<P> A branch of the University of California operates a marine lab at Bodega Bay, the Bodega Marine Laboratory . </P> <P> A nuclear power plant had been planned for Bodega Bay in the 1960s but was abandoned after both local and statewide protests and the discovery of a fault across the proposed site . Excavation for the site began at Bodega Head, and when the project was abandoned the area has been referred to by locals as "The Hole in the Head ." </P>

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