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A white-tailed kite, a Fully Protected Species. "Fully Protected" is a legal protective designation administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), intended to conserve wildlife species that risk extinction within the state of California. The classification of Fully Protected (often abbreviated as CFP) was the State's ...
Californias Marine Protected Areas. The Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) was passed in 1999 and is part of the California Fish and Game Code. The MLPA requires California to reevaluate all existing marine protected areas (MPAs) and potentially design new MPAs that together form a statewide network. The MLPA has clear guidance associated with ...
The California Endangered Species Act (CESA) declares that "all native species of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and plants, and their habitats, threatened with extinction and those experiencing a significant decline which, if not halted, would lead to a threatened or endangered designation, will be protected or preserved." [1]
The Division of Fish and Game was established in 1927, set up within the Department of Natural Resources. In 1951, the Reorganization Act elevated the Division of Fish and Game to the Department of Fish and Game (DFG). [1] California Fish and Game also collaborated with the indigenous Native American Tribes to ensure their proper fishing rights.
Morro Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area and Morro Bay State Marine Reserve were established in September 2007 by the California Department of Fish & Game. They are two 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 ...
Bird Rock State Marine Conservation Area and Blue Cavern State Marine Conservation Areas are two of 36 new marine protected areas adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission in December, 2010 during the third phase of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative. The MLPAI is a collaborative public process to create a statewide network of ...
Carmel Beach. Carmel Bay State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area in Carmel Bay. Carmel Bay is adjacent to the city of Carmel-by-the-Sea and is near Monterey, on California ’s central coast. The marine protected area covers 2.12 square miles. [ 1] Recreational fishing of finfish and limited commercial taking of kelp is ...
California Department of Fish and Game (2007). "Existing Marine Protected Areas in California". Archived from the original on 2007-10-18 "Landmark "Central Coast" Marine Protected Areas will be in Effect Sept. 21" (Press release). California Department of Fish and Game. 2007-08-31