2023-29MPA

Submitted by: Lisa Suatoni, Natural Resources Defense Council

Summary: Designate new tribal co-management SMCA that allows take by members of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians for traditional, ceremonial, cultural and subsistence purposes.

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.

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A slider-controlled map showing the existing MPA network on the left and the proposed change on the right. The map is centered around the waters near the Santa Barbara – Ventura County line in southern California. On the left, the existing network is shown with no MPAs in this area. On the right, the network is shown with the addition of Mishopshno SMCA, a proposed new MPA near Carpinteria in eastern Santa Barbara County.
A slider-controlled map showing the existing MPA network on the left and the proposed change on the right. The map is centered around the waters near the Santa Barbara – Ventura County line in southern California. On the left, the existing network is shown with no MPAs in this area. On the right, the network is shown with the addition of Mishopshno SMCA, a proposed new MPA near Carpinteria in eastern Santa Barbara County.