Seasonal Brant Estimates, Morro Bay National Estuary Program
The graph shows the seasonal brant use-day estimates from 1997 through 2019. The more recent decline in brant (starting with year 14 of the survey) aligns with Morro Bay’s precipitous eelgrass decline. Eelgrass is the preferred food of brant geese.
Seasonal Brant Estimates, Morro Bay National Estuary Program