National Marine Sanctuaries of the United States - Marine Sanctuaries in California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Marine sanctuaries in California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Edward F. Ricketts State Marine Conservation Area, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, Asilomar State Marine Reserve, Russian River State Marine Reserve & Russian River State Marine Conservation Area, Sea Lion Cove State Marine Conservation Area, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Ano Nuevo State Marine Conservation Area, Duxbury Reef State Marine Conservation Area, Moro Cojo Slough State Marine Reserve, Carmel Bay State Marine Conservation Area, Natural Bridges State Marine Reserve, Lovers Point State Marine Reserve, Big Creek State Marine Reserve and Big Creek State Marine Conservation Area, Greyhound Rock State Marine Conservation Area, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, White Rock State Marine Conservation Area, Del Mar Landing State Marine Reserve, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Cambria State Marine Conservation Area, Hopkins Marine Station, Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve, United States National Marine Sanctuary, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California Coastal National Monument, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Sonoma Coast State Marine Conservation Area. Excerpt: The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) is a US Federally protected marine area offshore of California's central coast around Monterey Bay. Supporting one of the world's most diverse marine ecosystems, it is home to numerous mammals, seabirds, fishes, invertebrates and plants in a remarkably productive coastal environment. The MBNMS was established in 1992 for th...