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Marine Protected Area (MPA) Petitions Review Process

We have a Public Process for Reviewing MPA Petitions! This webpage provides information about MPA regulation change petitions, evaluations, regional public meetings (April 21, May 5-6, May 19, 2026), and opportunities for public participation. On the page you will find information about California's MPA network and the MPA petition process currently underway. When the California Department of Fish and Wildlife releases its MPA petition evaluations and recommendations, you will find a link to them on the new page.

MPA Network Receives Global Recognition

The California Fish and Game Commission is excited to announce, alongside our partners at the California Natural Resources Agency and California Department of Fish and Wildlife, that California’s MPA network made history as the first ecological network to be certified under the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas.
See the California Natural Resources Agency news release. Also see the International Union for Conservation of Nature news release. June 17, 2025

Upcoming Meetings

• April 21, 2026, Fish and Game Commission 
• May 5-6, 2026, Fish and Game Commission
• May 14, 2026, Wildlife Resources Committee
• May 19, 2026, Fish and Game Commission

Current Business

• Marine Protected Area (MPA) Petitions for Regulation Change - Status of 2023 MPA petitions and compiled public comments
  • Also see the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's MPA Petitions Process StoryMap
• Experimental Fishing Permit Program
• Coastal Fishing Communities Project, updated January 2025
  • Explore our new StoryMap: A visual guide that details the development and implementation of the Commission's Coastal Fishing Communities Policy

Reports to the Commission

• Report Regarding Findings of Necropsies on Mountain Lions Taken Under Depredation Permits
  • 2025 (PDF)
  • 2024 (PDF)
  • Prior Years (PDF)
• Recovery Strategy for California Coho Salmon Progress Report 2004-2012 (PDF)
• Report on the Levels of Lead Found in California Condors
  • 2010-2012 (PDF)
  • 2009 (PDF)
• Final MLMA Lessons Learned Report (PDF)

• Live stream of Commission meetings (when in session)
• Petition the Commission for a regulation change
• Opportunities for public participation
• Requests for public records

Popular pages

• Archived video coverage for Commission meetings
• Archived video coverage for committee meetings
• 2026 Commission meetings
• 2025 Commission meetings
• 2024 Commission meetings
• 2023 Commission meetings
• 2022 Commission meetings
• 2021 Commission meetings
• Current hunting and sport fishing regulations (Season dates, bag limits, zone descriptions)
• Proposed regulations
• Threatened and endangered species petitions

Related Agencies

• Natural Resources Agency
• Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Wildlife Conservation Board