San Francisco Bay MPA Region

	photo copyright John Hampton

The San Francisco Bay region will be the fifth and final region to establish a network of MPAs. The San Francisco Bay planning process will examine the waters within San Francisco Bay, from the Golden Gate Bridge northeast to the Carquinez Bridge and create a suite of MPAs. Currently, a project is underway to develop the MPA planning options report that will consider the unique study region setting, including the socioeconomic and jurisdictional settings, existing planning and restoration efforts, overlap with current projects, informational needs of the community, and anticipated resources needed for implementation of this region.

• Fifth of the statewide MPA regions to be implemented
• Will include the waters within San Francisco Bay from the Golden Gate Bridge northeast to the Carquinez Bridge
• MPAs in this region have not yet been adopted
• To keep up-to-date on the latest news, please visit: http://dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/sanfranciscobay.asp