The Draft Management Plans (DMP) for the Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay national marine sanctuaries focus on key issues and opportunities affecting the three sanctuaries. The draft plans contain information about each sanctuary’s environment, priority management issues and actions proposed to address them, regulations, staffing and administration, operational and programmatic costs, and performance measures. They address important sanctuary programs such as public awareness and understanding, conservation science, water quality, emergency response and enforcement, and maritime heritage. The draft plans, released in October 2006, represent a major revision of each site’s original management plan and are the result of several years of study, planning, and extensive public input.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Draft Management Plan
Coastal Development
Coastal Armoring • Desalination • Harbors and Dredge Disposal • Submerged Cables
Ecosystem Protection
Big Sur Coastal Ecosystem • Bottom Trawling Effects on Benthic Habitats • Davidson Seamount • Emerging Issues • Introduced Species • SIMoN • Marine Protected Areas
