Interpretive Products: Fact Sheets

Frequently Asked Questions on California's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

This document provides a general introduction to marine protected areas by addressing frequently asked questions about California's statewide network. (88K PDF file)

Specific MPA Fact Sheets

A series of fourteen MPA fact sheets created by The Ocean Conservancy provide basic information for the Central Coast sites. The fact sheets are available for download individually or in a single file containing all 14 fact sheets. También está disponible en español

• Año Nuevo State Marine Conservation Area & Greyhound Rock State Marine Conservation Area (170K PDF file)
  
  
• Natural Bridges State Marine Reserve (172K PDF file)
  
  
• Soquel Canyon State Marine Conservation Area and Portuguese Ledge State Marine Conservation Area (192K PDF file)
  
  
• Elkhorn Slough State Marine Reserve and Marine Park & Moro Cojo State Marine Reserve (222K PDF file)
  
  
• Edward F. Ricketts State Marine Conservation Area; Lovers Point State Marine Reserve; Pacific Grove State Marine Conservation Area; Asilomar State Marine Reserve (179K PDF file)
  
  
• Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve and Carmel Bay State Marine Conservation Area (163K PDF file)
  
  
• Point Lobos State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area (196K PDF file)
  
  
• Point Sur State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area (158K PDF file)
  
  
• Big Creek State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area (175K PDF file)
  
  
• Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area (156K PDF file)
  
  
• Cambria State Marine Park and Marine Conservation Area (151K PDF file)
  
  
• Morro Bay East State Marine Reserve; Morro Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area (146K PDF file)
  
  
• Point Buchon State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area (174K PDF file)
  
  
• Vandenberg State Marine Reserve (143K PDF file)
  
  
• MPA Fact Sheets - All (1.2MB PDF file)