1.
Status Quo [Part
III TOC]
Under this alternative protection and management of the proposed
Sanctuary area would remain entirely under the existing regime
of federal, state and local authorities, and existing research
and eduction facilities and programs with no NOAA presence.
2.
Sanctuary Management Alternative 1 [Part
III TOC]
Under this alternative, NOAA would establish an independent
management and administrative system for the Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary in a headquarters that is managed
and operated directly by NOAA. The location of the headquarters
would be in the Monterey Bay region at either Santa Cruz,
Moss Landing or Monterey.
This alternative would gradually phase in a variety of program
activities and focus initially on research and education.
Staffing would start with a NOAA manager and phase in an assistant
manager, administrative assistant, research coordinator, education
coordinator and a joint position of an interpreter/enforcement
official.
The office would coordinate directly and actively with other
state and local agencies in decision making and implementation
of Sanctuary regulations. The Sanctuary Manager and the Advisory
Committee would begin the process of informing the public
as well as regional officials of the Sanctuary's mandate,
regulations and research and education programs.
3. Sanctuary Management Alternative 2 (Preferred)
The preferred alternative is to set up the Sanctuary headquarters
soon after designation (within six months) and immediately
provide full-staffing in the positions described for Sanctuary
Management Alternative 1. In addition, the preferred option
is to provide "satellite" information centers as well as the
main headquarters facility so that other areas of the Sanctuary
are represented such as Pillar Point Harbor and Half Moon
Bay
