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State Marine Reserve (SMR) MENDOCINO State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) COUNTY N N ° °

9 State Marine Recreational Managed Area (SMRMA) 9 3 Point Arena SMR 3 Point Arena SMCA POINT ARENA Special Closure (SC) Sea Lion Cove SMCA Seaward Limit of State Waters

Saunders Reef SMCA

Del Mar Landing SMR

Stewarts Point SMR

Salt Point SMCA Gerstle Cove SMR SONOMA N N ' '

0 COUNTY 0 3 3 ° ° 8 8 3 3 Russian River SMCA Russian River SMRMA

BODEGA BAY

Bodega Head SMR Estero Americano SMRMA SMCA SMRMA

P MARIN Cordell Bank COUNTY a National Marine Sanctuary c Drakes Estero SMCA Estero de Limantour SMR N SMR N ° i ° 8 8

3 Point Reyes Headlands SC Point Resistance Rock SC 3 f Point Reyes SMCA i Double Point/Stormy Stack SC c Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Duxbury Reef SMCA Sanctuary North Farallon O Islands SMR North SC SAN c FRANCISCO Southeast Farallon Island SC e Southeast Farallon Island SMR a Southeast Farallon Island SMCA n Egg Rock (Devil's Slide) SC N N ' ' 0 0

3 Montara SMR 3 ° HALF ° 7 7 3 Pillar Point SMCA MOON 3 BAY

0 10 20 Monterey Bay National Marine Nautical Miles SAN Sanctuary MATEO µ Contour Interval 100m COUNTY 124°W Tim Reed, GFNMS, 110329 123°30'W 123°W 122°30'W Marine Protected Area Regulations Special Closures (No‐Entry Zones) – NO PERSON… shall enter this area at any time. No person except department employees or employees of the Fish & Wildlife Service, , or United States Coast Guard, in performing their official duties, or unless permission is granted by the department, shall enter this area at any time. No entry from the mean high tide line to a distance of 1,000 ft. seaward of the Point Reyes Headlands Special Closure mean lower low tide line No entry from mean high tide line to a distance of 300 ft. seaward of the mean Point Resistance Rock Special Closure lower low tide line of any shoreline of Pt. Resistance Rock No entry from mean high tide line to a distance of 300 ft. seaward of the mean Double Point/Stormy Stack Special Closure lower low tide line of any shoreline of Stormy Stack Rock No entry from mean high tide line to a distance of 300 ft. seaward of the mean Egg (Devil’s Slide) Rock to Devil’s Slide Special Closure lower low tide line of any shoreline of any of the three rocks comprising Egg (Devil’s Slide) Rock; Transit between the rock & the mainland is prohibited No vessel operation or anchoring within 1,000 ft. of any shoreline of North Farallon Island, & within 300 ft. of any shoreline of the southern islets, including North Farallon Islands Special Closure the Isle of St. James, except as needed due to hazardous weather. Five nautical miles/hour speed limit within 1,000 ft. of any shoreline of the 3 southern islets. No vessel operation or anchoring within 300 ft. of shore, except at Fisherman’s Bay & East Landing. Closures are year‐round, except the southeast side of Saddle Southeast Farallon Island Special Closure (Seal) Rock and between Fisherman’s Bay & East Landing, which are closed from Dec. 1 to Sept. 14. Year‐round 5 nautical miles/hour speed limit within 1,000 ft. of shore. State Marine Reserves Take of all living marine resources is prohibited Point Arena State Marine Reserve Del Mar Landing State Marine Reserve Stewarts Point State Marine Reserve Gerstle Cove State Marine Reserve Bodega Head State Marine Reserve Take of all living marine resources is prohibited Point Reyes State Marine Reserve Estero de Limantour State Marine Reserve Montara State Marine Reserve North Farallon Islands State Marine Reserve Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Reserve State Marine Conservation Areas Take of all living marine resources is prohibited, EXCEPT: Recreational take of salmon by trolling; or Commercial take of salmon with troll Point Arena State Marine Conservation Area fishing gear Sea Lion Cove State Marine Conservation Area Recreational take of finfish; or Commercial take of finfish Recreational take of salmon by trolling; or Commercial take of urchin & salmon Saunders Reef State Marine Conservation Area with troll fishing gear Recreational take (from shore only) of marine aquatic plants other than sea palm, Stewarts Point State Marine Conservation Area marine invertebrates, finfish by hook & line, surf smelt by beach net, species authorized in Section 28.80 by handheld dip net Salt Point State Marine Conservation Area Recreational take of abalone & finfish Recreational take of Dungeness crab by trap & surf smelt by hand‐held dip nets or Russian River State Marine Conservation Area beach nets; or Commercial take of Dungeness crab by trap Recreational take of pelagic finfish by trolling, Dungeness crab by trap & market Bodega Head State Marine Conservation Area squid by hand‐held dip net; or Commercial take of pelagic finfish with troll fishing gear or round haul net, Dungeness crab by trap & market squid by round haul net Recreational take of salmon by trolling, Dungeness crab by trap; or Commercial Point Reyes State Marine Conservation Area take of salmon with troll fishing gear & Dungeness crab by trap Recreational take of clams; or Commercial aquaculture of shellfish pursuant to a Drakes Estero State Marine Conservation Area valid State Water Bottom Lease & permit Duxbury Reef State Marine Conservation Area Recreational take of finfish and abalone from shore only Recreational take of pelagic finfish by trolling, Dungeness crab by trap & squid by Pillar Point State Marine Conservation Area hand‐held dip net; or Commercial take of pelagic finfish with troll fishing gear or round haul, Dungeness crab by trap & market squid by round haul net Recreational take of salmon by trolling; or Commercial take of salmon with troll Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Conservation Area fishing gear State Marine Recreational Management Areas Take of all living marine resources is prohibited, EXCEPT: Russian River State Marine Recreational Management Area Recreational take of waterfowl is allowed unless otherwise restricted by hunting Estero Americano State Marine Recreational Managed Area regulations (sections 502, 550, 551 & 552) Estero de San Antonio State Marine Recreational Managed Area Finfish are defined in subsection 632(a)(2) as: any species of bony fish or cartilaginous fish (sharks, skates & rays). Finfish do not include amphibians, invertebrates, plants or algae. The definition of finfish provided in Section 159 does not apply to this Section. Pelagic Finfish are defined in subsection 632(a)(3) as: northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax), barracudas (Sphyraena spp.), billfishes* (family Istiophoridae), dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi), jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus), Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus), salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax), blue shark (Prionace glauca), salmon shark (Lamna ditropis), shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), thresher sharks (Alopias spp.), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), tunas (family Scombridae), and yellowtail (Seriola lalandi). *Marlin is not allowed for commercial take. For more information and boundary coordinates, visit http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/ Guide to the North-Central MPAs - April 2012

North Farallon Islands State Marine Reserve

123°6'0"W 123°4'0"W 123°2'0"W 123°0'0"W 37°52'0"N 37°52'0"N 37°50'0"N 37°50'0"N

2 37°48'0"N 37°48'0"N North Farallon Islands State Marine Reserve

37°46'0"N 1 37°46'0"N 3 4 37°44'0"N 37°44'0"N

0 0.5 1 2 Southeast Farallon Island Southeast Farallon Island State Miles State Marine Conservation Area Marine Reserve ² Maps Not to be Used for Navigation 37°42'0"N 37°42'0"N 52 123°6'0"W 123°4'0"W 123°2'0"W 123°0'0"W Guide to the North-Central California MPAs - April 2012

North Farallon Islands State Marine Reserve Boundary and Regulations from California Code of Regulations, Title 14 Section 632, sub-section (b)(28)

(A) Boundary This area is bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed except where noted:

37° 45.70’N. lat. 122° 59.08’W. long. 1 ; thence northwestward along the three nautical mile offshore boundary to 37° 49.34’N. lat. 123° 7.00’W. long. 2 ; 37° 45.70’N. lat. 123° 7.00’W. long. 3 ; and 37° 45.70’N. lat. 122° 59.08’W. long. 4

(B) Permitted/Prohibited Uses Take of all living marine resources is prohibited.

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North Farallon Islands Special Closure

123°6'0"W

North Farallon Islands Special Closure

1 37°46'0"N 37°46'0"N

North Farallon Islands State Marine Reserve

0250 500 1,000 ² Feet

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North Farallon Islands Special Closure Boundary and Regulations from California Code of Regulations, Title 14 Section 632, sub-section (b)(29)

Special regulations on boating and access apply to the North Farallon Islands as follows. (A) A special closure is established at the islets comprising the North Farallon Islands. (B) Except as permitted by federal law or emergency caused by hazardous weather, or as authorized by subsection 632(b)(29)(C), no vessel shall be operated or anchored at any time from the mean high tide line to a distance of 1,000 feet seaward of the mean lower low tide line of any shoreline of North Farallon Island, or to a distance of 300 feet seaward of the mean lower low tide line of any shoreline of the remaining three southern islets, including the Island of St. James, in the vicinity of 37° 46.00’N. lat. 123° 06.00’W. long. 1 (C) No person except department employees or employees of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or United States Coast Guard, in performing their official duties, or unless permission is granted by the department, shall enter the area defined in subsection 632(b)(29)(B). (D) All vessels shall observe a five (5) nautical mile per hour speed limit within 1,000 feet seaward of the mean lower low tide line of any shoreline of the islets defined in subsection 632(b)(29)(B). (E) In an area bounded by the mean high tide line and a distance of one nautical mile seaward of the mean lower low tide line of any of the four islets comprising the North Farallon Islands, the following restrictions apply: 1. All commercial diving vessels operating in the defined area shall have their vessel engine exhaust system terminate either through a muffler for dry exhaust systems, or below the vessel waterline for wet exhaust systems. 2. All commercial diving vessels equipped with an open, deck-mounted air compressor system, while operating in the defined area, shall have their air compressor’s engine exhaust system terminate below the vessel waterline.

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Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Reserve Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Conservation Area

123°4'0"W 123°2'0"W 123°0'0"W 37°44'0"N 37°44'0"N

7 6 11 2 1 5 37°42'0"N 37°42'0"N

Southeast Southeast Farallon Island Farallon Island State Marine State Marine Conservation Reserve Area 3 4 10 9 37°40'0"N 37°40'0"N

8 Maps Not to be Used for Navigation 37°38'0"N 37°38'0"N

00.25 0.5 1 ² Miles

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Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Reserve Boundary and Regulations from California Code of Regulations, Title 14 Section 632, sub-section (b)(30) (A) Boundary This area is bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:

37° 42.60’N. lat. 122° 59.50’W. long. 1 ; 37° 42.60’N. lat. 123° 02.00’W. long. 2 ; 37° 40.50’N. lat. 123° 02.00’W. long. 3 ; 37° 40.50’N. lat. 122° 59.50’W. long. 4 ; and 37° 42.60’N. lat. 122° 59.50’W. long. 5

(B) Permitted/Prohibited Uses Take of all living marine resources is prohibited.

Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Conservation Area Boundary and Regulations from California Code of Regulations, Title 14 Section 632, sub-section (b)(31) (A) Boundary This area is bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed except where noted:

37° 42.60’N. lat. 123° 02.00’W. long. 6 ; 37° 42.60’N. lat. 123° 05.46’W. long. 7 ; thence southeastward along the three nautical mile offshore boundary to 37° 38.66’N. lat. 122° 59.50’W. long. 8 ; 37° 40.50’N. lat. 122° 59.50’W. long. 9 ; 37° 40.50’N. lat. 123° 02.00’W. long. 10 ; and 37° 42.60’N. lat. 123° 02.00’W. long. 11

(B) Permitted/Prohibited Uses Take of all living marine resources is prohibited except: 1. The recreational take of salmon by trolling is allowed. 2. The commercial take of salmon with troll fishing gear is allowed.

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Southeast Farallon Island Special Closure Updated January 2011

123°0'0"W

NOTE: In January 2011, the special closure regulations for Southeast Farallon Islands were updated. The revised boundaries and regulations are shown in the map and regulations here.

1 Southeast Farallon Island Special Closure Fisherman’s Bay 2 37°42'0"N 37°42'0"N

3

6 East Landing 4 5

7 Seal Rock 9 8

Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Reserve

0250 500 1,000

Feet ² Seasonal Closure Dec. 1 - Sept. 14

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Updated January 2011

Southeast Farallon Island Special Closure Boundary and Regulations from California Code of Regulations, Title 14 Section 632, sub-section (b)(32)

Special regulations on boating and access apply to the island and islets comprising the Southeast Farallon Island as follows. (A) A special closure is established at the Southeast Farallon Island. (B) Except as permitted by federal law or emergency caused by hazardous eatherw , or as authorized by subsection 632(b)(33)(D), no vessel shall be operated or anchored at any time from the mean high tide line to a distance of 300 feet seaward of the mean lower low tide line of any shoreline of the Southeast Farallon Island year-round, EXCEPT: 1. The area north of Fisherman’s Bay, from a line extending due west from 37° 42.26’ N. lat. 123° 00.16’ W. long. 1 , following clockwise around the island (including Fisherman’s Bay), to a line extending due east from 37° 42.05’ N. lat. 123° 00.07’ W. long. 2 2. At East Landing, from a line extending due east from 37° 41.83’ N. lat. 122° 59.98’ W. long. 3 following clockwise around the island, to a straight line connecting the following two points: 37° 41.72’ N. lat. 123° 00.05’ W. long. 4 ; and 37° 41.68’ N. lat. 123° 00.07’ W. long. 5

(C) This closure as defined in subsection 632(b)(33)(B) exists year round, except for the fol- lowing areas, which are closed only from December 1 through September 14 of each year: 1. From Fisherman’s Bay to East Landing, from a line extending due east from 37° 42.05’ N. lat. 123° 00.07’ W. long. 2 , following clockwise around the island to a line extending due east from 37° 41.83’ N. lat. 122°59.98’ W. long. 3 2. The area southwest of East Landing, from a straight line connecting the following two points: 37° 41.72’ N. lat. 123° 00.05’ W. long. 4 ; and 37° 41.68’ N. lat. 123° 00.07’ W. long. 5 Following clockwise around the main island to a straight line extending due south from 37° 41.76’ N. lat. 123° 00.16’ W. long. 6 to 37° 41.64’ N. lat. 123° 00.16’ W. long. 7 , and on the southeast side of Saddle (Seal) Rock, from a straight line extending due south from 37° 41.76’ N. lat. 123° 00.16’ W. long. 8 , following clockwise around Saddle (Seal) Rock, to a line extending due west from 37° 41.60’ N. lat. 123° 00.26’ W. long. 9 (D) No person except department employees or employees of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or United States Coast Guard, in performing their official duties, or unless permission is granted by the department, shall enter the area defined in subsection 632(b)(33)(B) or 632(b)(33)(C) during the closure period. (E) All vessels shall observe a five (5) nautical mile per hour speed limit 1,000 feet seaward of the mean lower low tide line of any shoreline of the Southeast Farallon Island. (F) In an area bounded by the mean high tide line and a distance of one nautical mile seaward of the mean lower low tide line of any of the islands and islets comprising the Southeast Farallon Island, the following restrictions apply: 1. All commercial diving vessels operating in the defined area shall have their vessel engine exhaust system terminate either through a muffler for dry exhaust systems, or below the vessel waterline for wet exhaust systems. 2. All commercial diving vessels equipped with an open, deck-mounted air compressor system, while operating in the defined area, shall have their air compressor’s engine exhaust system terminate below the vessel waterline. 59