| Bodega Marine Reserve | |
|---|---|
Bodega Marine Lab from the south, looking across Horseshoe Cove ofBodega Bay | |
| Location | Sonoma County, California |
| Coordinates | 38°19′3″N123°4′19″W / 38.31750°N 123.07194°W /38.31750; -123.07194 |
| Area | 362 acres (0.566 mi2) |
| Governing body | University of California, Davis |
| Website | https://marinescience.ucdavis.edu/bml/bmr |
Bodega Marine Reserve is a 362-acre (146 ha)nature reserve andmarine reserve on the coast of northernCalifornia, located in the vicinity of the Bodega Marine Laboratory onBodega Head. It is a unit of theUniversity of California Natural Reserve System, administered by theUniversity of California, Davis.[1]
Along California's north central coast, BMR is the only marine area protected for research and education.[2]
The reserve is adjacent toBodega Bay and the openPacific Ocean, on a peninsula in rural westernSonoma County.
Natural hazards of the area include high cliffs, sleeper waves,white sharks,poison oak,Lyme disease,hantavirus,skunks, andmountain lions.[3]
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