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La Jolla

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September 21, 2016

[caption id="attachment_5966" align="alignright" width="300"] LaJolla Beach Kayaks_- photo copyright Peter Chigmaroff[/caption] Along the coast of San Diego there are two adjoining marine protected areas: San Diego-Scripps Coastal Marine Conservation Area and Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve. Together, these picturesque bodies of water span about 2 and ½ miles and can be seen from the shores of La Jolla Cove, a popular tourist destination for many. This impressive array of rocky reef and kelp forest habitats is considered to be the most extensive...

Palos Verdes

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September 21, 2016

[caption id="attachment_5964" align="alignright" width="300"] Point Vicente Lighthouse - photo copyright Bruce Perry[/caption] Abalone Cove State Marine Conservation Area and Point Vicente State Marine Reserve, two marine protected areas off the coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, form an almost 20 mile contiguous protection zone for a coastal biodiversity hot spot. This area the southern end of the Santa Monica Bay and contain surfgrass beds, kelp forests, reefs, and canyons. Interesting Facts: [edgtf_unordered_list style="circle" animate="yes" font_weight=""] ...

Santa Catalina Island

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September 21, 2016

[caption id="attachment_5959" align="alignright" width="300"] Laguna Beach - photo copyright Mine Beyaz[/caption] Catalina is an exceptionally unique island 25 miles southwest off the shore of Los Angeles. It is one of the southern islands in the Channel Islands chain. It is both an ecological hotspot and a tourist destination for Los Angeles locals and foreigners since about the 1880s. One of the most exciting things about Catalina Island, however, is that it boasts NINE MPAs off of its shores. Arrow Point to...

Laguna Beach

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September 21, 2016

[caption id="attachment_5959" align="alignright" width="300"] Laguna Beach - photo copyright Mine Beyaz[/caption] Laguna Beach State Marine Conservation Area, Laguna Beach State Marine Reserve, and Dana Point State Marine Conservation Area) The city of Laguna Beach, in Orange County, boasts three contiguous marine protected areas off of its shoreline. Directly to the north lies a fourth connected marine protected area-- Crystal Cove SMCA. The Orange County complex of MPAs protect nearly the entire shoreline of South Orange County, including all of Laguna Beach’s coastline...

Campus Point

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September 21, 2016

[caption id="attachment_5957" align="alignright" width="300"] Goleta Point - photo copyright Bruce Perry[/caption] The Campus Point State Marine Conservation Area’s protected waters extend right up to the beach. This marine protected area is known for the many habitat types encompassed within its boundaries and for its close proximity to the UC Santa Barbara campus. From rocky shorelines to sandy beaches and kelp forests to oil seeps, this 10.5 square mile protected zone provides a safe sanctuary to a wide array of species that...

Naples

by admin
August 18, 2016

[caption id="attachment_5243" align="alignright" width="300"] Windsurfing Naples - photo copyright Andrew Sorcini[/caption] Naples State Marine Conservation Area is one of the smaller marine protected areas in the California network, at less than 3 square miles. However, this park packs some serious punch for its size and is considered an ecological hot spot. It is located just west of the city of Santa Barbara off the shore of the Gaviota Coast, an area deemed to be of “global significance”. It is also located...