2023-14MPA

  • Submitted by: David Goldenberg, California Sea Urchin Commission
  • Summary: Allow commercial take of sea urchins in 9 State Marine Conservation Areas (Double Cone Rock SMCA, Sea Lion Cove SMCA, Stewart's Point SMCA, Salt Point SMCA, Naples SMCA, Anacapa Island SMCA, Point Dume SMCA, Point Vicente SMCA (no-take), Swami's SMCA)
  •  Bin : 2
  • Amendment submitted: No
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.

Click the buttons below to view locations of MPAs (except San Vicente SMCA (no-take) - see below) affected by this petition.

View of ocean with sandy shore strewn with large rocky masses. A bird sits atop one of the rock islands in the ocean.

Use the slider in the image below to visualize the proposed change at Point Vicente SMCA (no-take); the proposed change in take allowance would also require a change in classification to SMCA.

A slider-controlled map showing the existing MPA network on the left and the proposed change on the right. The map is centered around Point Vicente no-take SMCA at the southwestern tip of Los Angeles County. On the left, the existing MPA is shown in purple. On the right, the MPA is shown in blue with a crosshatch design to signify the proposal to change the designation to SMCA.
A slider-controlled map showing the existing MPA network on the left and the proposed change on the right. The map is centered around Point Vicente no-take SMCA at the southwestern tip of Los Angeles County. On the left, the existing MPA is shown in purple. On the right, the MPA is shown in blue with a crosshatch design to signify the proposal to change the designation to SMCA.