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Farnsworth Onshore and Farnsworth Offshore State Marine Conservation Areas (SMCAs) are two contiguous marine protected areas that include offshore, island marine habitat off California's south coast. The SMCAs covers 2.57 sq mi (6.7 km2) and 6.67 sq mi (17.3 km2) respectively. The SMCAs protect marine life by limiting the removal of marine wildlife from within their borders.
Farnsworth Onshore SMCA prohibits take of all living marine resources except: recreational take of pelagic finfish, including Pacific bonito, and white seabass by spearfishing, market squid by hand-held dip net, and marlin, tunas, and dorado (dolphinfish) (Coryphaena hippurus) by trolling is allowed; commercial take of coastal pelagic species by round haul net and swordfish by harpoon is allowed.
Take means pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to pursue, catch, capture, or kill.[1]
Farnsworth Offshore SMCA prohibits take of all living marine resources except: Recreational take of pelagic finfish, including Pacific bonito, by hook-and-line or by spearfishing, white seabass by spearfishing, market squid by hand-held dip net, and marlin, tunas and dorado (dolphinfish) (Coryphaena hippurus) by trolling is allowed. Commercial take of coastal pelagic species by round haul net, and swordfish by harpoon only is allowed.[2]
- ^ "South Coast Marine Protected Areas". California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ California Department of Fish and Game. "[1] Archived 2013-01-24 at the Wayback Machine".