SoCal FreedivingMarine protected areas

Channel Islands · SMR

Carrington Point State Marine Reserve

Can a freediver take anything here?

No

Nothing may be speared here.

The regulation, in CDFW’s words

It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological, or cultural marine resource.

California Code of Regulations, Title 14, §632(b)(105) · 12.78 sq mi · CDFW page for this area

Regulations change. This is what the page said when it was read; check CDFW before you take anything.

The boundary, for a chartplotter

  1. 34° 1.280′ N 120° 5.200′ W34.02133, -120.08667
  2. 34° 4.000′ N 120° 5.200′ W34.06667, -120.08667
  3. 34° 4.000′ N 120° 1.000′ W34.06667, -120.01667
  4. 34° 0.500′ N 120° 1.000′ W34.00833, -120.01667
  5. 34° 0.500′ N 120° 2.930′ W34.00833, -120.04883

Download GPX Corner waypoints plus the boundary as a track. Loads into Garmin, Raymarine, Simrad and Lowrance plotters, and into Navionics, Aqua Map and iNavX. A navigation aid, not the legal boundary — GPS error and a mean-high-tide landward edge mean you should not shave the line.

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