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Published on 12-25-2009 03:35 PM
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The North-Central Coast extends from Point Arena in the north to Pigeon Point in the south. Below are the MPAs adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission organized from north to south.
POINT ARENA
MPA: Point Arena State Marine Reserve
Regulations: Take of all living marine resources is prohibited. Boundaries: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
38° 57.35’ N. lat. 123° 44.50’ W. long.; 38° 59.00’ N. lat. 123° 44.50’ W. long.; 38° 59.00’ N. lat. 123° 46.00’ W. long.; 38° 56.40’ N. lat. 123° 46.00’ W. long.; and 38° 56.40’ N. lat. 123° 43.82’ W. long.
MPA: Point Arena State Marine Conservation Area
Regulations: Take of all living marine resources is prohibited EXCEPT the recreational take of salmon by trolling and the commercial take of salmon with troll fishing gear.
Boundaries: This area is bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed except where noted:
38° 59.00’ N. lat. 123° 46.00’ W. long.;
38° 59.00’ N. lat. 123° 48.16’ W. long.; thence southward along the three nautical mile offshore boundary to
38° 56.40’ N. lat. 123° 48.35’ W. long.;
38° 56.40’ N. lat. 123° 46.00’ W. long.; and
38° 59.00’ N. lat. 123° 46.00’ W. long.
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