United States (West Coast)

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Region Boundary Source: Sea Around Us, modified from Flanders Marine Institute (2019), Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, version 11

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United States (West Coast)

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Level of Fishing Protection i

United States (West Coast)

Least Restrictive
Less Restrictive
Moderately Restrictive
Heavily Restrictive
Most Restrictive
Marine Area
% of Total
Marine Area
% of Total
1,295 km2
0.16 %
813,040 km2
98.84 %
5,943 km2
0.72 %
527 km2
0.06 %
1,796 km2
0.22 %

REPRESENTS

7%
of United States marine area
Least Restrictive
0.08 %
Less Restrictive
11.71 %
Moderately Restrictive
0.33 %
Heavily Restrictive
0.04 %
Most Restrictive
0.47 %
Last Update: April 2026
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704 Protected and Managed Areas (Includes Subzones)

292 MPAs, 412 Non-MPAs, 6 Subzones

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