2023-32MPA

Submitted by: Ashley Eagle-Gibbs, Environmental Action Committee of West Marin

Summary: Change Duxbury Reef SMCA to an SMR, extend the southern boundary further south, and extend the northern boundary to the Double Point Special Closure

A legend for the maps that follow, where State Marine Reserves are shown in red, no-take State Marine Conservation Areas or SMCAs are shown in purple, SMCAs are shown in blue, State Marine Recreational Management Areas are shown in green, and Special Closures are shown in pink.

Use the slider in the image below to visualize the proposed change. Note that two action items (one designation change, one boundary change) are shown in the panel on the right.

A slider-controlled map showing the existing MPA network on the left and the proposed change on the right. The map is centered around Duxbury Reef SMCA in Marin County, California. On the left, the existing MPA is shown in solid blue. On the right, the MPA is shown with a hatched red fill and modified boundaries to reflect the proposal to expand the MPA and change the designation to SMR.
A slider-controlled map showing the existing MPA network on the left and the proposed change on the right. The map is centered around Duxbury Reef SMCA in Marin County, California. On the left, the existing MPA is shown in solid blue. On the right, the MPA is shown with a hatched red fill and modified boundaries to reflect the proposal to expand the MPA and change the designation to SMR.