Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation

The Scripps Coastal Reserve (SCR) is one of 39 reserves in the University of California (UC) Natural Reserve System (NRS) established by the UC Board of Regents to support university-level research, education, and public service. A ten-year review of the SCR identified that the reserve faces external threats to its long-term viability from heavy public use, particularly in the shoreline/marine portion of the SCR, and recommended that the UC San Diego take a stronger role in protecting the natural resources located within the SCR. This draft management plan has been developed for the approximately 4-acre area rocky intertidal portion of the SCR known as Dike Rock. The purpose of this draft management plan is to provide a mechanism for the integration of information and a structure for the protection, management, and use of the Dike Rock intertidal area and its biological and physical resources. The plan is organized into three program areas: Administrative; Research, Education, and Public Service; and Interagency Coordination. Goals, objectives, policies, and implementing actions were developed for these three program areas based on consultation with the UCSD Reserve Manager and Reserve Faculty Advisor, on-site observations, and feedback from reserve users. It is anticipated that this draft management plan can be incorporated into a larger planning document for the SCR as a whole when that effort is undertaken.