California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Central Coast Project

Side-by-Side Comparison of Proposed MPA Packages 1, 2R and 3R (maps and proposed regulations)

M L P A C e n t r a ll C o a s t S t u d y R e g ii o n : S u b r e g ii o n 3 I n s e t M o n tt e rr e y P e n ii n s u ll a Package 1 - 2/9/2006 Package 2R - 3/15/2006 Package 3R - 3/15/2006

Existing Pacific Existing Pacific Exxiissttiing Pacciiffiicc Exxiissttiing Pacciiffiicc Grove SMCA Grove SMCA Grrovve SMCA Grrovve SMCA

Pacific Grove-Monterey SMCA

Asilomar SMR Pacific Grove SMR

Pacific Grove SMCA Pacific Grove SMCA

Exxiissttiing Exxiissttiing Exxiissttiing Hopkkiinss SMR Hopkiins SMR Hopkkiinss S MR Hopkins SMR Hopkins SMR MONTEREY CO MONTEREY CO MONTEREY CO Hopkins SMR

Ed Ricketts SMCA Ed Ricketts SMCA Ed Ricketts SMCA

Edward C. Cooper SMR Ed Ricketts SMR

Prepared by DFG B ll u e R ii b b o n T a s k F o r c e R e c o m m e n d e d M P A P a c k a g e s 1 ,, 2 R a n d 3 R Marine Region GIS / State Marine State State Marine 3/31/2006 State Subregion Existing Marine Conservation Marine Recreational Marine Boundary Protected Area 0 0.25 0.5 1 1.5 Area Park Reserve Management Area Miles California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative: Central Coast Project Existing MPAs and Allowed/Disallowed Uses in Package 0 and Proposed MPAs and Allowed/Disallowed Uses in Packages 1, 2R and 3R Subregion 3 Inset (Monterey Peninsula) - Revised May 2, 2006

Package 0 (Existing MPAs) Package 1 (2/9/06 version) Package 2R (3/15/06) Package 3R (3/15/06)

MPA Name (Level of MPA Name (Level of MPA Name (Level of MPA Name (Level of Allowed/ Disallowed Uses Allowed/ Disallowed Uses Allowed/ Disallowed Uses Allowed/ Disallowed Uses Protection) Protection) Protection) Protection) Edward C. Cooper No take. Ed Ricketts State Marine No Take. State Marine Reserve Reserve (SMR) (SMR) Ed Ricketts State Marine No take except for hook and Ed Ricketts State Allows hand take of kelp from Ed Ricketts State Marine Allows hand take of kelp Conservation Area line recreational fishing and Marine Conservation November through February only. Conservation Area from November through (SMCA Low) commercial kelp harvest. Area (SMCA All other take prohibited. (SMCA Moderate) February only. All other Kelp harvest allowed in Moderate) take prohibited. existing region north of Charthouse. Hopkins State Marine No take Hopkins State Marine No take. Hopkins State Marine No Take. Hopkins State Marine No take. Reserve (SMR) Reserve (SMR) Reserve (SMR) Reserve (SMR) Pacific Grove State Only the following species Pacific Grove – Monterey SMCA prohibits commercial Pacific Grove State In whole SMCA: Commercial take Pacific Grove State Allow hand harvest of kelp, Marine Conservation may be taken recreationally: State Marine take of finfish and benthic Marine Conservation prohibited except kelp harvesting Marine Conservation recreational fishing; no poke Area (SMCA Low) finfish, and invertebrates Conservation Area invertebrates EXCEPT Area (SMCA Low) allowed by hand harvest under Area (SMCA Low) pole fishing, no invertebrate other than mollusks or (SMCA Low) Dungeness crab, salmon, harvest plan that allocates take to collection, no spear-fishing crustaceans. Only the coastal pelagic species existing harvesters at rates tournaments following species may be (including squid), herring approximately equal to existing take taken commercially by ring and kelp. Recreational levels. No intertidal collection and no net, lampara net, or bait net: fishing is allowed for finfish, poke pole fishing allowed. No spear sardines, mackerel, Dungeness crab, and squid. fishing contests allowed: Any anchovies, squid, and Recreational take of other competition involving two or more herring. crustaceans and mollusks persons in which persons are ranked, are prohibited. or winners determined, based on size, weight, number of species, type of species, or number of fish taken by means of spearfishing. In area between line due east of Esplanade Street and line due west of Lover’s Point: Recreational take of finfish by spear and by hook and line allowed.

Asilomar State Marine No take. Pacific Grove State No take. Reserve (SMR) Marine Reserve (SMR)

SMCA = state marine conservation area, SMP = state marine park, SMR = state marine reserve