Soquel Canyon State Marine Conservation Area
Soquel Canyon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is an offshore marine protected area in Monterey Bay. Monterey Bay is on California’s central coast with the city of Monterey at its south end and the city of Santa Cruz at its north end. The SMCA covers . Within the SMCA, fishing and taking of any living marine resources is prohibited except the commercial and recreational take of pelagic finfish. History Soquel Canyon SMCA was established in September 2007 by the California Department of Fish & Game. It was one of 29 marine protected areas adopted during the first phase of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative. The Marine Life Protection Act Initiative (or MLPAI) is a collaborative public process to create a statewide network of marine protected areas along the California coastline. Geography and natural features The Soquel Canyon SMCA captures an entire side-branch of the Monterey Submarine Canyon. This marine protected area is bounded by straight lines connectin ...
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Monterey Canyon Bathymetric Chart
Monterey (; es, Monterrey; Ohlone: ) is a city located in Monterey County, California, Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast (California), Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, it functioned as the capital of Alta California under both New Spain, Spain (1804–1821) and Mexico (1822–1846). During this period, Monterey hosted California's first theater, public building, public library, publicly-funded school, printing-press, and newspaper. It was originally the only port of entry for all taxable goods in California. In 1846, during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848, the Flag of the United States, United States Flag was raised over the Old Customhouse (Monterey, California), Customs House. After Mexico Mexican Cession, ceded California to the U.S. at the end of the war, Monterey hosted California's first constitutional convention in 1849. The city occupies a land area of and the city hall is at above sea ...
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