fresh bait rather than bringing store-bought frozen bait or worms. This activity promotes additional loss of mussels and the community of invertebrates and algae associated with the mussel bed because it weakens the capability of mussels to hold on to rocky substrate and leaves mussels more susceptible to the effects of wave action. The seaward edges of rock platforms on Treasure Island rocky intertidal platform, the headlands of Middlemen s Cove, and Goff Island show patterns of mussel clearing. Incidences of mussel collecting averaged 1.6/day prior to the opening of the resort, and ranged from 1.5/day (2006) to 3.6/day (2003) in the four post-resort opening monitoring surveys with an increase factor of 1.4. The frequency of mussel collecting declined between 2004 and 2006, to levels observed prior to the opening of the resort (Table 3). On a daily basis, up to 25 incidences/day were recorded over the fiveyear monitoring period. Shore Fishing. Shore fishing occurred primarily off the seaward edge of the Treasure Island rocky intertidal platform and Goff Island, but some fishermen fished off the sandy beaches in the coves. The intensity of shore fishing increased by a factor of 1.9 during the four post-resort monitoring surveys, with fishing intensity varying between a minimum of 3.9 fishermen/day prior to the opening of the resort, to a maximum of 10.5 fishermen/day in the months following the opening of the resort (Table 3). In each successive post-resort opening survey between 2004 and 2006, shore fishing intensity exceeded the pre-resort opening levels. The maximum number of shore fishermen observed was 33/day in March, 2005. Species commonly observed caught by shore fishermen included kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus), barred sand bass (P. nebulifer), and black perch (Embiotoca jacksoni). Two incidences of fishermen catching and keeping garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) were recorded, both on Goff Island. These incidences were reported by the field observers to California Department of Fish and Game warden. 19

Table 4. Collecting, Fishing, Diving, and Marine Mammal Observations Total Number and Average Per Day For Each Observation Year May 2002- February 2003 February 2003- February 2004 February 2004- February 2005 February 2005- February 2006 March 2006- Dec 2006 All Years n=33 surveys n=48 surveys n=47 surveys n=51 surveys n=39 surveys n= 218 surveys OBSERVATION Mussel Collecting 53 (1.6 per day) 173 ( 3.6 day) 91 (1.9/day) 90 (1.8/day) 53 (1.5 day) 460(2.1/day) Sports Fishermen on 128 (3.9/day) 504 (10.5/day) 204 (4.3/day) 416 (8.2/day) 233 (6.0/day) 1485 (6.8/day) the Shoreline of Treasure Island and Goff Island Sports Fishermen 221 (7.1/day) 254 (5.3/day) 218 (4.6/day) 310 (6.1/day) 138 (3.5/day) 1141 (5.2/day) Offshore of Treasure Island and Goff Island Commercial Lobster 43 (1.4/day) 66 (1.4/day) 46 (1/day) 13 (0.3/day) 63 (1.6/day) 231 (1.1/day) Fishing Vessels Number of Diving 30 (1.3/day) 85 (1.8/day) 65 (1.4/day) 106 (2.1/day) 84 (2.2/day) 370 (1.7/day) Spear Fishermen Gray Whale 7 (0.2/day) 15 (0.3/day) 3 (0.1/day) 14 (0.3/day) 17 (0.4/day) 56 (0.3/day) Sightings Bottlenose Dolphin 13 (0.4/day) 50 (1/day) 21 (0.4/day) 47 (0.9/day) 17 (0.4/day) 148 (0.7/day) Sightings Sea Lion Sightings 6 (0.2/day) 12 (0.3/day) 22 (0.5/day) 19 (0.4/day) 24 (0.6/day) 83 0.4/day) SCUBA Death incident 0 1 0 0 0 1 (0.005/day) City 20of Laguna Beach Treasure Island

Figure 12. Mussel Collection, Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing, and Spear Fishing Activity, 2002-2006 Sports Fishermen Offshore. The number of fishermen observed on party boats offshore of Goff Reef was lower in each of the post-resort monitoring surveys than the pre-resort monitoring surveys. Offshore fishing intensity varied from a maximum of 7.1 fishermen/day in 2002, to a minimum of 3.5 fishermen/day in 2006. Up to 70 fishermen were recorded on a single day, offshore of Goff Island in February 2008. Commercial Lobster Fishing Vessels. The number of commercial lobster fishing vessels trips around the Treasure Island reefs averaged 1.1 vessels/day for the four year post resort monitoring survey effort, ranging from 0.3/day in 2004 to 1.6/day in 2006. The pre-resort value for number of commercial fishing vessels in the area (1.4/day) was exceeded only once in the post-resort monitoring period (2006, 1.6/day). Up to 27 vessel trips were observed during a single survey at the beginning of lobster season in October 2006. Spear Fishermen (Diving). Both spear guns and pole spears were used by divers (snorkelers and on SCUBA), although pole spears appeared to be used more often. Also, spear fishermen tended to be teenagers who often fished in groups. In once instance spear fishers were observed to shoot undersized fish. Spear fishing increased an average of 1.5 times over the pre-resort opening value (1.3 spear fishermen/day), ranging from 1.4 spear fishermen/day in 2004, to a maximum of 2.2 fishermen/day in 2006. A maximum of 13 spear fishermen were observed during a single survey, in June 2006. These observations indicated that mussel collecting and sport fishing activities along the shoreline remained elevated throughout the four post resort monitoring years, whereas the numbers of party boat fishermen and commercial lobster vessel trips were lower than, or equal the level of activity prior to the opening of the resort. 21

Marine Mammals. Two hundred and thirty two marine mammals were sighted during the five years of shoreline monitoring (Table 3), including 56 gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus, 0.3/day), 148 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus, 0.7/day), and 83 sea lions (Zalophus californicus, 0.4/day). The number of marine mammal sightings was greatest during the second and fourth monitoring year, each at 1.6 mammals/day. 22

4.0 DISCUSSION Public use of the Treasure Island shoreline and nearshore waters was monitored prior to the opening of the Montage Resort (May 2002 through February 20 th, 2003), and during four post-resort opening years between February 21 st, 2003 and December 31 st, 2006 as part of the City of Laguna Beach Marine Resources Management Program. The effort included a total of 1,744 hours of observational surveys over 218 days that produced a substantial data base of information of how the public utilized the Treasure Island shoreline and nearshore waters prior to and following the opening of the Montage Resort. Treasure Island s shoreline and waters were used by the public year-around during the five-year monitoring program. The demographics included a mix of local southern California residents and out-of-area visitors to Laguna Beach. The ability of the public to access the shoreline was a major factor that influenced public use of the tidepools. The area where the Montage Resort and Spa now resides was previously a private a mobile home park that severely limited public access to the beach below. The City of Laguna Beach and the Montage Resort and Spa developed an open space component allowing for extensive public access on the Montage property, as well as the shoreline below the cliff. The shoreline is now highly accessible from the Montage Resort by two paved ramps, a stairway to Midldlemen s Beach, and by walking along the sandy beach upcoast or downcoast to Treasure Island. Previously, access other than for the residents and guests of the mobile home park was limited primarily to using the beach route. Visitors are attracted to the Treasure Island shoreline because of a diverse mix of geographic and biological features. The high cliffs provide unobstructed panoramic views of the coastline, Catalina Island, and the Pacific Ocean. Child-friendly sandy beaches, protected coves, and rocky intertidal platform reefs are easily accessible from the sandy beach. Once on the shoreline, the public participated in a range of passive and active recreation of which tidepool exploring and sunbathing were the common activities. The shallow reefs and sandy nearshore waters were fished from the shoreline s rocky platforms and sandy beaches, as well as from fishing vessels out of Dana Point or Newport harbors. Water sports such as SCUBA diving, snorkeling, and the use of personal water craft (kayaks, wave runners, paddleboards, and small sailboats) occurred regularly in the vicinity of Treasure Island. The nearshore reefs of Treasure Island as well as the deeper Goff Island Reef supported commercial lobster fishing. Projected numbers of people who visited Treasure Island in each year of the monitoring are shown in Figure 13 to illustrate the change in public usage prior to and following the opening of the Montage Resort. This data is not a strict census, but rather provides a relative indication of changes in public use over the five-year monitoring period relative to the length of the Treasure Island shoreline (61 meters, Kido and Murray, 1999). The data suggest that prior to the opening of the resort in 2002/2003, approximately 31,235 people/100 meters of shoreline participated in tidepool activities at Treasure Island, After the resort was opened, that number increased to between 113,583 to 130.619 people/100 meters of rocky shoreline. Comparative analysis using other studies numbers is difficult, since the methodologies have been different (Ambrose and Smith 2006, Kido and 23

Murray, 1999; Rosaler, 2007; Tenera, 2003. Figure 14 summarizes visitor use numbers for other areas along the California Coast. Table 5 summarizes the numbers of people estimated to use Robert C. Badham Marine Park (Little Corona) tidepools between 2004 and 2007. Figure 13. Estimated Number of Tidepool Visitors to Treasure Island, 2002-2006 Per 100 Meters of Shoreline Estimated Number of People Visiting Treasure Rocky Intertidal Habitat (All Elevations) Between May 2002 and December 2006 Based Upon Number of Individuals Observed Per Day During Each Survey Number of Tide Pooler Visitors Per 100 M of Shoreline 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 31,235 2002 115,475 2003 130,619 2004 113,582 2005 119,734 2006 Figure 14. Comparison of Visitor Use at Other Tidepools in California. Source: Kido and Murray in: Rosaler, 2007) 24

Table 5. Raw Estimates of Public Use Numbers at Corona del Mar (Robert C. Badham Marine Park) And at Treasure Island Source: Amy Stine, City of Newport Beach Refuge Supervisor and CRM, this report Year 2002-03 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Number Breakdown 4,000 in classes plus 1,000 not in classes 8,000-10,000 students, 73, 000 not in classes 8,000-10,000 students, 73, 000 not in classes 8,000-10,000 students, 73, 000 not in classes 8,000-10,000 students, 73, 000 not in classes Little Corona Total 5,000 83,000 max 83,000 max 83,000 max 83,000 max Methods of Counts Numbers from school visits that go through reservations Numbers from school visits that go through reservations. Numbers from school visits that go through reservations. Numbers from school visits that go through reservations. Numbers from school visits that go through reservations. Treasure Island 19,272 71,248 80,592 70,080 73,876 Methods of Count Timed counts of all tide pool areas for four, 2-hour period; standardized to counts per day and year Timed counts of all tide pool areas for four, 2-hour periods; standardized to counts per day and year Timed counts of all tide pool areas for four, 2-hour periods; standardized to counts per day and year Timed counts of all tide pool areas for four, 2-hour periods; standardized to counts per day and year Timed counts of all tide pool areas for four, 2-hour periods; standardized to counts per day and year 25

Using different methodologies, both Kido and Murray (2003) and Rosaler (2007) suggested that Treasure Island is one of the most intensely used rocky intertidal shorelines along the southern California Coast. This study suggests that numbers are extremely high compared to other areas and if not the most intensively used sites, it ranks among the top of the list of other well-visited rocky intertidal sites in southern California. The combination of increased public access through a series of paved ramps, adequate parking, and the attractiveness of the shoreline s features resulted in a sustained increase in the number of people who (1) visited Treasure Island s shoreline as well as the number of people that (2) engaged in tidepooling and other activities over the four-year post resort monitoring period compared to the pre-resort opening period. Table 4 summarizes the level of changes recorded between the pre-and-post resort monitoring surveys. An increase in public use of the shoreline and nearshore waters will exert greater environmental pressures on tide pool and fishery resources. These pressures include an increase in the illegal collection of tide pool plants and animals, picking up and handling tide pool organisms, trampling vegetation and tide pool organisms, legal and illegal sport fishing from the shoreline, and increased levels of spear fishing while SCUBA or skin diving. These increases translate into increased pressure on the health, diversity, abundance, and community composition of both intertidal and subtidal biological resources. Visitors used Treasure Island year-around with peak numbers occurring over the summer months (Figure 14). However, visitor use was moderate throughout winter, spring, and autumn despite cooler temperatures and a reduction of tourists. The opening of the resort in 2003 however, moderated the reduction of visitors during off-peak times compared to pre-resort opening periods and contributed to the year-around use of the shoreline and tidepools. Significant rainfall (over 28 inches) occurred during the July 2004-June 2005 rainfall season. This may have contributed to a reduction in observed use intensity and behaviors of beach-goers, fishermen, and those engaged in water activities during the October 2004 through March 2005 period. Low tide periods attract visitors to the tidepools particularly between October and March, but higher tides between March and September during the day did not result in lower beach usage or the tidepooling activity. In fact, because the tides are higher during peak summer periods, the density of tide poolers will increase in the mid-to-high tide zones placing a greater degree of trampling pressure on these habitats and organisms. Weekend days are the busiest year-around, although visitor use during summer weekdays is constant and high. During the fall, weekdays can also exhibit high visitor use due to the abundance of afternoons with low-tides. 26

Table 4. Observed Changes in Public Use Patterns at Treasure Island, 2002-2006 Average Increase or Decrease in Activity Level Post-Montage Resort Opening 2002-2003 (n=33 surveys, 10 months) vs 2003-2006 Activity (n=185 surveys, 48 months) (less than 1.0 is a decrease) Number of people/hr at Treasure Island 2.7x Number of people/hr tidepooling 3.8x Handling/collecting organisms 5.7x Trampling soft-bodied organisms and plants 1.7x Mussel collecting 1.4x Shore fishing 1.9x Offshore Sport Fishing 0.7x Commercial Lobster Fishing 0.8 x SCUBA/snorkeling 2.5x Use of personal water craft 2.9x Swimming 3.9x Sunbathing/sitting on shoreline 6x Dog walking 3x Photography 17.1 Figure 15. Seasonal Trends in Visitor Use Intensity 160.0 Number of People Per Hour By Month May 2002-December 2006 n=218 surveys Mean Number of People Per Hour 140.0 120.0 100.0 80.0 60.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 Jan Jan Feb Feb Mar Mar Apr Apr May Jun Jun Jun Jul Jul Month People/Hr Poly. (People/Hr) Aug Aug Sep Sep Oct Oct Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec 27

Year-around human pressures such as trampling, removing and replacement organisms from their habitat, and illegally collecting shoreline resources is occurring at levels that are greater than those measured prior to the opening of the Montage Resort and Spa (Table 4). These impacts can decrease abundances of both plants and animals which result in lower densities and altered age sizes within a population, and changes in intertidal community structure (Murray et al. 1999; Kido and Murray 2003, Zedler 1978). These losses also lessen educational opportunities for children and the public s enjoyment of tidepool areas. 4.1 IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOURCE PROTECTION MEASURES FOR TREASUR ISLAND During the last five years, elements of the City s Treasure Island Marine Resources Monitoring Plan (Coastal Resources Management, 2000) were implemented by the City of Laguna Beach and the Montage Resort and Spa to (1) establish a greater degree of tide pool enforcement through the use of lifeguards and a full-time City of Newport Beach Marine Protection Officer (2) establish a tide pool docent and education program at Treasure Island, and (3) post tide pool etiquette signage throughout the tide pool areas. Progress in the implementation of these items are discussed below. Public Safety and Enforcement. From a public safety perspective, the City of Laguna Beach s Marine Safety Department established lifeguard stations at Goff Beach and downcoast at Treasure Island Beach. This has assisted in increasing public awareness of tide pool collection laws and also increasing the level of public safety. During large swell events and/or high tide, the Treasure Island tidepools are closed off to the public by the lifeguards. This activity in effect, provides some measure of protection not only for the public, but temporarily for the marine resources during high tides. The City implemented a Marine Protection Officer program in 2003. Among the many duties, the MPO has educational duties providing talks to schools, as well as enforcement duties patrolling the City of Laguna Beach shoreline. The MPO is also actively involved in the management of intertidal areas, who has the authority to ticket violators of State tide pool regulations under Public Resource Code 36710(a): This code says: it is unlawful to injure, damage, take or possess any living or nonliving marine resources for commercial exploitation purposes. Any human that would compromise protection of the species of interest, natural community or habitat, or geological, cultural or recreational features, may be restricted by the designating entity or managing agency. All other uses are allowed, including scientific collection with a permit, research, monitoring and public recreation (including recreational harvest, unless otherwise restricted). Public use, enjoyment and education are encouraged, in a manner consistent with protecting resource values However, enforcing tide pool regulations are difficult to enforce (personal communications Calla Allison, City of Laguna Beach Marine Protection Officer and Jeff Rosaler, Ocean Laguna Foundation, R. Ware, pers. observations). Although the City adopted a new ordinance that states it is unlawful to disturb the tidepool habitat which 28

assists to clarify jurisdictional issues, (Rosaler, 2007), the ability of the MPO to respond to specific violations called in by the Tidepool Educators, CRM field biologists during public use surveys, or others that call in for assistance is extremely limited because of the MPO s need to be patrolling the entire Laguna Beach shoreline. When present however, the MPO has proven effective at curtailing adverse uses of the tidepools at Treasure Island (R. Ware, pers. obs, S. Whitaker, pers. obs.) The public is encouraged to report illegal collecting activities by contacting the City of Laguna Beach Marine Protection Officer (949) 246-2459 or the California Department of Fish and Game CALTIP Hotline Number (see below). The CALTIP program is a confidential secret witness program to encourage the public to provide the Department of Fish and Game factual information leading to the arrest of poachers and polluters. The caller is eligible for a cash reward if his/her information leads to a citation or an arrest. The toll free telephone number operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To report unlawful activity, call CalTIP at 1-888-DFG-CALTIP (1-888-334-2258). The public can access the Department of Fish and Game website to obtain additional information at (http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/protection.html). Public Education. Increased public education was identified in the Treasure Island Marine Resources Management Plan as being a key component the long-term management of Treasure Island s marine resources (Coastal Resources Management, 2000). Beginning in 2003 the Ocean Laguna Foundation began providing general education for the public at the Treasure Island Seashore, through their Tidewater Docent program (Ocean Laguna Foundation, 2006). The volunteer run program had volunteer Tidewater Docents onsite up to 20 times a month, for a period of three hours a day. In June, 2006, a Tidepool Educator program was started in June of 2006 by the Ocean Laguna Foundation (Rosaler, 2007). The program provides on site education to the general public concerning the intertidal areas of Treasure Island and Goff Island. This program is a response to the need for continual enforcement and education of the Treasure Island Intertidal ecosystem. One full time position was created to over see the project, and two part time positions were filled to provide extra help during high use time periods. The Tidepool Educators provided increased awareness of the protection of the area as well as in depth knowledge of the organisms and ecology of the ecosystem. A total of 1,544 hours was spent by educators on-site from June 2006 through May 2007. During that period 29,363 visitors were observed and 18,268 were approached by program staff for educational interaction (Rosaler, 2007). Over the course of the year, the staff witnessed 1,205 infractions of the City s posted tidepool rules and handed out tide pool etiquette brochures. Tidepool Educators were on-site whenever the tide was below 2.5 feet. The CRM surveys, conducted in a different manner with a different purpose, took into account all levels of the tidal zones and surveys were conducted eight hours a day, four times a month. August saw the greatest amount of people on-site (73/hr). The fall, especially September stayed busy with over 34 people per hour, comparable to July (37) and surpassing June (23). The remainder of the year stayed relatively busy with December-May having a surprisingly steady rate of visitation throughout the year. 29

Public use monitoring data collected during this study between 2003-2006 indicated that while there has been a substantial increase in tidepooling activity and shore fishing, some behaviors of visitors have been modified over the last few years related to reduced collecting, handling, and trampling activity. Although levels are still higher than that observed prior to the opening of the resort, this trend may correlate to the implementation of the Ocean Laguna Tidewater Docent Program and the Tidewater Educator Program which appears to in part, has had a positive influence on visitors that may have resulted in less direct take of organisms and a better awareness of the marine environment. Tide Pool Signage. Tide pool information signs have been installed at the base of ramps leading to the beaches at Goff Beach, Middleman Beach, and Treasure Island. Examples of signage are shown in Photographs 1 and 2. These placard signs are offset to the side of the ramps; many people may bypass the information. The small signs at Goff Island are located immediately in front of the tidepools and are in better locations to inform the public of tide pool regulations. While the larger tidepools signs at the base of the ramps are informative, they are not optimally placed for all visitors (i.e., for the public that do not use the hotel s access ramp to get to the tidepools and access Treasure Island tidepools from upcoast and downcoast beaches (i.e., Aliso Beach). Additionally, the signs do not address the multi-cultural nature of the southern California s population, which is multi-lingual. 4.2 MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Elevated levels of public use at Treasure Island require that the site be actively managed to reduce the potential for long-term, adverse effects on marine intertidal and subtidal resources. The following recommendations are suggested to assist in protecting and enhancing Treasure Island marine resources. Public Safety and Enforcement Expansion of the Marine Protection Officer Program is recommended to enhance the ability to apply uniform marine protection throughout coastal Laguna Beach. Due to the extremely high numbers of visitors, a local MPO specific to the local Treasure Island and South Laguna area would assist in curtailing tide pool code violations. Publicize the arrest and prosecution of individuals who flagrantly violate tide pool collecting and sport fishing laws in Marine Life Parks Public Education The Ocean Laguna Tidepool Educator program is an asset to Treasure Island. This program should be maintained and enhanced to provide additional outreach to visitors to Treasure Island, particularly during summer periods, fall and autumn low tides, and holidays. 30

Signage Recommendations set forth in the Treasure Island Marine Management Plan (CRM 2001) suggest that some signage be posted in languages other than English because Orange County is an extremely diverse cultural community. CRM strongly suggests that at least two signs be added, one in Spanish, and one in Vietnamese. Reaching non-english speaking residents is important, since many visitors who come to fish (for subsistence or recreation) and enjoy the tidepools may not speak English as their first language, and who may not understand or know about local tide pool and fishing regulations. Improve the ability of people to read the signs, and their effectiveness in getting the message across to the public. CRM suggests that signs could be relocated closer to the tidepools (Photograph 3), and perhaps, printed on both sides of the signage. Photograph 1. Tide pool signage at the base of the Goff Beach Access Ramp 31

Photograph 2. Tide pool signage location behind the Treasure Island Beach Access Ramp Photograph 3. Possible area to relocate tide pool signage to achieve better public awareness of tide pool laws and regulations at the downcoast entrance to Treasure Island 32

5.0 LITERATURE CITED Coastal Resources Management. 2000. Treasure Island marine resources management plan. Laguna Beach, Ca. Prepared for the Athens Group, Phoenix, Az. July 1999. Kido, Janine S. and Stephen N. Murray 2003. Variation in owl limpet Lottia gigantea population structures, growth rates, and gonadal production on southern California rocky shores. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 257:111-124. Murray, Stephen N., T Denis, J. Kido, and J. Smith. 1999. Human visitation and the frequency and potential effects of collecting on rocky intertidal populations in southern California marine reserves. Cal Coop Fish Invest Rep 40: 100-106 Rosaler, Jeffrey, Laguna Ocean Foundation. 2007. Tidepool Education. Interpretive Program at the Treasure Island Seashore. Prepared for Montage Resort and Spa, Laguna Beach, California. 25 pp. plus appendices State of California Public Resource Code, 36700. Chapter 7. Articles 1 and 2. Marine Managed Areas Improvement Act. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov 6.0 LIST OF PREPARERS Rick Ware, Principal Investigator Stephen Whitaker, Staff Marine Biologist/Field Team Leader 33

APPENDIX 1 Pre Resort Opening Use Intensity Survey May 02-Feb 03 Day Type Date # of Groups Groups/Hr People/Day Mean Size Total Time (min) Min/Grip People/Hr People Per Day 1 WE 25-May-02 89 11 241 2.7 2335.0 26.2 30.1 241 2 WE 26-May-02 135 17 353 2.6 3910.0 29.0 44.1 353 3 WE 8-Jun-02 116 15 388 3.3 3438.0 25.8 48.5 388 4 WE 29-Jun-02 130 16 329 2.5 4664.0 35.9 41.1 329 5 WD 30-Jun-02 88 11 189 2.4 2094.0 28.4 27.0 189 6 WD 9-Jul-02 64 9 148 2.3 1625.0 25.4 18.5 148 7 WE 18-Jul-02 35 4 80 2.3 746.0 21.3 10.0 80 8 WD 20-Jul-02 96 12 236 2.5 2505.0 26.1 29.5 236 9 WE 2-Aug-02 61 8 144 2.4 1696 27.8 18.0 144 10 WE 10-Aug-02 120 15 309 2.6 3438.0 28.7 38.6 309 11 WD 25-Aug-02 110 14 226 2.1 1909.0 17.4 28.3 226 12 WE 30-Aug-02 45 6 121 2.7 1130.0 25.1 15.1 121 13 WD 8-Sep-02 71 9 201 2.6 1772.0 25.0 25.1 201 14 WD 25-Sep-02 23 3 49 2.1 702.0 30.5 6.1 49 14 WD 27-Sep-02 32 4 51 1.6 532.0 16.6 6.4 51 16 WD 29-Sep-02 83 10 170 2.0 1755.0 21.1 21.3 170 17 WD 11-Oct-02 59 7 38 0.6 602.0 10.2 4.8 38 18 WD 24-Oct-02 29 4 57 2.0 933.0 32.2 7.1 57 19 WE 25-Oct-02 11 1 22 2.0 117.8 10.7 2.8 22 20 WD 26-Oct-02 27 3 60 2.2 728.0 27.0 7.5 60 21 WE 12-Nov-02 23 3 37 1.6 330.0 14.3 4.6 37 22 WD 23-Nov-02 42 5 98 2.3 997.0 23.7 12.3 98 23 WE 27-Nov-02 30 4 73 2.4 492.0 16.4 9.1 73 24 WE 30-Nov-02 100 13 203 2.0 1665 16.7 25.4 203 25 WD 1-Dec-02 80 10 170 2.1 1077.0 13.5 21.3 170 26 WE 12-Dec-02 39 5 60 1.5 1162.0 29.8 7.5 60 27 WD 14-Dec-02 42 5 82 2.0 708.0 16.9 10.3 82 28 WE 18-Dec-02 14 2 20 1.4 224.0 16.0 2.5 20 29 WE 11-Jan-02 47 6 83 1.8 734.0 15.5 10.4 83 30 WD 12-Jan-03 43 5 79 1.8 947.0 22.0 9.9 79 31 WD 24-Jan-03 12 2 19 1.6 158.0 13.2 2.4 19 32 WD 29-Jan-03 22.0 3 36 1.6 223.0 10.1 4.5 36 33 WD 6-Feb-03 27 3 48 1.8 651.0 24.1 6.0 48 Survey Day Type Date # of Groups Groups/Hr People Per Day Mean Size Total Time Min/Grip People/Hr People Per Day Total 1945.0 244.3 4420.0 69.5 45999.8 722.4 555.9 4420.0 Mean 58.9 7.4 133.9 2.1 1393.9 21.9 16.8 133.9 Std Dev 36.9 4.6 104.3 0.5 1139.5 6.9 13.1 104.3 Number of Surveys 33.0 34.0 34.0 35.0 36.0 37.0 38.0 39.0 Lower Range 11.0 1.4 19.0 0.6 117.8 10.1 2.4 19.0 Upper Range 135.0 16.9 388.0 3.3 4664.0 35.9 48.5 388.0 Median 45.0 5.6 83.0 2.1 997.0 23.7 10.4 83.0 34

Survey Feb 03- Feb 04 Appendix 1 (Continued) Post-Resort Opening, Year 2 Surveys Survey Type Date # of Groups Groups/Hr N Per /Day Mean Size Total Time (min) Min/Grip People/Hr People/Day 34 WD 2/20/03 27 3.4 45 1.7 786.0 29.1 5.6 45 35 WE 2/22/03 271 33.9 577 2.1 3673.0 13.6 72.1 577 36 WE 2/23/03 252 31.5 572 2.2 2386.0 9.5 71.5 572 37 WD 3/7/03 114 14.3 244 2.1 1768.0 15.5 30.5 244 38 WD 3/19/03 57 7.1 115 2.0 1261.0 22.1 14.4 115 39 WE 3/23/03 268 33.5 601 2.2 4748.0 17.7 75.1 601 40 WE 3/29/03 244 30.5 847 3.5 4896.0 20.1 105.9 847 41 WD 4/8/03 115 14.4 212 1.8 2230.0 19.4 26.5 212 42 WE 4/12/03 245 30.6 578 2.3 4204.0 17.2 72.3 578 43 WD 4/16/03 109 13.6 233 2.0 1999.0 18.3 29.1 233 44 WE 4/19/03 330 41.3 847 2.6 6345.0 19.2 105.9 847 45 WD 5/15/03 80 10.0 144 1.8 1507.0 18.8 18.0 144 46 WE 5/24/03 164 20.5 410 2.4 2698.0 16.5 51.3 410 47 WD 5/26/03 331 41.4 855 2.5 8267.0 25.0 106.9 855 48 WE 5/31/03 153 19.1 330 2.1 2083.0 13.6 41.3 330 49 WE 6/15/03 367 45.9 1019 2.6 7627.0 20.8 127.4 1019 50 WD 6/20/03 136 17.0 322 2.2 2297.0 16.9 40.3 322 51 WD 6/23/03 107 13.4 206 1.8 1627.0 15.2 25.8 206 52 WE 6/28/03 351 43.9 772 2.2 5744.0 16.4 96.5 772 53 WD 7/4/03 488 61.0 1161 2.3 12440.0 25.5 145.1 1161 54 WE 7/13/03 469 58.6 1165 2.4 12188.0 26.0 145.6 1165 55 WD 7/24/03 135 16.9 322 2.3 2604.0 19.3 40.3 322 56 WE 7/27/03 424 53.0 1043 2.4 9751.0 23.0 130.4 1043 57 WD 8/13/03 189 23.6 526 2.7 4927.0 26.1 65.8 526 58 WE 8/17/03 416 52.0 994 2.3 12143.0 29.2 124.3 994 59 WD 8/27/03 141 17.6 305 2.3 3713.0 26.3 38.1 305 60 WE 8/31/03 360 45.0 982 2.7 9760.0 27.1 122.8 982 61 WD 9/1/03 239 29.9 632 2.6 5977.0 25.0 79.0 632 62 WD 9/16/03 74 9.3 124 1.7 1279.0 17.3 15.5 124 63 WE 9/20/03 226 28.3 547 2.5 4388.0 19.4 68.4 547 64 WE 9/28/03 134 16.8 340 2.5 1742.0 13.0 42.5 340 65 WD 10/10/03 51.0 6.4 77 1.5 873.0 17.1 9.6 77 66 WE 10/18/03 211.0 26.4 488 2.2 6584.0 31.2 61.0 488 67 WE 10/25/03 86.0 10.8 194 2.2 1529.0 17.8 24.3 194 68 WD 10/31/03 68.0 8.5 134 2.0 783.0 11.5 16.8 134 69 WD 11/14/03 83.0 10.4 189 2.2 1369.0 16.5 23.6 189 70 WE 11/16/03 213.0 26.6 518 2.4 3283.0 15.4 64.8 518 71 WD 11/26/03 100.0 12.5 250 2.2 2052.0 20.5 31.3 250 72 WE 11/30/03 180.0 22.5 437 2.4 3845.0 21.4 54.6 437 73 WE 12/13/03 90.0 11.3 197 2.0 1833.0 20.4 24.6 197 74 WE 12/14/03 58.0 7.3 127 2.3 598.0 10.3 15.9 127 75 WD 12/16/03 50.0 6.3 99 2.0 965.0 19.3 12.4 99 76 WE 12/20/03 37.0 4.6 77 2.2 742.0 20.1 9.6 77 77 WD 1/6/04 78.0 9.8 148 1.9 1449.0 18.6 18.5 148 35

78 WD 1/9/04 54.0 6.8 108 1.9 855.0 15.8 13.5 108 79 WE 1/18/04 195.0 24.4 430 2.1 3434.0 17.6 53.8 430 80 WE 1/24/04 103.0 12.9 198 1.9 2101.0 20.4 24.8 198 81 WE 2/7/04 198.0 24.8 463 2.2 4723.0 23.9 57.9 463 Summary Post-Resort Year 2 # of Groups #Groups/Hr N/Day Mean Size Duration (min) Min/Grip People/Hr People/Day Total 8871.0 1108.9 21204.0 2.2 184076.0 19.6 55.2 441.8 Mean 184.8 23.1 441.8 2.2 3834.9 19.6 55.2 441.8 Std Dev 122.6 15.3 321.4 0.3 3209.6 4.9 40.2 321.4 Number of Surveys 48.0 48.0 48.0 48.0 48.0 48.0 48.0 48.0 Lower Range 27.0 3.4 45.0 1.5 598.0 9.5 5.6 45.0 Upper Range 488.0 61.0 1165.0 3.5 12440.0 31.2 145.6 1165.0 Median 147.0 18.4 335.0 2.2 2495.0 19.3 41.9 335.0 36

Survey Number Feb 04-Feb 05 Appendix 1 (Continued) Post Resort Opening Year 3 Surveys Day Type Date Groups #Groups/Hr Total N Mean Size Duration (min) Min/Grip People/Hr 82 WD 2/20/04 66.0 8.3 151.0 2.6 596.0 9.0 18.9 83 WD 2/27/04 42.0 5.3 78.0 1.8 466.0 11.1 9.8 84 WE 2/29/04 214.0 26.8 495.0 2.2 3349.0 15.6 61.9 85 WE 3/13/04 219.0 27.4 532.0 2.4 3534.0 16.1 66.5 86 WD 3/22/04 79.0 9.9 182.0 2.3 1203.0 15.2 22.8 87 WD 3/23/04 85.0 10.6 219.0 2.5 1221.0 14.4 27.4 88 WE 3/28/04 334.0 41.8 836.0 2.5 7939.0 23.8 104.5 89 WE 4/3/04 193 24.1 455 2.3 3241.0 16.8 56.9 90 WD 4/16/04 147 18.4 334 2.2 3115.0 21.2 41.8 91 WD 4/21/04 63.0 7.9 116.0 1.8 954.0 15.1 14.5 92 WE 4/24/04 282.0 35.3 631.0 2.2 7024.0 24.9 78.9 93 WE 5/15/04 218.0 27.3 558.0 2.4 6625.0 30.4 69.8 94 WD 5/17/04 74.0 9.3 125.0 1.6 1257.0 17.0 15.6 95 WE 5/29/04 154.0 19.3 374.0 2.4 2946.0 19.1 46.8 96 WD 6/14/04 136.0 17.0 306.0 2.2 2950.0 21.7 38.3 97 WE 6/20/04 209.0 26.1 567.0 2.8 4650.0 22.2 70.9 98 WE 6/26/04 236.0 29.5 600.0 2.4 5830.0 24.7 75.0 99 WD 6/28/04 113.0 14.1 273.0 2.3 2505.0 22.2 34.1 100 WD 7/7/04 89.0 11.1 224.0 2.5 2395.0 26.9 28.0 101 WE 7/17/04 219.0 27.4 832.0 3.6 6467.0 29.5 104.0 102 WE 7/24/04 257.0 30.3 781.0 2.9 5795.0 22.5 97.6 103 WD 7/26/04 164.0 20.5 427.0 2.5 4701.0 28.7 53.4 104 WD 8/10/04 209.0 26.1 574.0 2.7 5688.0 27.2 71.8 105 WE 8/21/04 172.0 21.5 475.0 2.6 4334.0 25.2 59.4 106 WE 8/29/04 192.0 20.0 550.0 2.7 5580.0 29.1 68.8 107 WD 8/31/04 105.0 13.1 238.0 2.3 2131.0 20.3 29.8 108 WE 9/12/04 257.0 22.3 604.0 2.4 4337.0 16.9 75.5 109 WD 9/16/04 73.0 9.1 169.0 2.8 1593.0 21.8 21.1 110 WD 9/20/04 52.0 6.5 97.0 2.2 1090.0 21.0 12.1 111 WE 9/25/04 231.0 28.9 587.0 2.4 7299.0 31.6 73.4 112 WD 10/15/04 89.0 11.1 183.0 2.0 1461.0 16.4 22.9 113 WD 10/22/04 78.0 9.8 176.0 2.2 1223.0 15.7 22.0 114 WE 10/24/04 197.0 24.6 471.0 2.3 3414.0 17.3 58.9 115 WE 10/30/04 146.0 18.3 327.0 2.1 2561.0 17.5 40.9 116 WE 11/14/04 203.0 22.0 571.0 2.7 3884.0 19.1 71.4 117 WD 11/17/04 66.0 8.3 127.0 1.9 784.0 11.9 15.9 118 WD 11/23/04 80.0 10.0 203.0 2.5 1393.0 17.4 25.4 119 WE 11/28/04 190.0 23.8 499.0 2.5 3322.0 17.5 62.4 120 WE 12/5/04 14.0 1.8 28.0 2.0 68.0 4.9 3.5 121 WD 12/8/04 36.0 4.5 99.0 2.5 635.0 17.6 12.4 122 WE 12/11/04 181.0 22.6 453.0 2.3 3580.0 19.8 56.6 123 WD 12/13/04 50.0 6.3 86.0 1.7 390.0 7.8 10.8 124 WE 1/2/05 89.0 11.1 214.0 2.3 1165.0 13.1 26.8 125 WD 1/5/05 62.0 7.8 115.0 1.8 1192.0 19.2 14.4 126 WD 1/13/05 46.0 5.8 79.0 1.6 836.0 18.2 9.9 127 WE 1/15/05 152.0 19.0 422.0 2.6 3061.0 20.1 52.8 128 WE 2/13/05 168.0 21.0 378.0 2.1 2706.0 16.1 47.3 37

Summary Post-Resort Year 3 Groups #Groups/Hr Total N Mean Size Duration (min) Min/Grip People/Hr Total 6731.0 822.3 16821.0 2.3 142490.0 19.0 44.7 Mean 143.2 17.5 357.9 2.3 3031.7 19.4 44.7 Std Dev 76.9 9.3 218.4 0.4 2102.7 5.9 27.3 Number of Surveys 47.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 Lower Range 14.0 1.8 28.0 1.6 68.0 4.9 3.5 Upper Range 334.0 41.8 836.0 3.6 7939.0 31.6 104.5 Median 147.0 18.4 334.0 2.3 2946.0 19.1 41.8 38

Appendix 1 (Continued) Post Resort Opening Year 4 Surveys Survey Number Feb 05-Feb 06 Day Type Date # of Groups Group Per Hour Total N Mean Size Duration (min) Min/Grip People/Hr 129 WD 24-Feb-05 70.0 8.75 150.0 2.0 1632.0 23.3 18.8 130 WE 26-Feb-05 169.0 21.1 461.0 2.8 2509.0 14.8 57.6 131 WD 28-Feb-05 82.0 10.3 162.0 1.9 1113.0 13.6 20.3 132 WD 10-Mar-05 39.0 4.9 77.0 2.0 414.0 10.6 9.6 133 WE 13-Mar-05 148.0 18.5 378.0 2.5 2241.0 15.1 47.3 134 WD 24-Mar-05 46.0 5.8 99.0 2.1 830.0 18.0 12.4 135 WE 27-Mar-05 273.0 34.1 701.0 2.5 5815.0 21.3 87.6 136 WD 11-Apr-05 104.0 13.0 227.0 2.1 2077.0 20.0 28.4 137 WE 16-Apr-05 206.0 25.8 608.0 2.8 5630.0 27.3 76.0 138 WE 24-Apr-05 149.0 18.6 289.0 1.9 3455.0 23.2 36.1 139 WD 26-Apr-05 84.0 10.5 158.0 1.9 1303.0 15.5 19.8 140 WD 6-May-05 89.0 11.1 180.0 2.0 1071.0 12.0 22.5 141 WE 14-May-05 186.0 23.3 476.0 2.4 3019.0 16.2 59.5 142 WE 22-May-05 272.0 34.0 727.0 2.6 4276.0 15.7 90.9 143 WD 27-May-05 98.0 12.3 220.0 2.2 1214.0 12.4 27.5 144 WE 12-Jun-05 160.0 20.0 452.0 2.9 3892.0 24.3 56.5 145 WD 16-Jun-05 72.0 9.0 180.0 2.3 1700.0 23.6 22.5 146 WE 26-Jun-05 197.0 24.6 520.0 2.6 6289.0 31.9 65.0 147 WD 28-Jun-05 71.0 8.9 181.0 2.5 1494.0 21.0 22.6 148 WD 4-Jul-05 202.0 25.3 684.0 3.4 3061.0 15.2 85.5 149 WE 17-Jul-05 188.0 23.5 515.0 2.7 5537.0 29.5 64.4 150 WD 25-Jul-05 127.0 15.9 308.0 2.4 3818.0 30.1 38.5 151 WE 30-Jul-05 206.0 25.8 559.0 2.7 4919.0 23.9 69.9 152 WD 9-Aug-05 228.0 28.5 602.0 2.6 4976.0 21.8 75.3 153 WE 13-Aug-05 137.0 17.1 382.0 2.7 4313.0 31.5 47.8 154 WD 25-Aug-05 102.0 12.8 233.0 2.2 4106.0 40.3 29.1 155 WE 27-Aug-05 178.0 22.3 564.0 3.1 4319.0 24.3 70.5 156 WD 8-Sep-05 54.0 6.8 119.0 2.2 1338.0 24.8 14.9 157 WE 11-Sep-05 154.0 19.3 417.0 2.7 4522.0 29.4 52.1 158 WD 22-Sep-05 22.0 2.8 35.0 1.5 387.0 17.6 4.4 159 WE 24-Sep-05 57.0 7.1 137.0 2.4 1411.0 24.8 17.1 160 WD 13-Oct-05 108.0 13.5 298.0 2.6 3466.0 32.1 37.3 161 WE 16-Oct-05 73.0 9.1 222.0 3.2 1423.0 19.5 27.8 162 WD 27-Oct-05 43.0 5.4 86.0 2.0 1042.0 24.2 10.8 163 WE 30-Oct-05 171.0 21.4 406.0 2.3 4620.0 27.0 50.8 164 WE 12-Nov-05 154.0 19.3 365.0 2.4 3166.0 20.6 45.6 165 WE 19-Nov-05 159.0 19.9 391.0 2.3 4110.0 25.8 48.9 166 WD 22-Nov-05 80.0 10.0 212.0 2.3 1851.0 23.1 26.5 167 WD 28-Nov-05 54.0 6.8 106.0 1.9 1152.0 21.3 13.3 168 WE 3-Dec-05 75.0 9.4 179.0 2.2 1877.0 25.0 22.4 169 WD 6-Dec-05 52.0 6.5 93.0 1.6 620.0 11.9 11.6 170 WE 10-Dec-05 116.0 14.5 249.0 2.2 2879.0 24.8 31.1 171 WD 12-Dec-05 20.0 2.5 38.0 2.0 350.0 17.5 4.8 172 WE 14-Jan-06 63.0 7.9 191.0 2.9 1275.0 20.2 23.9 173 WD 19-Jan-06 34.0 4.3 63.0 2.0 642.0 18.9 7.9 39

174 WD 23-Jan-06 63.0 7.9 1203.0 1.6 961.0 15.3 12.9 175 WE 28-Jan-06 161.0 20.1 381.0 2.2 4006.0 24.9 47.6 176 WD 3-Feb-06 29.0 3.6 56.0 1.9 302.0 10.4 7.0 177 WE 11-Feb-06 154.0 19.3 377.0 2.3 4694.0 30.5 47.1 178 WD 16-Feb-06 35.0 4.4 68.0 1.8 515.0 14.7 8.5 179 WE 19-Feb-06 171.0 21.4 463.0 2.6 3524.0 20.6 57.9 Summary Post-Resort Year 4 2005 # of Groups Group Per Hr Total N Mean Size Duration (min) Min/Grip People/Hr SUMMARY Total 5985.0 748.1 15148.0 119.0 135156.0 1101.4 1893.5 Mean 117.4 14.7 297.0 2.3 2650.1 21.6 37.1 Std Dev 66.0 8.2 193.1 0.4 1717.7 6.4 24.1 Number of Surveys 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 Lower Range 20.0 2.5 35.0 1.5 302.0 10.4 4.4 Upper Range 273.0 34.1 727.0 3.4 6289.0 40.3 90.9 Median 104.0 13.0 233.0 2.3 2241.0 21.3 29.1 40

Appendix 1 (Continued) Post Resort Opening Year 5 Surveys March-Dec 06 Survey Number Day Type Date # of Groups Groups/Hr Total N Mean Size Duration Min/Grip People/Hr 180 WE 4-Mar-06 189.0 23.6 417.0 2.2 4039.0 21.4 52.1 181 WD 14-Mar-06 70.0 8.8 139.0 1.9 1268.0 18.1 17.4 182 WE 19-Mar-06 166.0 20.8 390.0 2.3 3661.0 22.1 48.8 183 WD 22-Mar-06 90.0 11.3 166.0 1.8 1773.0 19.7 20.8 184 WE 15-Apr-06 115.0 14.4 286.0 2.3 2781.0 24.2 35.8 185 WD 20-Apr-06 148.0 18.5 358.0 2.3 3786.0 25.6 44.8 186 WD 24-Apr-06 96.0 12.0 194.0 2.0 2112.0 22.0 24.3 187 WE 29-Apr-06 121.0 15.1 315.0 2.5 2549.0 21.1 39.4 188 WD 4-May-06 51.0 6.4 114.0 2.2 1031.0 20.2 14.3 189 WD 8-May-06 47.0 5.9 98.0 1.9 650.0 13.8 12.3 190 WE 21-May-06 143.0 17.9 390.0 2.7 2498.0 17.5 48.8 191 WE 27-May-06 167.0 20.9 446.0 2.6 4379.0 26.2 55.8 192 WE 10-Jun-06 151.0 18.9 383.0 2.5 2619.0 17.3 47.9 193 WD 12-Jun-06 103.0 12.9 262.0 2.3 2070.0 20.1 32.8 194 WD 20-Jun-06 53.0 6.6 124.0 2.3 1736.0 32.8 15.5 195 WE 24-Jun-06 124.0 15.5 374.0 3.1 1714.0 13.8 46.8 196 WD 3-Jul-06 153.0 19.1 477.0 3.1 3509.0 22.9 59.6 197 WE 8-Jul-06 253.0 31.6 533.0 2.3 2220.0 8.8 66.6 198 WD 19-Jul-06 130.0 16.3 334.0 2.5 3968.0 30.5 41.8 199 WE 22-Jul-06 250.0 31.3 741.0 3.0 4452.0 17.8 92.6 200 WD 11-Aug-06 132.0 16.5 377.0 3.0 1600.0 12.1 47.1 201 WE 20-Aug-06 162.0 20.3 333.0 2.1 2458.0 15.2 41.6 202 WE 26-Aug-06 120.0 15.0 376.0 3.1 3004.0 25.0 47.0 203 WD 29-Aug-06 129.0 16.1 222.0 1.8 2546.0 19.7 27.8 204 WD 6-Sep-06 76.0 9.5 171.0 2.2 1431.0 18.8 21.4 205 WE 10-Sep-06 178.0 22.3 503.0 2.7 4263.0 23.9 62.9 206 WE 23-Sep-06 142.0 17.8 452.0 3.1 5458.0 38.4 56.5 207 WD 26-Sep-06 77.0 9.6 149.0 1.9 1408.0 18.3 18.6 208 WE 8-Oct-06 170.0 21.3 402.0 2.3 5611.0 33.0 50.3 209 WD 23-Oct-06 140.0 17.5 441.0 3.4 2534.0 18.1 55.1 210 WD 30-Oct-06 51.0 6.4 116.0 2.3 1204.0 23.6 14.5 211 WD 2-Nov-06 62.0 7.8 126.0 1.9 830.0 13.4 15.8 212 WD 7-Nov-06 104.0 13.0 239.0 2.3 2138.0 20.6 29.9 213 WE 18-Nov-06 174.0 21.8 507.0 2.8 4376.0 25.1 63.4 214 WE 26-Nov-06 111.0 13.9 347.0 3.1 2744.0 24.7 43.4 215 WD 7-Dec-06 66.0 8.3 133.0 2.0 1390.0 21.1 16.6 216 WE 17-Dec-06 103.0 12.9 284.0 2.6 1952.0 19.0 35.5 217 WD 19-Dec-06 53.0 6.6 111.0 2.0 1074.0 20.3 13.9 218 WE 31-Dec-06 163.0 20.4 494.0 2.9 3218.0 19.7 61.8 41

Summary Post- Resort Year 5 2006 All Surveys # of Groups Groups/Hr Total N Per Day Mean Size Duration Min/Grip People/Hr Total 4833.0 604.1 12324.0 95.2 102054.0 826.0 1540.5 Mean 123.9 15.5 316.0 2.4 2616.8 21.2 39.5 Std Dev 51.0 6.4 151.2 0.4 1276.2 5.9 18.9 Number of Surveys 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 Lower Range 47.0 5.9 98.0 1.8 650.0 8.8 12.3 Upper Range 253.0 31.6 741.0 3.4 5611.0 38.4 92.6 Median 124.0 15.5 334.0 2.3 2498.0 20.3 41.8 95% CI 16.0 2.0 47.5 0.1 400.5 1.8 5.9 42

APPENDIX 2 Weekday and Weekend Public Use Comparison PRE-OPENING WEEKEND SURVEYS Year 1 Day Type Date # of GroupsGroups/Hr Total N Mean Total Time (Min) Min/Grip People/Hr WE May 25, 2002 89 11 241 2.7 2335.0 26.2 30.1 WE May 26, 2002 135 17 353 2.6 3910.0 29.0 44.1 WE June 8, 2002 116 15 388 3.3 3438.0 25.8 48.5 WE June 29, 2002 130 16 329 2.5 4664.0 35.9 41.1 WE July 18, 2002 35 4 80 2.3 746.0 21.3 10.0 WE August 2, 2002 61 8 144 2.4 1696 27.8 18.0 WE August 10, 2002 120 15 309 2.6 3438.0 28.7 38.6 WE August 30, 2002 45 6 121 2.7 1130.0 25.1 15.1 WE October 25, 2002 11 1 22 2.0 117.8 10.7 2.8 WE November 12, 2002 23 3 37 1.6 330.0 14.3 4.6 WE November 27, 2002 30 4 73 2.4 492.0 16.4 9.1 WE November 30, 2002 100 13 203 2.0 1665 16.7 25.4 WE December 12, 2002 39 5 60 1.5 1162.0 29.8 7.5 WE December 18, 2002 14 2 20 1.4 224.0 16.0 2.5 WE January 11, 2002 47 6 83 1.8 734.0 15.5 10.4 Total 995 124 2463 34 26082 339 308 Mean/Day 66 8 164 2 1739 23 21 Std Dev 44.2 5.5 129.2 0.5 1477.7 7.3 16.1 Number of Survey Days 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Lower Range 11 1 20 1 118 11 3 Upper Range 135 17 388 3 4664 36 49 43

PRE-OPENING WEEKDAY SURVEYS Year 1 Day Type Date # of Groups #Groups/Hr Total N Mean Total Time (Min) Min/G rip People/Hr WD June 30, 2002 88.0 11.0 189.0 2.4 2094.0 28.4 27.0 WD July 9, 2002 64.0 9.1 148.0 2.3 1625.0 25.4 18.5 WD July 20, 2002 96.0 12.0 236.0 2.5 2505.0 26.1 29.5 WD August 25, 2002 110.0 13.8 226.0 2.1 1909.0 17.4 28.3 WD September 8, 2002 71.0 8.9 201.0 2.6 1772.0 25.0 25.1 WD September 25, 2002 23.0 2.9 49.0 2.1 702.0 30.5 6.1 WD September 27, 2002 32.0 4.0 51.0 1.6 532.0 16.6 6.4 WD September 29, 2002 83.0 10.4 170.0 2.0 1755.0 21.1 21.3 WD October 11, 2002 59.0 7.4 38.0 0.6 602.0 10.2 4.8 WD October 24, 2002 29.0 3.6 57.0 2.0 933.0 32.2 7.1 WD October 26, 2002 27.0 3.4 60.0 2.2 728.0 27.0 7.5 WD November 23, 2002 42.0 5.3 98.0 2.3 997.0 23.7 12.3 WD December 1, 2002 80.0 10.0 170.0 2.1 1077.0 13.5 21.3 WD December 14, 2002 42.0 5.3 82.0 2.0 708.0 16.9 10.3 WD January 12, 2003 43.0 5.4 79.0 1.8 947.0 22.0 9.9 WD January 24, 2003 12.0 1.5 19.0 1.6 158.0 13.2 2.4 WD January 29, 2003 22.0 2.8 36.0 1.6 223.0 10.1 4.5 WD February 6, 2003 27.0 3.4 48.0 1.8 651.0 24.1 6.0 Total 950.0 119.9 1957.0 35.6 19918.0 383.3 248.0 Mean/Day 52.8 6.7 108.7 2.0 1106.6 21.3 13.8 Std Dev 29.4 3.7 72.6 0.4 673.6 6.8 9.3 Number of Survey Days 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 Lower Range 12.0 1.5 19.0 0.6 158.0 10.1 2.4 Upper Range 110.0 13.8 236.0 2.6 2505.0 32.2 29.5 Median 42.5 5.3 80.5 2.1 940.0 22.9 10.1 44

POST-RESORT OPENING, YEAR 2 WEEKEND BREAKDOWN Day Type Date # of Groups #Groups/Hr Total People (N) Mean Total Time (Min) Min/Grip People/Hr WE 22-Feb-03 271.0 33.9 577.0 2.1 3673.0 13.6 72.1 WE 23-Feb-03 252.0 31.5 572.0 2.2 2386.0 9.5 71.5 WE 23-Mar-03 268.0 33.5 601.0 2.2 4748.0 17.7 75.1 WE 29-Mar-03 244.0 30.5 847.0 3.5 4896.0 20.1 105.9 WE 12-Apr-03 245.0 30.6 578.0 2.3 4204.0 17.2 72.3 WE 19-Apr-03 330.0 41.3 847.0 2.6 6345.0 19.2 105.9 WE 24-May-03 164.0 20.5 410.0 2.4 2698.0 16.5 51.3 WE 31-May-03 153.0 19.1 330.0 2.1 2083.0 13.6 41.3 WE 15-Jun-03 367.0 45.9 1019.0 2.6 7627.0 20.8 127.4 WE 28-Jun-03 351.0 43.9 772.0 2.2 5744.0 16.4 96.5 WE 13-Jul-03 469.0 58.6 1165.0 2.4 12188.0 26.0 145.6 WE 27-Jul-03 424.0 53.0 1043.0 2.4 9751.0 23.0 130.4 WE 17-Aug-03 416.0 52.0 994.0 2.3 12143.0 29.2 124.3 WE 31-Aug-03 360.0 45.0 982.0 2.7 9760.0 27.1 122.8 WE 20-Sep-03 226.0 28.3 547.0 2.5 4388.0 19.4 68.4 WE 28-Sep-03 134.0 16.8 340.0 2.5 1742.0 13.0 42.5 WE 18-Oct-03 211.0 26.4 488.0 2.2 6584.0 31.2 61.0 WE 25-Oct-03 86.0 10.8 194.0 2.2 1529.0 17.8 24.3 WE 16-Nov-03 213.0 26.6 518.0 2.4 3283.0 15.4 64.8 WE 30-Nov-03 180.0 22.5 437.0 2.4 3845.0 21.4 54.6 WE 13-Dec-03 90.0 11.3 197.0 2.0 1833.0 20.4 24.6 WE 14-Dec-03 58.0 7.3 127.0 2.3 598.0 10.3 15.9 WE 20-Dec-03 37.0 4.6 77.0 2.2 742.0 20.1 9.6 WE 18-Jan-04 195.0 24.4 430.0 2.1 3434.0 17.6 53.8 WE 24-Jan-04 103.0 12.9 198.0 1.9 2101.0 20.4 24.8 WE 7-Feb-04 198.0 24.8 463.0 2.2 4723.0 23.9 57.9 # of Groups #Groups/Hr Total People (N) Mean Total Time (Min) Min/Grip People/Hr Total 6045.0 755.6 567.4 2.3 4732.6 19.2 70.9 Mean/Day 232.5 29.1 567.4 2.3 4732.6 19.2 70.9 Std Dev 116.9 14.6 308.4 0.3 3266.4 5.4 38.5 Number of Survey Days 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 Lower Range 37.0 4.6 77.0 1.9 598.0 9.5 9.6 Upper Range 469.0 58.6 1165.0 3.5 12188.0 31.2 145.6 Median 219.5 27.4 532.5 2.3 4024.5 19.3 66.6 45

RESORT POST OPENING, YEAR 3 SURVEYS WEEKDEND DATA, FEBRUARY 2004-FEBRUARY 2005 Day Type Date Groups #Groups/Hr Total N Mean Size Duration (min) Min/Grip People/Hr WE 2/29/04 214.0 26.8 495.0 2.2 3349.0 15.6 61.9 WE 3/13/04 219.0 27.4 532.0 2.4 3534.0 16.1 66.5 WE 3/28/04 334.0 41.8 836.0 2.5 7939.0 23.8 104.5 WE 4/3/04 193 24.1 455 2.3 3241.0 16.8 56.9 WE 4/24/04 282.0 35.3 631.0 2.2 7024.0 24.9 78.9 WE 5/15/04 218.0 27.3 558.0 2.4 6625.0 30.4 69.8 WE 5/29/04 154.0 19.3 374.0 2.4 2946.0 19.1 46.8 WE 6/20/04 209.0 26.1 567.0 2.8 4650.0 22.2 70.9 WE 6/26/04 236.0 29.5 600.0 2.4 5830.0 24.7 75.0 WE 7/17/04 219.0 27.4 832.0 3.6 6467.0 29.5 104.0 WE 7/24/04 257.0 32.1 781.0 2.9 5795.0 22.5 97.6 WE 8/21/04 172.0 21.5 475.0 2.6 4334.0 25.2 59.4 WE 8/29/04 192.0 24.0 550.0 2.7 5580.0 29.1 68.8 WE 9/12/04 257.0 32.1 604.0 2.4 4337.0 16.9 75.5 WE 9/25/04 231.0 28.9 587.0 2.4 7299.0 31.6 73.4 WE 10/24/04 197.0 24.6 471.0 2.3 3414.0 17.3 58.9 WE 10/30/04 146.0 18.3 327.0 2.1 2561.0 17.5 40.9 WE 11/14/04 203.0 25.4 571.0 2.7 3884.0 19.1 71.4 WE 11/28/04 190.0 23.8 499.0 2.5 3322.0 17.5 62.4 WE 12/5/04 14.0 1.8 28.0 2.0 68.0 4.9 3.5 WE 12/11/04 181.0 22.6 453.0 2.3 3580.0 19.8 56.6 WE 1/2/05 89.0 11.1 214.0 2.3 1165.0 13.1 26.8 WE 1/15/05 152.0 19.0 422.0 2.6 3061.0 20.1 52.8 WE 2/13/05 168.0 21.0 378.0 2.1 2706.0 16.1 47.3 Groups #Groups/Hr Total N Mean Size Duration (min) Min/Grip People/Hr Total 4727.0 590.9 12240.0 59.4 102711.0 494.0 1530.0 Mean 197.0 24.6 510.0 2.5 4279.6 20.6 63.8 Std Dev 63.0 7.9 179.2 0.3 1953.9 6.2 22.4 Number of Surveys 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 Lower Range 14.0 1.8 28.0 2.0 68.0 4.9 3.5 Upper Range 334.0 41.8 836.0 3.6 7939.0 31.6 104.5 Median 200.0 25.0 515.5 2.4 3732.0 19.5 64.4 46

RESORT POST OPENING, YEAR 3 SURVEYS WEEKDAY DATA, FEBRUARY 2004-JANUARY 2005 Day Type Date Groups #Groups/Hr Total N Mean Size Duration (min) Min/Grip People/Hr WD 2/20/04 66.0 8.3 151.0 2.6 596.0 9.0 18.9 WD 2/27/04 42.0 5.3 78.0 1.8 466.0 11.1 9.8 WD 3/22/04 79.0 9.9 182.0 2.3 1203.0 15.2 22.8 WD 3/23/04 85.0 10.6 219.0 2.5 1221.0 14.4 27.4 WD 4/16/04 147 18.4 334 2.2 3115.0 21.2 41.8 WD 4/21/04 63.0 7.9 116.0 1.8 954.0 15.1 14.5 WD 5/17/04 74.0 9.3 125.0 1.6 1257.0 17.0 15.6 WD 6/14/04 136.0 17.0 306.0 2.2 2950.0 21.7 38.3 WD 6/28/04 113.0 14.1 273.0 2.3 2505.0 22.2 34.1 WD 7/7/04 89.0 11.1 224.0 2.5 2395.0 26.9 28.0 WD 7/26/04 164.0 20.5 427.0 2.5 4701.0 28.7 53.4 WD 8/10/04 209.0 26.1 574.0 2.7 5688.0 27.2 71.8 WD 8/31/04 105.0 13.1 238.0 2.3 2131.0 20.3 29.8 WD 9/16/04 73.0 9.1 169.0 2.8 1593.0 21.8 21.1 WD 9/20/04 52.0 6.5 97.0 2.2 1090.0 21.0 12.1 WD 10/15/04 89.0 11.1 183.0 2.0 1461.0 16.4 22.9 WD 10/22/04 78.0 9.8 176.0 2.2 1223.0 15.7 22.0 WD 11/17/04 66.0 8.3 127.0 1.9 784.0 11.9 15.9 WD 11/23/04 80.0 10.0 203.0 2.5 1393.0 17.4 25.4 WD 12/8/04 36.0 4.5 99.0 2.5 635.0 17.6 12.4 WD 12/13/04 50.0 6.3 86.0 1.7 390.0 7.8 10.8 WD 1/5/05 62.0 7.8 115.0 1.8 1192.0 19.2 14.4 WD 1/13/05 46.0 5.8 79.0 1.6 836.0 18.2 9.9 Groups #Groups/Hr Total N Mean Size Duration (min) Min/Grip People/Hr Total 2004.0 250.5 4581.0 50.4 39779.0 417.0 572.6 Mean 87.1 10.9 199.2 2.2 1729.5 18.1 24.9 Std Dev 42.3 5.3 120.9 0.4 1334.8 5.5 15.1 Number of Surveys 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 Lower Range 36.0 4.5 78.0 1.6 390.0 7.8 9.8 Upper Range 209.0 26.1 574.0 2.8 5688.0 28.7 71.8 Median 78.0 9.8 176.0 2.2 1223.0 17.6 22.0 47

Survey Number 2005 YEAR 4 POST-RESORT OPENINING BREAKDOWN WEEKDAY Day Total N Type Date # of Groups Groups/Hr Per Day Mean Size Duration Min/Grip People/Hr 129 WD 24-Feb-05 70.0 8.8 150.0 2.0 1632.0 23.3 18.8 131 WD 28-Feb-05 82.0 10.3 162.0 1.9 1113.0 13.6 20.3 132 WD 10-Mar-05 39.0 4.9 77.0 2.0 414.0 10.6 9.6 134 WD 24-Mar-05 46.0 5.8 99.0 2.1 830.0 18.0 12.4 136 WD 11-Apr-05 104.0 13.0 227.0 2.1 2077.0 20.0 28.4 139 WD 26-Apr-05 84.0 10.5 158.0 1.9 1303.0 15.5 19.8 140 WD 6-May-05 89.0 11.1 180.0 2.0 1071.0 12.0 22.5 143 WD 27-May-05 98.0 12.3 220.0 2.2 1214.0 12.4 27.5 145 WD 16-Jun-05 72.0 9.0 180.0 2.3 1700.0 23.6 22.5 147 WD 28-Jun-05 71.0 8.9 181.0 2.5 1494.0 21.0 22.6 148 WD 4-Jul-05 202.0 25.3 684.0 3.4 3061.0 15.2 85.5 150 WD 25-Jul-05 127.0 15.9 308.0 2.4 3818.0 30.1 38.5 152 WD 9-Aug-05 228.0 28.5 602.0 2.6 4976.0 21.8 75.3 154 WD 25-Aug-05 102.0 12.8 233.0 2.2 4106.0 40.3 29.1 156 WD 8-Sep-05 54.0 6.8 119.0 2.2 1338.0 24.8 14.9 158 WD 22-Sep-05 22.0 2.8 35.0 1.5 387.0 17.6 4.4 160 WD 13-Oct-05 108.0 13.5 298.0 2.6 3466.0 32.1 37.3 162 WD 27-Oct-05 43.0 5.4 86.0 2.0 1042.0 24.2 10.8 166 WD 22-Nov-05 80.0 10.0 212.0 2.3 1851.0 23.1 26.5 167 WD 28-Nov-05 54.0 6.8 106.0 1.9 1152.0 21.3 13.3 169 WD 6-Dec-05 52.0 6.5 93.0 1.6 620.0 11.9 11.6 171 WD 12-Dec-05 20.0 2.5 38.0 2.0 350.0 17.5 4.8 173 WD 19-Jan-06 34.0 4.3 63.0 2.0 642.0 18.9 7.9 174 WD 23-Jan-06 63.0 7.9 103.0 1.6 961.0 15.3 12.9 176 WD 3-Feb-06 29.0 3.6 56.0 1.9 302.0 10.4 7.0 178 WD 16-Feb-06 35.0 4.4 68.0 1.8 515.0 14.7 8.5 2005 Weekday Groups #Groups/Hr Total N Mean Size Duration (min) Min/Grip People/Hr SUMMARY Total 2008.0 251.0 4738.0 55.2 41435.0 509.3 592.3 Mean 77.2 9.7 182.2 2.1 1593.7 19.6 22.8 Std Dev 49.7 6.2 155.3 0.4 1265.6 7.1 19.4 Number of Surveys 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 Lower Range 20.0 2.5 35.0 1.5 302.0 10.4 4.4 Upper Range 228.0 28.5 684.0 3.4 4976.0 40.3 85.5 Median 70.5 8.8 154.0 2.0 1183.0 18.5 19.3 48

Survey Number 2005 YEAR 4 POST-RESORT OPENING WEEKEND BREAKDOWN Day Total N Type Date # of Groups Groups/Hr Per Day Mean Size Duration Min/Grip People/Hr 130 WE 26-Feb-05 169.0 21.1 461.0 2.8 2509.0 14.8 57.6 133 WE 13-Mar-05 148.0 18.5 378.0 2.5 2241.0 15.1 47.3 135 WE 27-Mar-05 273.0 34.1 701.0 2.5 5815.0 21.3 87.6 137 WE 16-Apr-05 206.0 25.8 608.0 2.8 5630.0 27.3 76.0 138 WE 24-Apr-05 149.0 18.6 289.0 1.9 3455.0 23.2 36.1 141 WE 14-May-05 186.0 23.3 476.0 2.4 3019.0 16.2 59.5 142 WE 22-May-05 272.0 34.0 727.0 2.6 4276.0 15.7 90.9 144 WE 12-Jun-05 160.0 20.0 452.0 2.9 3892.0 24.3 56.5 146 WE 26-Jun-05 197.0 24.6 520.0 2.6 6289.0 31.9 65.0 149 WE 17-Jul-05 188.0 23.5 515.0 2.7 5537.0 29.5 64.4 151 WE 30-Jul-05 206.0 25.8 559.0 2.7 4919.0 23.9 69.9 153 WE 13-Aug-05 137.0 17.1 382.0 2.7 4313.0 31.5 47.8 155 WE 27-Aug-05 178.0 22.3 564.0 3.1 4319.0 24.3 70.5 157 WE 11-Sep-05 154.0 19.3 417.0 2.7 4522.0 29.4 52.1 159 WE 24-Sep-05 57.0 7.1 137.0 2.4 1411.0 24.8 17.1 161 WE 16-Oct-05 73.0 9.1 222.0 3.2 1423.0 19.5 27.8 163 WE 30-Oct-05 171.0 21.4 406.0 2.3 4620.0 27.0 50.8 164 WE 12-Nov-05 154.0 19.3 365.0 2.4 3166.0 20.6 45.6 165 WE 19-Nov-05 159.0 19.9 391.0 2.3 4110.0 25.8 48.9 168 WE 3-Dec-05 75.0 9.4 179.0 2.2 1877.0 25.0 22.4 170 WE 10-Dec-05 116.0 14.5 249.0 2.2 2879.0 24.8 31.1 172 WE 14-Jan-06 63.0 7.9 191.0 2.9 1275.0 20.2 23.9 175 WE 28-Jan-06 161.0 20.1 381.0 2.2 4006.0 24.9 47.6 177 WE 11-Feb-06 154.0 19.3 377.0 2.3 4694.0 30.5 47.1 179 WE 19-Feb-06 171.0 21.4 463.0 2.6 3524.0 20.6 57.9 2005 Weekend Groups #Groups/Hr Total N Mean Size Duration (min) Min/Grip People/Hr SUMMARY Total 3977.0 497.1 10410.0 63.8 93721.0 592.2 1301.3 Mean 159.1 19.9 416.4 2.6 3748.8 23.7 52.1 Std Dev 54.3 6.8 153.0 0.3 1418.5 5.0 19.1 Number of Surveys 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 Lower Range 57.0 7.1 137.0 1.9 1275.0 14.8 17.1 Upper Range 273.0 34.1 727.0 3.2 6289.0 31.9 90.9 Median 160.0 20.0 406.0 2.6 4006.0 24.3 50.8 49

2006 Weekday Breakdown, Year 5 Post-Resort Opening Survey Number Day Type Date # of Groups Mean Size Duration Min/Grip People/Hr 181 WD 14-Mar-06 70.0 1.9 1268.0 18.1 17.4 183 WD 22-Mar-06 90.0 1.8 1773.0 19.7 20.8 185 WD 20-Apr-06 148.0 2.3 3786.0 25.6 44.8 186 WD 24-Apr-06 96.0 2.0 2112.0 22.0 24.3 188 WD 4-May-06 51.0 2.2 1031.0 20.2 14.3 189 WD 8-May-06 47.0 1.9 650.0 13.8 12.3 193 WD 12-Jun-06 103.0 2.3 2070.0 20.1 32.8 194 WD 20-Jun-06 53.0 2.3 1736.0 32.8 15.5 196 WD 3-Jul-06 153.0 3.1 3509.0 22.9 59.6 198 WD 19-Jul-06 130.0 2.5 3968.0 30.5 41.8 200 WD 11-Aug-06 132.0 3.0 1600.0 12.1 47.1 203 WD 29-Aug-06 129.0 1.8 2546.0 19.7 27.8 204 WD 6-Sep-06 76.0 2.2 1431.0 18.8 21.4 207 WD 26-Sep-06 77.0 1.9 1408.0 18.3 18.6 209 WD 23-Oct-06 140.0 3.4 2534.0 18.1 55.1 210 WD 30-Oct-06 51.0 2.3 1204.0 23.6 14.5 211 WD 2-Nov-06 62.0 1.9 830.0 13.4 15.8 212 WD 7-Nov-06 104.0 2.3 2138.0 20.6 29.9 215 WD 7-Dec-06 66.0 2.0 1390.0 21.1 16.6 217 WD 19-Dec-06 53.0 2.0 1074.0 20.3 13.9 2006 Weekday Surveys # of Groups Mean Size Duration Min/Grip People/Hr Total 1831.0 45.1 38058.0 411.7 543.9 Mean 91.6 2.3 1902.9 20.6 27.2 Std Dev 36.1 0.5 953.0 5.0 14.8 Number of Surveys 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 Lower Range 47.0 1.8 650.0 12.1 12.3 Upper Range 39070.0 477.0 3968.0 3968.0 59.6 Median 83.5 2.2 1668.0 20.2 21.1 95% CI 15.8 0.2 417.7 2.2 6.5 50

Survey Number Day Type Date 2006 Year 5 Weekend Breakdown # of Groups Mean Size Duration Min/Grip People/Hr 180 WE 4-Mar-06 189.0 2.2 4039.0 21.4 52.1 182 WE 19-Mar-06 166.0 2.3 3661.0 22.1 48.8 184 WE 15-Apr-06 115.0 2.3 2781.0 24.2 35.8 187 WE 29-Apr-06 121.0 2.5 2549.0 21.1 39.4 190 WE 21-May-06 143.0 2.7 2498.0 17.5 48.8 191 WE 27-May-06 167.0 2.6 4379.0 26.2 55.8 192 WE 10-Jun-06 151.0 2.5 2619.0 17.3 47.9 195 WE 24-Jun-06 124.0 3.1 1714.0 13.8 46.8 197 WE 8-Jul-06 253.0 2.3 2220.0 8.8 66.6 199 WE 22-Jul-06 250.0 3.0 4452.0 17.8 92.6 201 WE 20-Aug-06 162.0 2.1 2458.0 15.2 41.6 202 WE 26-Aug-06 120.0 3.1 3004.0 25.0 47.0 205 WE 10-Sep-06 178.0 2.7 4263.0 23.9 62.9 206 WE 23-Sep-06 142.0 3.1 5458.0 38.4 56.5 208 WE 8-Oct-06 170.0 2.3 5611.0 33.0 50.3 213 WE 18-Nov-06 174.0 2.8 4376.0 25.1 63.4 214 WE 26-Nov-06 111.0 3.1 2744.0 24.7 43.4 216 WE 17-Dec-06 103.0 2.6 1952.0 19.0 35.5 218 WE 31-Dec-06 163.0 2.9 3218.0 19.7 61.8 2006 Weekend # of Groups Mean Size Duration Min/Grip People/Hr Total 3002.0 50.1 63996.0 414.3 996.6 Mean 158.0 2.6 3368.2 21.8 52.5 Std Dev 41.5 0.3 1147.8 6.7 13.4 Number of Surveys 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 Lower Range 103.0 2.1 1714.0 8.8 35.5 Upper Range 253.0 3.1 5611.0 38.4 92.6 Median 162.0 2.6 3004.0 21.4 48.8 95% CI 18.7 0.2 516.1 3.0 6.0 51

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APPENDIX 3. Pre-Resort Opening Public Use Activity (n=33 surveys) Sitting Tidepooling Collecting Handling Trampling Comm. Fish. Sport Fishing Total 424.0 1738.0 612.0 34.0 1220.0 58.0 602.0 Mean/Day 12.8 52.7 18.5 8.5 37.0 1.8 18.2 Std Dev 16.6 55.3 20.6 5.4 38.6 2.4 17.3 Median 8.0 30.0 9.0 9.5 20.0 1.0 13.0 Lower Range 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Upper Range 83.0 239.0 73.0 14.0 147.0 10.0 75.0 Freq of Occ 29.0 31.0 26.0 4.0 30.0 18.0 30.0 % of Observations 7.8 32.0 11.3 0.6 22.5 1.1 11.1 Diving Exercising Photography Dog PWC Swimming Walking Total 98.0 61.0 97.0 241.0 112.0 134.0 Mean/Day 3.0 1.8 2.9 7.3 4.3 4.1 Std Dev 4.0 3.0 4.5 6.4 5.7 11.1 Median 1.0 1.0 2.0 7.0 3.0 0.0 Lower Range 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Upper Range 16.0 14.0 18.0 29.0 30.0 59.0 Freq of Occ 20.0 18.0 19.0 30.0 22.0 12.0 % of Observations 1.8 1.1 1.8 4.4 2.1 2.5 53

Year 2 Post-Resort Opening Public Use Activities (n=48 surveys) Time Period Sitting Tidepooling Collecting Handling Trampling Comm. Fish. Sport Fishing Total 3948.0 9468.0 177.0 2038.0 3949.0 65.0 853.0 Mean/Day 82.3 197.3 3.7 42.5 82.3 1.4 17.8 Std Dev 96.3 138.1 5.3 42.0 71.4 2.3 13.9 Median 41.0 174.5 2.0 27.5 46.5 0.0 15.0 Lower Range 3.0 16.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 Upper Range 404.0 571.0 25.0 145.0 253.0 10.0 56.0 Freq of Occ 48.0 48.0 34.0 45.0 48.0 20.0 44.0 % of Observations 15.1 36.1 0.7 7.8 15.1 0.2 3.3 Time Period Diving Exercising Photography Dog PWC Swimming Walking Total 324.0 678.0 1653.0 771.0 764.0 1005.0 Mean/Day 6.8 14.1 34.4 16.1 15.9 20.9 Std Dev 8.7 15.0 25.3 15.0 18.8 47.6 Median 2.0 8.0 27.5 11.0 7.0 2.0 Lower Range 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Upper Range 31.0 85.0 128.0 65.0 70.0 255.0 Freq of Occ 35.0 46.0 48.0 47.0 37.0 29.0 % of Observations 1.2 2.6 6.3 2.9 2.9 3.8 54

Year 3 Post Resort Opening Public Use Activities Breakdown (n=47 surveys) Sitting Tidepooling Collecting Handling Trampling Comm. Fish. Total 3517.0 10377.0 104.0 2016.0 2563.0 48.0 Mean 74.8 220.8 2.2 42.9 54.5 1.0 Std Dev 71.9 142.9 3.9 34.7 49.7 1.8 Median 58.0 239.0 1.0 41.0 41.0 0.0 Lower Range 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Upper Range 313.0 554.0 23.0 187.0 219.0 8.0 Freq of Occ 46.0 47.0 24.0 44.0 43.0 17.0 % of Observations 14.5 42.6 0.4 8.3 10.5 0.2 Sport Fishing Diving Exercising Photography Dog Walking PWC Swimming Total 515.0 403.0 530.0 2195.0 823.0 565.0 677.0 Mean 11.0 8.6 11.3 46.7 17.5 12.0 14.4 Std Dev 10.3 12.5 11.4 33.6 18.0 15.3 26.9 Median 9.0 3.0 9.0 36.0 9.0 5.0 5.0 Lower Range 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Upper Range 49.0 61.0 59.0 154.0 58.0 54.0 140.0 Freq of Occ 42.0 32.0 44.0 46.0 45.0 34.0 33.0 % of Observations 2.1 1.7 2.2 9.0 3.4 2.3 2.8 55

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YEAR 4 Post-Resort Opening Public Use Activities Breakdown n=51 surveys Sitting Tidepooling Collecting Handling Trampling Comm. Fish. Total 3017.0 9802.0 107.0 1705.0 2475.0 26.0 Mean 59.2 192.2 2.1 33.4 48.5 0.5 Std Dev 61.2 125.1 3.6 27.0 42.7 0.9 N 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 Min 3.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Max 233.0 474.0 17.0 98.0 145.0 3.0 Median 35.0 162.0 0.0 27.0 34.0 0.0 95% CI 16.8 34.3 1.0 7.4 11.7 0.3 Sport Fishing Diving Exercising Photography Dog Walking PWC Swimming Total 844.0 245.0 375.0 2138.0 842.0 363.0 544.0 Mean 16.5 4.8 7.4 41.9 16.5 7.1 10.7 Std Dev 16.0 5.9 9.5 26.1 15.2 12.7 16.6 N 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 Min 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Max 70.0 27.0 59.0 110.0 63.0 67.0 72.0 Median 13.0 3.0 5.0 40.0 12.0 3.0 3.0 95% CI 4.4 1.6 2.6 7.2 4.2 3.5 4.6 57

YEAR 5 POST RESORT OPENING PUBLIC USE ACTIVITIES BREAKDOWN N=39 SURVEYS Sitting Tidepooling Collecting Handling Trampling Comm. Fish. Total 2567.0 7878.0 134.0 1261.0 2300.0 48.0 Mean 65.8 202.0 3.4 32.3 59.0 1.2 Std Dev 53.4 100.1 6.4 26.9 45.0 4.8 N 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 Min 9.0 47.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Max 245.0 389.0 34.0 111.0 170.0 30.0 Median 50.0 209.0 0.0 28.0 52.0 0.0 95% CI 16.7 31.4 2.0 8.4 14.1 0.0 Total Sport Fishing Diving Exercising Photography Dog Walking PWC Swimming Total Mean 496.0 366.0 237.0 1828.0 741.0 323.0 901.0 20108.0 Std Dev 12.7 9.4 6.1 46.9 19.0 8.3 23.1 515.6 N 11.1 12.4 6.0 29.5 16.1 11.8 32.0 250.1 Min 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 Max 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 151.0 Median 37.0 47.0 26.0 161.0 61.0 55.0 108.0 1132.0 95% CI 11.0 5.0 4.0 43.0 12.0 4.0 6.0 517.0 3.5 3.9 1.9 9.3 5.0 3.7 10.0 78.5 58

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