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Boundary: This area includes the waters below mean high tide within Elkhorn Slough lying east of longitude 121° 46.400' W. and south of latitude 36° 50.500' N.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses: It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological,
or cultural marine resource.
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Boundary: This area includes the waters below mean high tide within Elkhorn Slough east of the Highway 1 Bridge and west of longitude 121° 46.400’ W.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
- It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological,
or cultural marine resource for recreational and/or commercial purposes,
with the following specified exceptions:
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The recreational take of finfish by hook-and-line only and clams is
allowed. Clams may only be taken on the north shore of the slough in
the area adjacent to the Moss Landing State Wildlife Area.
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Boundary: This area includes the waters within Moro Cojo Slough below mean high tide and east of the Highway 1 Bridge and west of the crossing of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses: It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological, or cultural marine resource.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
36° 51.000' N. lat. 121° 56.000' W. long.;
36° 51.000' N. lat. 122° 03.652' W. long.;
36° 48.000' N. lat. 122° 02.767' W. long.;
36° 48.000' N. lat. 121° 56.000' W. long.; and
36° 51.000' N. lat. 121° 56.000' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
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It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological,
or cultural marine resource for recreational and/or commercial purposes,
with the following specified exceptions:
- The commercial and recreational take of pelagic finfish is allowed.
Not more than five percent by weight of any commercial pelagic finfish
catch landed or possessed shall be other incidentally taken species.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
36° 43.000' N. lat. 121° 56.000' W. long.;
36° 43.000' N. lat. 122° 01.294' W. long.;
36° 41.000' N. lat. 122° 00.706' W. long.;
36° 41.000' N. lat. 121° 56.000' W. long.; and
36° 43.000' N. lat. 121° 56.000' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
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It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological,
or cultural marine resource for recreational and/or commercial purposes,
with the following specified exceptions:
- The commercial and recreational take of pelagic finfish is allowed.
Not more than five percent by weight of any commercial pelagic finfish
catch landed or possessed shall be other incidentally taken species.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
36° 36.508' N. lat. 121° 53.379' W. long.;
36° 37.250' N. lat. 121° 53.780' W. long.; and
36° 37.100' N. lat. 121° 54.093' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
- It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological, or cultural marine resource for recreational and/or commercial purposes,
with the following specified exceptions:
- The recreational take of finfish by hook-and-line is allowed.
- The commercial take of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and bull kelp (Nereocystis spp.) is allowed by hand in the area defined by sub-section 165(c)(4)(D) under the following conditions:
- A kelp harvester with a valid license issued pursuant to Section 165 may take no more than 12 tons of kelp from the portion of Administrative Kelp Bed 220 within the Edward F. Ricketts State Marine Conservation Area in any calendar month.
- Duplicate landing records must be kept on board the harvest vessel in accordance with the requirements of Section 165.
Formerly known as Lovers Point State Marine Reserve
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Boundary: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
36° 37.100' N. lat. 121° 54.093' W. long.;
36° 37.250' N. lat. 121° 53.780' W. long.;
36° 37.380' N. lat. 121° 53.850' W. long.;
36° 37.600' N. lat. 121° 54.750' W. long.; and
36° 37.600' N. lat. 121° 54.919' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses: It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological,
or cultural marine resource.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
36° 37.600' N. lat. 121° 54.919' W. long.;
36° 37.600' N. lat. 121° 54.750' W. long.;
36° 38.700' N. lat. 121° 55.400' W. long.;
36° 38.900' N. lat. 121° 56.600' W. long.;
36° 38.314' N. lat. 121° 56.292' W. long.; and
36° 38.226' N. lat. 121° 56.159' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
- It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological, or cultural marine resource for recreational and/or commercial purposes, with the following specified exceptions:
- The recreational take of finfish is allowed.
- The commercial take of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and bull kelp (Nereocystis spp.) by hand is allowed under the following conditions:
- A kelp harvester with a valid license issued pursuant to Section 165 may take no more than 44 tons of kelp from the portion of Administrative Kelp Bed 220 within the Pacific Grove Marine Gardens State Marine Conservation Area in any calendar month.
- Duplicate landing records must be kept on board the harvest vessel in accordance with the requirements of Section 165.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
36° 38.226' N. lat. 121° 56.159' W. long.;
36° 38.314' N. lat. 121° 56.292' W. long.;
36° 38.900' N. lat. 121° 56.600' W. long.; and
36° 36.554' N. lat. 121° 57.518' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses: It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological,
or cultural marine resource.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
36° 33.650' N. lat. 121° 57.600' W. long.;
36° 33.650' N. lat. 121° 58.500' W. long.;
36° 33.100' N. lat. 121° 58.500' W. long.;
36° 33.100' N. lat. 121° 57.600' W. long.; and
36° 33.650' N. lat. 121° 57.600' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses: It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological,
or cultural marine resource.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
36° 33.663' N. lat. 121° 57.117' W. long.;
36° 31.700' N. lat. 121° 56.300' W. long.; and
36° 31.700' N. lat. 121° 55.550' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
- It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological, or cultural marine resource for recreational and/or commercial purposes, with the following specified exceptions:
- The recreational take of finfish is allowed.
- The commercial take of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and bull kelp (Nereocystis spp.) by hand is allowed under the following conditions:
- A kelp harvester with a valid license issued pursuant to Section 165 may take no more than 44 tons of kelp from the portion of Administrative Kelp Bed 219 within the Carmel Bay State Marine Conservation Area in any calendar month.
- Duplicate landing records must be kept on board the harvest vessel in accordance with the requirements of Section 165.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
36° 31.700' N. lat. 121° 55.550' W. long.;
36° 31.700' N. lat. 121° 58.250' W. long.;
36° 28.880' N. lat. 121° 58.250' W. long.; and
36° 28.880' N. lat. 121° 56.285' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
- It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living,
geological, or cultural marine resource.
- Within the portion of the Point Lobos State Marine Reserve which also
falls within the boundary of the Point Lobos State Reserve (State Park
Unit), restrictions on boating and diving activities exist. Contact the
California Department of Parks and Recreation for current restrictions.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed except where noted:
36° 31.700' N. lat. 121° 58.250' W. long.;
36° 31.700' N. lat. 122° 01.267' W. long.; thence southward along the three nautical mile offshore boundary to
36° 28.880' N. lat. 122° 00.490' W. long.;
36° 28.880' N. lat. 121° 58.250' W. long.; and
36° 31.700' N. lat. 121° 58.250' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
- It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological,
or cultural marine resource for recreational and/or commercial purposes,
with the following specified exceptions:
- The recreational take of salmon and albacore is allowed.
- The commercial take of salmon, albacore, and spot prawn is allowed.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
36° 18.400' N. lat. 121° 54.150' W. long.;
36° 18.400' N. lat. 121° 56.000' W. long.;
36° 15.000' N. lat. 121° 52.500' W. long.; and
36° 15.000' N. lat. 121° 50.250' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses: It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological,
or cultural marine resource.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed except where noted:
36° 18.400' N. lat. 121° 56.000' W. long.;
36° 18.400' N. lat. 121° 57.932' W. long.; thence southward along the three nautical mile offshore boundary to
36° 15.000' N. lat. 121° 55.955' W. long.;
36° 15.000' N. lat. 121° 52.500' W. long.; and
36° 18.400' N. lat. 121° 56.000' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
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It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological,
or cultural marine resource for recreational and/or commercial purposes,
with the following specified exceptions:
- The commercial and recreational take of salmon and albacore is allowed.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed except where noted:
36° 07.200' N. lat. 121° 37.968' W. long.;
36° 07.200' N. lat. 121° 39.000' W. long.;
36° 05.200' N. lat. 121° 38.000' W. long.;
36° 05.200' N. lat. 121° 41.222' W. long.; thence southward along the three nautical mile offshore boundary to
36° 02.650' N. lat. 121° 39.654' W. long.; and
36° 02.650' N. lat. 121° 35.130' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
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It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological,
or cultural marine resource.
- Anchoring. Except as pursuant to Federal law or emergency caused by
hazardous weather, it is unlawful to anchor or moor a vessel in waters
shallower than 10 fathoms in the Big Creek State Marine Reserve.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by the three nautical mile offshore boundary and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed except where noted:
36° 07.200' N. lat. 121° 39.000' W. long.;
36° 07.200' N. lat. 121° 42.869' W. long.; thence southward along the three nautical mile offshore boundary to
36° 05.200' N. lat. 121° 41.222' W. long.;
36° 05.200' N. lat. 121° 38.000' W. long.; and
36° 07.200' N. lat. 121° 39.000' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
- It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological, or cultural marine resource for recreational and/or commercial purposes, with the following specified exceptions:
- The recreational take of salmon and albacore is allowed.
- The commercial take of salmon, albacore, and spot prawn is allowed.