Location
Key Information
TYPE
DESIGNATION
State Marine Reserve
LOCATED IN
CA
USA
AREA
| 58 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 58 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
MANAGED BY
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
Marine life removal is prohibited (or entry is prohibited)
DATA SOURCE(S)
Boundary: California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Unmodified)
DATA VERSION
2.0
LAST REVIEWED
October 2023
OTHER DATABASES
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) ID: 555586836
Feedback and Data Requests
Do you have more accurate information for this page? Would you like to access our data set?
Contact us!
Purpose
To preserve a major biogeographic boundary and to protect key habitats including an upwelling zone, oil seeps, pinnacles, rocky reefs, kelp forest, deep rock, and harbor seal haulouts.
Species of Concern: Multiple
Regulations Summary
Restrictions
It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological, or cultural marine resource, except under a scientific collecting permit issued by the department or with specific authorization from the commission for research, restoration, or monitoring purposes.
Allowed
None.
Governing Regulations
Gear and Activity Restrictions i
Fishing Gear
Activities
PROHIBITED
NOT APPLICABLE OR UNKNOWN