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Bair Island SMP
Farallon Islands SMCA
Manchester and Arena Rock
SMCA
Salt Point SMCA
Redwood Shores
SMP
Ano Nuevo Invertebrate Area
Special Closure
Marin Islands SMP
Sonoma Coast SMCA
Tomales Bay SMP
Duxbury Reef SMCA
Estero de Limantour SMCA
James V. Fitzgerald
SMP
Point Reyes Headlands
SMCA
Fagan Marsh SMP
Bodega SMR
Peytonia Slough SMP
Corte Madera Marsh SMP
Albany Mudflats
SMP
Fort Ross SMCA
Del Mar Landing
SMP
Gerstle Cove SMCA
Robert W. Crown SMCA
S A N T AS A N T AC R U ZC R U Z
C O U N T YC O U N T Y
S A N T A S A N T A C L A R A C L A R A
C O U N T YC O U N T Y
S A N M A T E OS A N M A T E OC O U N T YC O U N T Y
A L A M E D AA L A M E D AC O U N T YC O U N T Y
S FS FC O U N T YC O U N T Y
C O N T R A C O S T AC O N T R A C O S T AC O U N T YC O U N T Y
M A R I N M A R I N C O U N T YC O U N T Y
S O L A N OS O L A N OC O U N T YC O U N T Y
N A P AN A P AC O U N T YC O U N T Y
S O N O M AS O N O M AC O U N T YC O U N T Y
Y O L OY O L OC O U N T YC O U N T Y
L A K EL A K EC O U N T YC O U N T Y
M E N D O C I N OM E N D O C I N OC O U N T YC O U N T Y
Half Moon Bay
SanFrancisco
Tomales
Bodega Bay
Jenner
Fort Ross
StewartsPoint
Gualala
Point Arena(township)
Año Nuevo SMCA(Central Coast Study Region)
Subregion 6 - Farallon IslandsSubregion 6 - Farallon Islands
Subregion 1 - Point Arena to Horseshoe PointSubregion 1 - Point Arena to Horseshoe Point
Subregion 5 - Point San Pedro to Pigeon PointSubregion 5 - Point San Pedro to Pigeon Point
Subregion 4 - Double Point to Point San PedroSubregion 4 - Double Point to Point San Pedro
Subregion 3 - Bodega Head to Double PointSubregion 3 - Bodega Head to Double Point
Subregion 2 - Horseshoe Point to Bodega HeadSubregion 2 - Horseshoe Point to Bodega Head
Pigeon PointPescadero Point
Pillar Point
Point San Pedro
Point Bonita
Double Point
Tomales Bluff
Salt PointHorseshoe Point
Gualala Point
Point Arena
Point Reyes
RU SS IA N
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Sa l t C reek
S A N T A RO SA CR
BUT A NO CR
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RUS S IA
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N A P AN A P AC O U N T YC O U N T Y
S O N O M AS O N O M AC O U N T YC O U N T Y
Y O L OY O L OC O U N T YC O U N T Y
C O L U S AC O L U S AC O U N T YC O U N T Y
L A K EL A K EC O U N T YC O U N T Y
Santa Rosa
Half Moon Bay
San Francisco
San Rafael
Point Arena
North Central CoastStudy Region
Source: California Department of Fish and Game, 2007
Marine Life Protection Act
California Department of Fish and GameMarine Region GIS Lab, August 20, 2007
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North Central Coast Study Region- State Waters (3 nm)30 m (16 fm/ 98 ft) contour line100 m (55 fm/ 328 ft) contour line200 m (109 fm/ 656 ft) contour line
North Central Coast Study Region and Existing State Marine Protected Areas
State Marine Protected Area (MPA)State Marine Reserve - SMRState Marine Park - SMPState Marine Conservation Area - SMCA
The MLPA North Central Coast Study Region boundary is depicted on this map and includes state waters out to 3 nautical miles along the mainland and around the Farallon islands. The shoreward study region boundary was drawn under the Golden Gate bridge to exclude San Francisco Bay (a separate MLPA study region). The following estuaries or lagoons were included in the study region (based on the presence of salt/brackish vegetation and periodic opening to the sea): Garcia River, Gualala River, Russian River, Bodega Harbor, Estero Americano, Estero San Antonio, Tomales Bay, Drakes Estero, Bolinas Lagoon, Rodeo Lagoon, and Pescadero Marsh.There are 13 existing California state marine protected areas in the North Central Coast Study Region which are defined in California Code of Regulations (CCR) - Section 632 (b).