Young Carpinteria residents traveled to Goleta on May 5 to oppose a proposed new Marine Protected Area (MPA) off their coastline — a state-designated ocean zone that would restrict certain human activities to protect marine life.
The meeting was the first of two hosted last week by the California Fish and Game Commission to gather public input on proposed changes to the state’s MPA network , including several along the Central Coast.
The tribally co-led proposal for Carpinteria would protect nine acres of marine habitat, limiting most extractive activities while still allowing shore-based recreational fishing, non-extractive activities such as swimming, and fishing by Chumash members using hand-based tools.