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Resources
- Monterey Bay
Web
sites
Books
Libraries
Web sites
The Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuary Program's Web site
bonita.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov
We try to keep comprehensive and updated material
on this site about the Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary. For environmental and natural history
questions about the sanctuary, might we
particularly recommend our "Site Characterization"
under our "Research" subsection. This Site
Characterization contains a 10,000+ citation
Bibliographic Database that is searchable over the
Web. Also, under the "Introduction" subsection you
will find a "Related Website" link which will lead
you to many other associated organizations' Web
pages.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium
Web site www.mbayaq.org
Opened in 1984, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is host
to millions of tourists every year. It's inventory
and display of marine organisms is one of the
world's largest. Be sure and take the virtual
"Habitats Tour" of the Monterey Bay area, from the
wind-swept tidepools to the depths of the submarine
canyon at (www.mbayaq.
org/hp/index.htm).
The Elkhorn Slough
National Estuarine Research Reserve Web site
inlet.geol.sc.edu/ELK/home.html
Adjacent to the Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary, the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine
Research Reserve is a tidal embayment located
midway between the coastal towns of Santa Cruz and
Monterey at the apex of the Monterey Submarine
Canyon. The reserve encompasses over 1,400 acres of
marsh and tidelands.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium
Research Institute Web site www.mbari.org
The Institute was founded in 1987 by David Packard
with a mission "to achieve and maintain a position
as a world center for advanced research and
education in ocean science and technology, through
the development of better instruments, systems, and
methods for scientific research in the deep waters
of the ocean." The Institute is located in Moss
Landing, California, where its two research ships
and remotely operated vehicles are berthed, giving
them immediate access to Monterey Bay and its
Submarine Canyon. Be sure and observe the
telemetered Real-Time Deep Sea Research from the
R/V Point Lobos. The ship's position and ROV video
is telemetered, along with data from a multitude of
sensors, using a two-way microwave link
(www.mbari.org/cruises/lobos/index.html).
Moss Landing Marine
Laboratories Web site color.mlml.calstate.edu/www/
One of several University/Academic research
institutions on Monterey Bay, Moss Landing Marine
Laboratories are the marine research and teaching
facilities which serve a consortium of seven
California State Universities in Northern
California. Since its establishment in 1966, the
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories has earned an
international reputation for excellence in marine
research, education and is the second oldest marine
lab on Monterey Bay.
The Monterey Bay Sanctuary
Foundation Web site www.mbnmsf.org/pages/
education.html
The Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation is a
California nonprofit public benefit corporation
whose goal is to promote protection and public
understanding of the Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary. Incorporated in 1995, the Foundation
focuses its efforts on educating the public about
the extraordinary environment and resources of
Monterey Bay. As a private organization, the
Foundation has the flexibility to implement
programs and projects that NOAA, as a lightly
staffed federal agency, can not.
The California State Ocean
Data Information Web site ceres.ca.gov/ocean/
The California Ocean and Coastal Environmental
Access Network (Cal OCEAN) is a web-based virtual
library for the discovery of and access to ocean
and coastal data and information from a wide
variety of sources and in a range of types and
formats. The goal of Cal OCEAN is to provide the
information and tools to support ocean and coastal
resource management, planning, research and
education via the Internet. Cal OCEAN is a project
of the California Resources Agency's Ocean
Resources Management Program.
Books
Natural History of the
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Monterey
Bay Aquarium and NOAA/SRD. Nora L. Deans, Managing
Editor (available through the Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuary Foundation). ISBN
1-878244-11-6
In 1997, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
and the Monterey Bay Aquarium co-produced this book
as an educational text for sale to the public. From
the Marin Headlands north of San Francisco's Golden
Gate to the majestic Big Sur coastline, this book
takes you beside and beneath the waters of the
nation's largest marine sanctuary. Explore the
breathtaking habitats and incredible sea life that
make this the crown jewel of the sanctuary system.
It's a place where playful sea otters tumble in the
nearshore kelp forests...flocks of shorebirds
scurry on wave-swept beaches...and mysterious
vampire squid hunt in the perpetual night of a vast
undersea submarine canyon. Includes species lists,
appendices, suggestions for further reading,
glossary, index and over 300 photographs,
illustrations, scientific diagrams and
maps.
Between Pacific Tides by
Ricketts, Edward F. and Jack Calvin. 1968. Stanford
University Press, Fourth Edition.
First written by Edward (Doc) F. Ricketts and Jack
Calvin in 1939, with a forward by John Steinbeck,
this book is considered the "Bible" for California
intertidal natural historians. Later editions
contain revisions by Joel Hedgepeth.
Sanctuary Explorations by
Julia Davenport. 1997. UC Printing, University of
California, Berkeley.
A cooperative effort by the University of
California Santa Cruz Institute of Marine Sciences,
the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory and the
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, this 44
page paperback is an ideal primer for those persons
interested in the natural history of the Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Libraries
The Central California area
is rich in marine science libraries that can be
used for further exploration of the beauty and
wonder of the Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary. A few examples include:
Moss Landing Marine
Laboratories Library
http://color.mlml.calstate.edu/www/library/library.htm
Hopkins Marine Station
Library
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/miller/
index.html
California State University,
Monterey Bay Library
http://library.monterey.edu/
U.S. Naval Postgraduate
School Library
http://web.nps.navy.mil/~library/
University of California,
Santa Cruz Library
http://bob.ucsc.edu/library/
For more information on how to obtain these
resources, please contact:
Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary
299 Foam Street, Suite D
Monterey, CA 93940
tel: 831/647-4201
fax: 831/647-4250
mbnms@ocean.nos.noaa.gov
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