15 C.F.R. Appendix A to Subpart V of Part 922
Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Formal Boundary Description and Coordinates
Cite as 15 C.F.R. Appendix A to Subpart V of Part 922 (2026)
The northern boundary of the sanctuary begins at Point 1 approximately 36 nautical miles (41 statute miles) WSW of Point Buchon. From Point 1 the sanctuary boundary continues east to Point 2 and then north towards Point 3 until it intersects the shoreline as defined by the mean high water (MHW) tidal datum approximately 2 nautical miles (2.3 statute miles) southeast of the entrance to the harbor at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. From this intersection the sanctuary boundary follows the shoreline southeast past Point San Luis until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 4 and Point 5 on the southern end of the southwest breakwater of Port San Luis in San Luis Obispo Bay. From this intersection the sanctuary boundary continues northeast towards Point 5 until it intersects the shoreline at Fossil Point on the northeast side of Port San Luis. From this intersection the sanctuary boundary follows the shoreline southeast past Pismo Beach and then south past Point Sal and around Point Arguello until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 6 and Point 7 on the eastern end of the breakwater just southeast of the Point Arguello Coast Guard Rescue Station. From this intersection the sanctuary boundary continues east to Point 7 and then north towards Point 8 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the sanctuary boundary continues to follow the shoreline southeast past Point Conception and then east along the Gaviota Coast until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 9 and Point 10 approximately 1.7 nautical miles (2.0 statute miles) east of Dos Pueblos Canyon near the township of Naples in Santa Barbara County. From this intersection the sanctuary boundary continues offshore south to Point 10 and turns west and continues, approximating the 3 nautical mile State Seaward Boundary, passing through each successive point in numerical order to Point 119. From Point 119 the sanctuary boundary continues southwest passing through each successive point in numerical order to Point 129. From Point 129 the sanctuary boundary continues west along its southern extent to Point 130 and then Point 131 passing to the south of Arguello Canyon and Rodriguez Seamount. From Point 131 the sanctuary boundary continues roughly north for approximately 76 nautical miles (87.5 statute miles) along its western extent passing through each successive point in numerical order while passing Santa Lucia Bank to the west until it ends at Point 154. Coordinates listed in this appendix are unprojected (Geographic) and based on the North American Datum of 1983. Point ID Latitude Longitude 1 35.01394 −121.58238 2 35.01394 −120.82173 3 * 35.19306 −120.82173 4 * 35.15602 −120.74984 5 * 35.17425 −120.72509 6 * 34.55436 −120.60823 7 34.55436 −120.60643 8 * 34.55696 −120.60643 9 * 34.43590 −119.93333 10 34.37859 −119.93333 11 34.38126 −119.93822 12 34.38391 −119.94270 13 34.38362 −119.94657 14 34.38354 −119.95046 15 34.38358 −119.95292 16 34.38367 −119.95496 17 34.38381 −119.95698 18 34.38401 −119.95900 19 34.38451 −119.96257 20 34.38575 −119.96946 21 34.38677 −119.97406 22 34.38730 −119.97601 23 34.38794 −119.97815 24 34.38872 −119.98047 25 34.38958 −119.98274 26 34.39053 −119.98497 27 34.39154 −119.98716 28 34.39263 −119.98928 29 34.39379 −119.99136 30 34.39491 −119.99319 31 34.39621 −119.99514 32 34.39713 −119.99731 33 34.39823 −119.99962 34 34.39930 −120.00168 35 34.40055 −120.00386 36 34.40107 −120.00625 37 34.40173 −120.00882 38 34.40261 −120.01178 39 34.40339 −120.01409 40 34.40425 −120.01636 41 34.40527 −120.01878 42 34.40628 −120.02094 43 34.40744 −120.02320 44 34.40752 −120.02641 45 34.40774 −120.02956 46 34.40806 −120.03246 47 34.40855 −120.03569 48 34.40907 −120.03855 49 34.40971 −120.04137 50 34.41040 −120.04394 51 34.41126 −120.04667 52 34.41100 −120.04870 53 34.41077 −120.05096 54 34.41062 −120.05323 55 34.41054 −120.05528 56 34.41052 −120.05733 57 34.41056 −120.05961 58 34.41068 −120.06188 59 34.41084 −120.06392 60 34.41046 −120.06679 61 34.41021 −120.06927 62 34.41004 −120.07175 63 34.40997 −120.07424 64 34.40990 −120.07984 65 34.41002 −120.08369 66 34.40991 −120.08666 67 34.40991 −120.08964 68 34.41011 −120.09353 69 34.41051 −120.09739 70 34.41088 −120.09987 71 34.41138 −120.10255 72 34.41203 −120.10677 73 34.41251 −120.10941 74 34.41331 −120.11288 75 34.41452 −120.11729 76 34.41509 −120.11919 77 34.41571 −120.12107 78 34.41639 −120.12292 79 34.41711 −120.12474 80 34.41802 −120.12733 81 34.41937 −120.13068 82 34.42030 −120.13314 83 34.42183 −120.13678 84 34.42266 −120.14015 85 34.42285 −120.14124 86 34.42227 −120.14365 87 34.42173 −120.14631 88 34.42126 −120.14922 89 34.42091 −120.15216 90 34.42039 −120.15458 91 34.41992 −120.15725 92 34.41942 −120.16108 93 34.41913 −120.16493 94 34.41904 −120.16857 95 34.41913 −120.17221 96 34.41941 −120.17583 97 34.41986 −120.17943 98 34.41968 −120.18174 99 34.41957 −120.18378 100 34.41952 −120.18583 101 34.41952 −120.18788 102 34.41961 −120.19038 103 34.41978 −120.19288 104 34.42001 −120.19513 105 34.42034 −120.19763 106 34.42014 −120.20103 107 34.42010 −120.20468 108 34.42062 −120.21923 109 34.41994 −120.22203 110 34.41933 −120.22509 111 34.41885 −120.22818 112 34.41849 −120.23141 113 34.41819 −120.23501 114 34.41806 −120.23821 115 34.41788 −120.24012 116 34.41768 −120.24279 117 34.41758 −120.24551 118 34.41758 −120.24801 119 34.41735 −120.25140 120 34.38689 −120.26775 121 34.33744 −120.32691 122 34.30480 −120.37560 123 34.27979 −120.41671 124 34.20486 −120.53987 125 34.18182 −120.60041 126 34.10208 −120.64208 127 34.07464 −120.73023 128 33.87643 −120.85081 129 33.82377 −1720.90550 130 33.83184 −121.21320 131 33.85137 −121.34958 132 33.91005 −121.40902 133 34.08467 −121.40925 134 34.16932 −121.49111 135 34.21050 −121.49220 136 34.26897 −121.49681 137 34.32128 −121.50604 138 34.37975 −121.51066 139 34.41821 −121.51681 140 34.45284 −121.52704 141 34.54049 −121.56178 142 34.57950 −121.57941 143 34.59446 −121.59010 144 34.64285 −121.62378 145 34.65978 −121.63763 146 34.67836 −121.65637 147 34.69012 −121.66652 148 34.70722 −121.68042 149 34.72486 −121.69538 150 34.74143 −121.70340 151 34.76227 −121.70500 152 34.78952 −121.69966 153 34.89914 −121.64260 154 35.01394 −121.58238 Note 1 to appendix A: The coordinates in the table marked with an asterisk (*) are not a part of the sanctuary boundary. These coordinates are landward reference points used to draw a line segment that intersects with the shoreline.