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City council hears NRDC presentation on Point Sal marine protected area petition, expresses informal support
Summary
Representatives from the Natural Resources Defense Council briefed the Guadalupe City Council on a petition to create a Point Sal marine protected area (MPA). Councilmembers voiced broad informal support and asked staff to agendize any formal endorsement in a future meeting.
Representatives of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) presented a petition to designate a new marine protected area at Point Sal and described how the proposal fits into California's decadal review of the state Marine Protected Area (MPA) network.
The presentation, given by Sandy Aylesworth, Pacific director of NRDC s oceans division, and Bella Sullivan of NRDC s oceans team, outlined scientific reasons for the proposal and said the petition covers about 14.22 square miles of shoreline from Muscle Point to Brown's Beach. Aylesworth said the petition aims to "fill gaps in the network" identified by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's ten-year review and to strengthen climate resilience for species and habitats. Sullivan noted the petition preserves shore-based recreational and subsistence uses, saying the group…
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