Channel Islands · SMR

Harris Point State Marine Reserve

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)(103) · 25.4 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

CDFW publishes one boundary for the state and federal reserves here. It is larger than the state polygon alone, and both carry the same rule, so treat the outer line as the one that matters.

1. 34° 3.160′ N 120° 23.300′ W34.05267, -120.38833
2. 34° 12.295′ N 120° 23.300′ W34.20492, -120.38833
3. 34° 12.295′ N 120° 18.400′ W34.20492, -120.30667
4. 34° 1.755′ N 120° 18.400′ W34.02925, -120.30667

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.

There is an exemption inside this area

An exemption to the reserve, where commercial and recreational take of living marine resources is allowed, exists between the mean high tide line in Cuyler Harbor and a straight line between 34° 03.554′ N. lat. 120° 21.311′ W. long. and 34° 02.908′ N. lat. 120° 20.161′ W. long.

Take is allowed inside that carve-out even though the surrounding area is a reserve. It is easy to miss: CDFW prints it under Coordinates rather than with the regulation.

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