California tidelands

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coastal landform public trust lands submerged lands

California tidelands are coastal and submerged public lands along California’s shoreline that are held in trust for the people and used for purposes such as navigation, fishing, recreation, and environmental protection.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
California coastal zone	2
California tidelands canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T424905 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: California tidelands
Context triple: [California State Lands Commission, manages, California tidelands]

A. North Coast of California
The North Coast of California is a rugged, sparsely populated coastal region known for its redwood forests, cool maritime climate, and small cities such as Eureka.
B. Monterey Bay region
The Monterey Bay region is a coastal area of central California known for its marine biodiversity, scenic shoreline, and communities such as Monterey, Santa Cruz, and surrounding towns.
C. Central Coast of California
The Central Coast of California is a scenic coastal region between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, known for its rugged shoreline, wine country, and destinations like Big Sur, Monterey, and Santa Barbara.
D. California State Coastal Conservancy
The California State Coastal Conservancy is a state agency that protects, restores, and enhances California’s coastal and marine resources while improving public access to the shoreline.
E. California Coastal Commission
The California Coastal Commission is a state agency responsible for protecting, conserving, and regulating land and water use along California’s coastline.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: California tidelands
Target entity description: California tidelands are coastal and submerged public lands along California’s shoreline that are held in trust for the people and used for purposes such as navigation, fishing, recreation, and environmental protection.

A. North Coast of California
The North Coast of California is a rugged, sparsely populated coastal region known for its redwood forests, cool maritime climate, and small cities such as Eureka.
B. Monterey Bay region
The Monterey Bay region is a coastal area of central California known for its marine biodiversity, scenic shoreline, and communities such as Monterey, Santa Cruz, and surrounding towns.
C. Central Coast of California
The Central Coast of California is a scenic coastal region between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, known for its rugged shoreline, wine country, and destinations like Big Sur, Monterey, and Santa Barbara.
D. California State Coastal Conservancy
The California State Coastal Conservancy is a state agency that protects, restores, and enhances California’s coastal and marine resources while improving public access to the shoreline.
E. California Coastal Commission
The California Coastal Commission is a state agency responsible for protecting, conserving, and regulating land and water use along California’s coastline.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal landform ⓘ public trust lands ⓘ submerged lands ⓘ
administeredBy	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California
alienationRestriction	cannot be freely sold into private ownership ⓘ must remain devoted to public trust purposes ⓘ
canBeGrantedTo	local governments as trust grantees ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
extendsFrom	mean high tide line ⓘ
extendsTo	three nautical miles seaward ⓘ
governedBy	California Coastal Act of 1976 ⓘ surface form: California Coastal Act Constitution of California ⓘ surface form: California Constitution California Public Resources Code ⓘ federal navigational servitude ⓘ
grantConditions	must be managed for statewide public trust purposes ⓘ
heldInTrustBy	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California
heldInTrustFor	people of California ⓘ
includes	beds of navigable tidal waterways ⓘ intertidal zone ⓘ submerged lands beneath coastal waters ⓘ
legalDoctrine	public trust doctrine ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California
locatedOn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
managedBy	California State Lands Commission ⓘ
ownershipStatus	state-owned ⓘ
primaryPublicTrustPurposes	commerce ⓘ fisheries ⓘ navigation ⓘ
regulatedBy	California Coastal Commission ⓘ local governments ⓘ
secondaryPublicTrustPurposes	environmental preservation ⓘ open space ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ
subjectTo	coastal development permitting ⓘ public access requirements ⓘ tidelands trust ⓘ
threats	coastal erosion ⓘ intensive shoreline development ⓘ pollution ⓘ sea level rise ⓘ
typicalUses	commerce ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ fishing ⓘ habitat conservation ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California State Lands Commission → manages → California tidelands ⓘ

California Coastal Commission → jurisdiction → California tidelands ⓘ

this entity surface form: California coastal zone

California Coastal Act of 1976 → effectiveIn → California tidelands ⓘ