State Panel OKs Closing Parts of Ocean Off Santa Barbara County to Boat Fishing

State Panel OKs Closing Parts of Ocean Off Santa Barbara County to Boat Fishing

The California Fish & Game Commission has advanced two proposals that would each close parts of the ocean off Santa Barbara County to boat fishing. The two tribally led petitions would create new marine protected areas (MPAs): a 9.18-square-mile area off the North County’s Point Sal, and a 9.05-square-mile area off the Carpinteria coast in the […]

UPDATE: New marine protected areas for California’s ocean

This week, the California Fish and Game Commission approved our proposal to expand ocean protections at Point Dume, and to create new marine protected areas at Point Sal and at Carpinteria Reef (also known as Mishopshno).

State Approves New Marine Protected Areas on the Central Coast

The new regulated ocean zones in state waters include nine acres off Carpinteria, which will be tribally co-led and restrict most fishing activities.

California's First Tribal-Led Marine Protected Areas Approved

California approved Point Sal and Mishopshno marine conservation areas, led by Chumash tribes, over objections from Santa Barbara fishing operators.