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All National Marine Sanctuaries are required by law to periodically review their management plans to ensure that sanctuary sites continue to best conserve, protect, and enhance their nationally significant living and cultural resources. The Gulf of Farallones management plan dates back to its original designation date and has not been updated in over 20 years. Recent scientific discoveries, advancements in managing marine resources, and new resource management issues may not be addressed in existing plans. The Gulf of Farallones NMS is reviewing its management plan jointly with Cordell Bank NMS and Monterey Bay NMS. These sanctuaries are located adjacent to one another, managed by the same program, and share many of the same resources and issues. The Gulf of Farallones relies on public input from local and national communities when reviewing its management plan. This management plan review process began with the release of a "State of the Sanctuary" report that provides information to the public about the Sanctuary, its accomplishments, and current resource management issues. Following the release of this report, the three sanctuaries held twenty public scoping meetings from Gualala in the north to Cambria in the south and Sacramento and Washington, DC. During the scoping process, NOAA received over 12,000 comments on issues the public would like to see addressed in the joint management plan. Once the final plan is released, it will outline the sanctuaries' priorities for the next 5-10 years. For the latest status of the Management Plan Review process and how you can be involved,
please visit the Joint Management Plan Review website
or contact Karen Reyna at 415-561-6622 x208. |
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