Craig Hoover
Guest
Redondo is home to a thriving beach culture that can be traced back over a hundred years. One remnant from the early days is the wreckage of Pier #3. The pier was built in 1903. Pier #3 was part of a major port that rivaled San Pedro in the early 20th century. It was destroyed in 1926 by a storm.
Three pilings have survived the past hundred years underwater. The first is around six feet tall and is in thirty-five feet of water. The second is seven to eight feet tall and is in 40 feet of water. The third is around forty-five feet deep and is only a foot tall.
It is possible to walk to the site from Veteran's Park but there is quicker access via alleys along Topaz or Sapphire Streets. Parking here is along the street. Spaces are free though limited. Watch for no parking zones on Tuesday and Wednesday between 8 and 10 am.
The remains of Pier #3 have become a magnet for rare species of nudibranchs. Most are small averaging five to ten millimeters.
Acanthodoris rhodoceras juvenile - 0.5 mm.
Hydroids are a common food source of nudibranchs and several species are common on the pilings. This may be one reason that there is such diversity here.
Ancula gibbosa - 0.5 mm.
Doto amyra - 0.5 mm.
Flabellina cooperi juvenile - 1.0 cm.
The pilings are approximately fifty yards north of the jetty. To find them, swim straight out to sea from the edge of the second apartment building to the north of the jetty. Descend a little past the edge of the jetty and head west out to 35 feet. Then turn south and swim a few minutes. Be patient, you may need to zigzag back and forth a little to find them.
It is possible to walk to the site from Veteran's Park but there is quicker access via alleys along Topaz or Sapphire Streets. Parking here is along the street. Spaces are free though limited. Watch for no parking zones on Tuesday and Wednesday between 8 and 10 am.
If you have tried diving Redondo and are read to experience something new, try Old Redondo Pier #3.
Three pilings have survived the past hundred years underwater. The first is around six feet tall and is in thirty-five feet of water. The second is seven to eight feet tall and is in 40 feet of water. The third is around forty-five feet deep and is only a foot tall.
It is possible to walk to the site from Veteran's Park but there is quicker access via alleys along Topaz or Sapphire Streets. Parking here is along the street. Spaces are free though limited. Watch for no parking zones on Tuesday and Wednesday between 8 and 10 am.
The remains of Pier #3 have become a magnet for rare species of nudibranchs. Most are small averaging five to ten millimeters.
Acanthodoris rhodoceras juvenile - 0.5 mm.
Hydroids are a common food source of nudibranchs and several species are common on the pilings. This may be one reason that there is such diversity here.
Ancula gibbosa - 0.5 mm.
Doto amyra - 0.5 mm.
Flabellina cooperi juvenile - 1.0 cm.
The pilings are approximately fifty yards north of the jetty. To find them, swim straight out to sea from the edge of the second apartment building to the north of the jetty. Descend a little past the edge of the jetty and head west out to 35 feet. Then turn south and swim a few minutes. Be patient, you may need to zigzag back and forth a little to find them.
It is possible to walk to the site from Veteran's Park but there is quicker access via alleys along Topaz or Sapphire Streets. Parking here is along the street. Spaces are free though limited. Watch for no parking zones on Tuesday and Wednesday between 8 and 10 am.
If you have tried diving Redondo and are read to experience something new, try Old Redondo Pier #3.
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