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  2. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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    Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area is a marine protected area that extends offshore of southern San Diego County on California's south coast. The state marine conservation area (SMCA) covers 2.91 square miles (7.5 km 2). The SMCA protects marine life by limiting the removal of marine wildlife from within its borders.

  3. South La Jolla State Marine Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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    Directly to the east, Mt. Soledad (at 823 feet (251 m), the highest coastal peak between Los Angeles and Mexico) is a top cycling destination, and provides a 360' panoramic view of San Diego. South La Jolla SMCA protects marine life within its boundaries. The take of all living marine resources is prohibited except…South La Jolla SMR ...

  4. Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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    Batiquitos Lagoon SMCA prohibits take of all living marine resources except for take pursuant to operation and maintenance, habitat restoration, research and education, maintenance dredging and maintenance of artificial structures inside the conservation area per any required federal, state and local permits, or activities pursuant to Section 630, or as otherwise authorized by the department.

  5. List of marine protected areas of California - Wikipedia

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    There are 34 Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) off the coast of California. These are marine areas that "support an unusual variety of aquatic life, and often host unique individual species" that are monitored for water quality by the California State Water Resources Control Board.

  6. San Diego-Scripps Coastal Marine Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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    In 1970, the City of San Diego incorporated the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park that stretched more than 2 miles (3.2 km) offshore. Responsibility for maintenance was to be shared by the City of San Diego's Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Department of Fish and Game. A 514-acre ecological reserve and marine life refuge ...

  7. Swami's State Marine Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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    Swami’s State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that extends offshore of Encinitas in San Diego County on California’s south coast. The SMCA covers 12.65 square miles. It protects marine life by limiting the removal of marine wildlife from within its borders.

  8. Scripps Canyon - Wikipedia

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    The first measurements at Scripps Canyon were in 1937 by lead-line soundings collected by Francis Shepard in a rowboat by Scripps Pier. [3] Scripps Canyon was first extensively explored by Frank Haymaker in October of 1946 using a helmet-and-airhose setup to collect samples for Shepard. [2]

  9. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area

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    San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County on California’s south coast. The SMCA covers a small area of coastal and inland lagoon habitat. It protects marine life by limiting the removal of marine wildlife from within its borders.