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Point Sur State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area information


Point Sur State Marine Reserve
Point Sur State Marine Conservation Area
Point Sur
Map showing the location of Point Sur State Marine Reserve Point Sur State Marine Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Point Sur State Marine Reserve Point Sur State Marine Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Point Sur State Marine Reserve Point Sur State Marine Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Point Sur State Marine Reserve Point Sur State Marine Conservation Area
LocationBig Sur, California, United States
Nearest cityMonterey, California
Coordinates36°16′41.9″N 121°55′11.7″W / 36.278306°N 121.919917°W / 36.278306; -121.919917
Established2007
Governing bodyCalifornia Department of Fish and Game

Point Sur State Marine Reserve (SMR) and Point Sur State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) are two adjoining marine protected areas that lie offshore of Point Sur, part of the Big Sur area on California's central coast. The combined area of these marine protected areas is 19.68 square miles (51.0 km2). The SMR protects all marine life within its boundaries. Fishing and taking of all living marine resources is prohibited in the SMR. Within the SMCA, fishing and taking of all living marine resources is prohibited except the commercial and recreational take of salmon and albacore.[1]

  1. ^ California Department of Fish and Game. "Online Guide to California’s Central Coast Marine Protected Areas". Retrieved on December 18, 2008

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