2023-16MPA

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2023-16MPA

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Submitted by: Richard Ogg, Bodega Bay Fisherman's Marketing Association
Summary: Reclassify Stewart's Point and Bodega Head SMRs as SMCAs to allow commercial take of salmon by trolling.
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.

Use the slider in the image below to visualize the proposed changes.

A slider-controlled map showing the existing MPA network on the left and the proposed changes on the right. The map is centered around the MPAs in the southern half of Sonoma County in northern California. On the left, existing MPAs are shown with Stewarts Point SMR and Bodega Head SMR highlighted. On the right, the network is again shown, but these two MPAs are symbolized in blue with a crosshatch design to signify the proposal to change their designation to SMCA.

A slider-controlled map showing the existing MPA network on the left and the proposed changes on the right. The map is centered around the MPAs in the southern half of Sonoma County in northern California. On the left, existing MPAs are shown with Stewarts Point SMR and Bodega Head SMR highlighted. On the right, the network is again shown, but these two MPAs are symbolized in blue with a crosshatch design to signify the proposal to change their designation to SMCA.