California Department of Fish and Wildlife Managed Marine Protected Areas

Mar 1, 2017 (Last modified May 24, 2017)
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These data include all of California's marine protected areas (MPAs) as of March 1, 2016. These areas are managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.


This dataset reflects the Department of Fish and Wildlife's best representation of marine protected areas based upon current California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 632: Natural Resources, Division 1: FGC- DFG. 


This dataset is not intended for navigational use or defining legal boundaries.

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State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region GIS Lab
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2016-03-01
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State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region GIS Lab
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The boundaries described are solely intended as a visual representation of the areas included and do not replace or supercede the legal definitions.
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natural resources, oceans, state marine reserves, marine protected areas, boundaries, special closures, marine resources, geopolitical, marine life protection act, state marine conservation areas, state marine parks, ocean resources, protected areas, environment, hydrography, aquatic resources, state marine recreational managment areas, mpa existing
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