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California

Least Restrictive
Less Restrictive
Moderately Restrictive
Heavily Restrictive
Most Restrictive
Marine Area
% of Total
Marine Area
% of Total
266 km2
0.05 %
563,721 km2
99.13 %
2,488 km2
0.44 %
519 km2
0.09 %
1,679 km2
0.30 %

REPRESENTS

7%
of United States (National Waters) marine area
Least Restrictive
0.71 %
Less Restrictive
8.68 %
Moderately Restrictive
0.43 %
Heavily Restrictive
0.04 %
Most Restrictive
0.46 %
Last Update: May 2025
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423 Protected and Managed Areas (Includes Subzones)

201 MPAs, 222 Non-MPAs, 3 Subzones

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