It extends off Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma, San Diego, on California's south coast.
The MLPAI is a collaborative public process to create a statewide network of protected areas along California's coastline.
Their job was to design a network of protected areas that would preserve sensitive sea life and habitats while enhancing recreation, study and education opportunities.
Boundary: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed: Cabrillo SMR includes a section of Point Loma's dense and thriving kelp forest.
Similar studies in MPAs located off of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands have detected gradual improvements in fish size and number.