The San Diego region enjoys a high quality of life, although challenges still remain. SANDAG's 2021 Regional Plan seeks to improve the way we all move throughout the region while seeking to ensure that we can all lead healthy lives. 

By 2030, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience and taking action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans.

Proportion of state and locally controlled marine acres and marine adjacent areas currently being managed with ecosystem-based approaches.

By 2030, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics.

Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels.

By 2030, conserve at least 10% of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information.

Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas.

By 2030, increase the economic benefits to communities along the coast from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture, and tourism.

Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.