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Monterey Bay Draft Management Plan

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
SECTIONS		SIZE
	Section I: Introduction	708KB
	Section II-IV: Action Plans: 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 Operations and Administration	3.2MB
	Section V-VIII: Action Plans: Partnerships and Opportunities Fishing Related Education and Research • Interpretive Facilities • Ocean Literacy and Constituent Building Water Quality Beach Closures and Microbial Contamination • Cruise Ship Discharges • Water Quality Protection Program Implementation Wildlife Disturbance Marine Mammal, Seabird and Turtle Disturbance • Motorized Personal Watercraft • Tidepool Protection Cross-Cutting Administration and Operations • Community Outreach • Ecosystem Monitoring • Maritime Heritage • Northern Management Area Transition	3MB
	Section IX: Appendices Ecosystem Management Strategies Education and Outreach Related Strategies Research and Monitoring Strategies Enforcement Related Strategies MBNMS Designation Document MBNMS Regulations National Marine Sanctuaries Act List of Acronyms	1.2MB

Complete Monterey Bay Draft Management Plan		7.6MB

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