President Bush Announces the Expansion of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to Include the Davidson Seamount (9/26/08) As a result of management plan revision, a seven-year process involving public input and agency collaboration, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary will be expanded to include Davidson Seamount. The Final Rule to include the new boundaries is expected by early November. MORE...
Letter from Paul Michel to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Regarding the Decision Rationale regarding the need for MPAs in the Sanctuary (4/15/08)
Joint Management Plan Supplemental Draft EIS and Proposed Rule Now Available This proposed rule and supplemental Draft EIS describe a series of regulatory changes intended to resolve inconsistencies in regulatory language and enhance resource protection within the three central and northern California National Marine Sanctuaries (NMS) -- Cordell Bank NMS, Gulf of the Farallones NMS, and Monterey Bay NMS. NOAA decided to revise the CBNMS, GFNMS, and MBNMS proposed discharge regulations to prohibit discharges of all sewage from vessels 300 gross registered tons (GRT) or more with sufficient holding tank capacity to hold sewage while within the sanctuary; and in the MBNMS limit the exception for graywater discharges to vessels less than 300 GRT, and vessels 300 GRT or more without the capacity to hold graywater while within the MBNMS. The revised proposed regulations will include prohibitions consistent with the request from the State of California for the CBNMS, GFNMS, and MBNMS.
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- Download Draft DEIS here (720KB PDF)
- Download Federal Register Notice here (73KB PDF
LIVE from the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary! From March 2–7 2008, NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program in partnership with Immersion Presents, a cutting-edge, interactive educational program led by Dr. Ballard- will host a team of scientists from the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), using telepresence technology – a combination of satellite and Internet connections – to transport young people live to a scientific expedition in Monterey Bay. The daily live broadcasts, which are part of a larger interdisciplinary science curriculum designed for upper elementary and middle school students, will air from March 2–7, at 8 am, 9 am, 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm PST. (2/26/08) COMPLETED
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Supports MPAs in Federal Waters After five years of fact finding, numerous meetings, resource assessments, workshops, socioeconomic studies, the MPA working group members, in December 2007, presented their arguments for and against federal water MPAs to the Sanctuary Advisory Council, which in turn gave its advice to the MBNMS. Since then, the sanctuary has received about twelve thousand comments on this issue. With the benefit of the community’s advice, input from partner agencies, and the last six years of consideration, the MBNMS has concluded that there is a need for MPAs in the federal waters of the Sanctuary. (2/14/08)
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center
December 2007 Draft Environmental Assessment/Initial Study This page was created to allow the public the opportunity to participate in the environmental review process conducted by the City of Santa Cruz for the proposed Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center.
This document will be circulated for a 30 day review which will start Monday January 21, 2008 and will run through February 19th, 2008.
The link to the December 2007 Draft Environmental Assessment/Initial study is:
ftp://ftp.esd.sri.com/hidden/EnvTek/MBNMS/MBNMS_DEA_12-2007.pdf
Refer all comments to:
Michael Ferry
809 Center Street, Room 206
Santa cruz, CA 95060
(831) 420-5118
mbms@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us
Comments can be submitted electronically to the City.
Recruitment for Fisheries Education Specialist This is a temporary one-year contract position through the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation with possible extensions as funding allows. The Fisheries Education Specialist primary duties are to work with sanctuary staff and their partners to administer and continue development of the Voices of the Bay fisheries education and outreach program. CLOSED(07/15/08)
Recruitment for Resource Protection Coordinator for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary Program is searching for a dynamic, talented, experienced leader to coordinate the ongoing resource protection goals laid out in the management plan with multi-stakeholder and cross-departmental entities. CLOSED (01/24/08)
