Marina del Rey is a seaside unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California. Its population in July 2007 was 8,340.Its Fisherman's Village offers a view of Marina del Rey's dominant feature as one of the largest man-made small boat harbors in the U.S., with 19 marinas with capacity for 5,300 boats. The harbor, the Los Angeles Times said in 1997, is "perhaps the county's most valuable resource."