Ecosystem Observations For the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 2006

摘要

Our mission--to understand and protect the coastal ecosystem and cultural resources of the Monterey Bay sanctuary--is carried out through resource protection, education and outreach, research and monitoring, and program operations. This document presents a summary of each program's major accomplishments during 2006. Resource protection issues in the sanctuary are wide ranging, from pollution and coastal development to wildlife or ecosystem disturbance. The resource protection team works with its partners to reduce or prevent detrimental human impacts on sanctuary resources, while recognizing the many uses of the marine environment along its long coastline.