Seaward of the 700 fm - EFH CA Western and Eastern CCAs Big Sur/Port San Luis EFH CA Point Conception EFH CA Davidson Seamount EFH CA Mendocino Ridge EFH CA Monterey Bay/Canyon EFH CA Catalina Island EFH CA California Sea Otter GR Eel River Canyon EFH CA Cherry Bank EFH CA Hidden Reef/Kidney Bank EFH CA CCA East EFH CA Klamath River Salmon CZ Potato Bank EFH CA Cordell Bank/Biogenic Area EFH CA Point Arena South EFH CA East San Lucia Bank EFH CA Point Sur Deep EFH CA Santa Barbara Island EFH CA Farallon Islands/Fanny Shoal EFH CA Point Arena North EFH CA Tolo Bank EFH CA Blunt's Reef EFH CA Redwood NP Delgada Canyon EFH CA Cordell Bank (50 fm (91m) isobath) EFH CA Santa Barbara Island SMR Punta Gorda SMR Crystal Cove SMCA Farnsworth Bank SMCA La Jolla SMCA Cardiff and San Elijo SMCA Niguel SMP MacKerricher SMCA Upper Newport Bay SMP Tijuana Slough NWR Batiquitos Lagoon SMP Point Cabrillo SMCA Seal Beach NWR Buena Vista Lagoon SMP Van Damme SMCA Mia J. Tegner SMCA Elkhorn Slough NERR Big Sycamore Canyon SMR San Elijo Lagoon SMP Laguna Beach SMCA Doheny SMCA Irvine Coast SMCA Arrow Pt. to Lions Head Pt. SC Tijuana River NERR Scripps CR Dana Point SMCA Encinitas SMCA Doheny Beach SMCA San Dieguito Lagoon SMP Abalone Cove SMP Russian Gulch SMCA San Diego-Scripps SMCA Point Fermin SMP Bolsa Chica SMP Heisler Park SMR South Laguna Beach SMCA Robert E. Badham SMCA Catalina Marine Science Center SMR Lover's Cove SMCA Agua Hedionda Lagoon SMR Monterey Bay NMS Cordell Bank NMS San Clemente Island ASBS Redwood NP ASBS SNI and Begg Rock ASBS King Range ASBS Vandenberg SMR Stewarts Point SMR Big Creek SMR Point Sur SMR Point Buchon SMCA Laguna Point to Latigo Point ASBS Piedras Blancas SMR Point Lobos SMCA Saunders Reef SMCA Cambria SMCA White Rock SMCA Carmel Bay ASBS Morro Bay SMRMA Salmon Creek Coast ASBS Trinidad Head ASBS NW SCI ASBS SBI and AI ASBS Soquel Canyon SMCA Point Sur SMCA Channel Islands NP Portugese Ledge SMCA Big Creek SMCA Piedras Blancas SMCA Point Arena SMCA Point Buchon SMR Point Lobos SMR SE SCI ASBS Point Arena SMR W SCI ASBS San Diego Bay NWR Carmel Bay SMCA Asilomar SMR Salt Point SMCA Julia Pfeiffer Burns ASBS Irvine Coast ASBS Point Lobos ASBS Saunders Reef ASBS La Jolla ASBS Stewarts Point SMCA Pacific Grove MG SMCA Pacific Grove ASBS Carmel Pinnacles SMR Morro Bay SMR Lovers Point SMR Elkhorn Slough SMR Jughandle Cove ASBS Robert E. Badham ASBS Sea Lion Cove SMCA Edward F. Ricketts SMCA Del Mar Landing SMR San Diego-Scripps ASBS Elkhorn Slough SMCA Heisler Park ASBS Farnsworth Bank ASBS Del Mar Landing ASBS Cabrillo NM Natural Bridges SMR Moro Cojo Slough SMR Gerstle Cove ASBS Gerstle Cove SMR 120°0'0"W 120°0'0"W 125°0'0"W 125°0'0"W 130°0'0"W 115°0'0"W 40°0'0"N 40°0'0"N 35°0'0"N 35°0'0"N SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Skunk Point SMR Skunk Point EFH CA Judith Rock SMR Judith Rock EFH CA San Miguel Island SC A-1 South Point SMR South Point EFH CA Channel Islands NP SMI, SRI, and SCI ASBS Gull Island EFH CA Gull Island SMR Footprint EFH CA Footprint SMR Anacapa SC (A) Anacapa SC (B) Richardson Rock EFH CA Richardson Rock SMR Harris Point EFH CA Harris Point SMR Carrington Point SMR Carrington Point EFH CA Channel Islands NMS Scorpion EFH CA Scorpion SMR Painted Cave SMCA Goleta Slough SMP Painted Cave EFH CA Anacapa Island EFH CA Anacapa Island SMR Anacapa Island SMCA SBI and AI ASBS Refugio SMCA CHANNEL ISLANDS INSET CHANNEL ISLANDS Half Moon Bay EFH CA Monterey Bay NMS Año Nuevo ASBS Año Nuevo SMCA Greyhound Rock SMCA Farallon Islands GR Gulf of the Farallones NMS Farallon Island ASBS Southeast Farallon Island SMCA Southeast Farallon Island SMR Southeast Farallon SC (A) Southeast Farallon SC (B) Redwood Shores SMP Bair Island SMP Montara SMR Pillar Point SMCA James V. Fitzgerald ASBS Egg Rock (Devils Slide) SC Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR Cordell Bank/Biogenic Area EFH CA Farallon Islands/Fanny Shoal EFH CA Point Reyes SMCA Point Reyes SMR Drakes Estero SMCA North Farallon Islands SMR Point Reyes Headlands ASBS Estero de Limantour SMR Point Reyes SC Double Point ASBS North Farallon Islands SC Double Point/ Stormy Stack SC Point Resistance SC Marin Islands SMP Albany Mudflats SMP San Francisco Bay NERR Corte Madera Marsh SMP Robert W. Crown SMCA San Pablo Bay NWR Golden Gate NRA Golden Gate NRA Duxbury Reef ASBS Duxbury SMCA Marin Islands NWR Peytonia Slough SMP Cordell Bank NMS Point Reyes NS Bodega Head SMCA Bodega Head SMR Golden Gate NRA Russian River SMCA Bird Rock ASBS Russian River SMR Bodega ASBS Estero American SMRMA Estero de San Antonio SMRMA Fagan Marsh SMP California State MPAs California has created MPAs through several programs at the state level, including the Department of Fish and Game and the State Water Resources Control Board. National Park Service MPAs The National Park Service is a federal program in the Department of the Interior, and includes National Seashores and National Monuments. National Estuarine Research Reserves The National Estuarine Research Reserve System is a partnership of NOAA and coastal states to study and protect vital coastal and estuarine resources. National Marine Fisheries Service MPAs NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service is responsible for the management, conservation and protection of living marine resources within the United States' Exclusive Economic Zone. National Marine Sanctuaries The National Marine Sanctuaries program is a federal system of marine protected areas managed by NOAA. National Wildlife Refuges The National Wildlife Refuge program is a federal system of protected areas managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No Take MPAs Commonly called marine reserves, no take MPAs have extensive restrictions on human use. They are typically established to protect sensitive habitats, threatened species, or to restore fisheries, and, no hunting, fishing, or collecting can occur. National System Member Sites The United States has developed a national system of MPAs to advance the conservation and sustainable use of the nation's vital natural and cultural marine resources. The national system is described in detail on www.mpa.gov MPA Terrestrial Areas Some MPAs may include areas on land as well as offshore. U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone U.S. waters extend in most areas 200 nautical miles from the shoreline. The EEZ begins 3 miles offshore, at the edge of state waters. SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA INSET 25Kilometers 25Kilometers ´ 100Kilometers Abbreviations ASBS Area of Special Biological Significance CCA Cowcod Conservation Area CR Coastal Reserve CZ Conservation Zone EFH CA Essential Fish Habitat Conservation Area GR Game Refuge MG Marine Garden NERR National Estuarine Research Reserves NM National Monument NMS National Marine Sanctuary NP National Park NRA National Recreation Area NS National Seashore NWR National Wildlife Refuge SC Special Closure SMCA State Marine Conservation Area SMP State Marine Park SMR State Marine Reserve SMRMA State Marine Recreational Management Area Channel Islands Abbreviations AI Anacapa Island SBI Santa Barbara Island SCI Santa Catalina Island SMI San Miguel Island SNI San Nicolas Island SRI Santa Rosa Island Marine Protected Areas Of California National Marine Protected Areas Center October 2011