La Jolla Newb Help!

[Joker619]

Hey there! Finally got the balls to take my kayak out in La Jolla this upcoming week. I'm not asking for spots but just wondering how and where I will know I'm not in a state preservation area or whatever. I'm a little confused because I took a look at a map, and was like ok. But then I went out on a sport fisher out of seaforth and was fishing the south la jolla kelp beds pretty much the whole day. I'm sure it was good to go but what are the main restrictions. And let me tell you, there were a whole bunch of boats out there. We left out of mission bay, headed north and started anchoring just west of what I know as the south la jolla area. What am I not understanding. Was gonna launch out of the shores and just paddle till I got tired! Haha help me out please. Been fishing the bay for a couple weeks now and wanna head out and try some new stuff! Thanks.