Anacapa Island SC

Boundaries:

No net or trap may be used in waters less than 20 ft. deep off the Anacapa Islands, commonly referred to as Anacapa Island.
A brown pelican fledgling area is designated from the mean high tide mark seaward to a water depth of 20 fathoms (120 feet) on the north side of West Anacapa Island between a line extending 000° True off Portuguese Rock (34° 00.91’N. lat. 119° 25.26’W. long.) to a line extending 000° True off the western edge of Frenchy’s Cove (34° 00.417’N. lat. 119° 24.600’W. long.), a distance of approximately 4,000 feet.

Permitted/Prohibited Uses:

  • Recreational Fishing
    • Allowed Species: None
    • Prohibited Species: All
  • Commercial Fishing
    • Allowed Species: None
    • Prohibited Species: All

Other Regulations:

  • No person except department employees or employees of the National Park Service in the performance of their official duties shall enter the brown pelican fledgling area from January 1 to October 31.

Educational Resources:

The mission of the California’s Marine Protected Areas Education and Outreach Initiative is to enhance MPA education through enduring partnerships to empower Californians to protect what they know and love.