Reading Rock State Marine Reserve

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Key Information

TYPE
MPA
DESIGNATION
State Marine Reserve
LOCATED IN
CA
USA
AREA
25 km2 MARINE AREA
25 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: 555587011

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Purpose

To preserve and protect many species including halibut, harbor seals, sea lions, sharks, mussels, rays, kelp, murres, guillemots, cormorants, auklets, lingcod, cabezon, and kelp greenling. The area encompasses both rocky reef bottom habitat as well as sandy bottom habitat that includes a significant nursery area for Dungeness crab, and numerous rockfish and flatfish species.

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.