Edward F. Ricketts State Marine Conservation Area
Edward F. Ricketts State Marine Conservation Area is one of four small marine protected areas located near the cities of Monterey and Pacific Grove, at the southern end of Monterey Bay on California’s central coast. The four areas together encompass 2.96 square miles (7.7 km2). Within SMCAs fishing and take of all living marine resources is prohibited except the recreational take of finfish by hook-and-line and the commercial take of giant and bull kelp under certain conditions.
The two State Marine Conservation Areas were established in September 2007 by the California Department of Fish & Game. They were two of 29 marine protected areas adopted during the first phase of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative, which created a statewide network of marine protected areas along the California coastline.
Edward F. Ricketts State Marine Conservation Area is located off the coast of the Monterey Peninsula, at the southern end of Monterey Bay. It covers an area of .22 sq. miles. The reserve is directly offshore from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Cannery Row. It was named for Edward F. Ricketts (1897–1948) who founded the Pacific Biological Laboratories in Monterey. It is the easternmost of four marine protected areas bordering the Monterey Peninsula.
Edward F. Ricketts SMCA is bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:36°36.50′N 121°53.37′W / 36.60833°N 121.88950°WCoordinates: 36°36.50′N 121°53.37′W / 36.60833°N 121.88950°W, 36°37.25′N 121°53.78′W / 36.62083°N 121.89633°W, and 36°37.10′N 121°54.09′W / 36.61833°N 121.90150°W,then the mean high tide line along the coast back to the breakwater of Monterey Harbor.
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