GPS Boundary:
This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed except where noted:
33° 02.900′ N. lat. 117° 17.927′ W. long.;
33° 02.900′ N. lat. 117° 21.743′ W. long.;
thence southward along the three nautical mile offshore boundary to
33° 00.000′ N. lat. 117° 20.398′ W. long.; and
33° 00.000′ N. lat. 117° 16.698′ W. long.,
thence northward along the mean high tide line onshore boundary to
33° 00.962′ N. lat. 117° 16.850′ W. long.; and
33° 00.980′ N. lat. 117° 16.857′ W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
- Recreational Fishing:
- Allowed Species: White seabass and pelagic finfish by spearfishing. Take by hook-and-line from shore.
- Prohibited Species: All other living marine resources EXCEPT those listed above.
- Commercial Fishing:
- Allowed Species: None
- Prohibited Species: All
- Definitions:
- Finfish are defined as any species of bony fish or cartilaginous fish (sharks, skates and rays). Finfish do not include amphibians, invertebrates, plants or algae.
- Pelagic finfish, for the purpose of this section, are a subset of finfish defined 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) including Pacific bonito (Sarda chiliensis), and yellowtail (Seriola lalandi). *Marlin is not allowed for commercial take.
Effective as of: January 1, 2012
Additional Resources:
- Fishing Guide San Diego MPAs (346K PDF file)
- Marine Recreational Brochure San Diego MPAs (749K PDF file)
- San Diego Regional Map (3.5M PDF file)
- Swami’s Interpretive Panel
- Swami’s You Are Here Sign
- San Diego Harbor Sign
