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Monterey Bay Monterey Bay Gulf of the Farallones Cordell Bank
Northern California
National Marine Sanctuaries


Monterey Bay Move your mouse over the Sanctuary outlines and click to learn about their monitoring of habitats and organisms.
Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary
(MBNMS)

Monterey Bay -Established in 1992
-Covers 6,094 square miles
-276 miles of shoreline
-Deepest point is 10,663 feet
Cordell Bank
National Marine Sanctuary
(CBNMS)

Cordell Bank -Designated in 1989
-Covers 529 square miles
-Deepest point is 6955 feet
Gulf of the Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary
(GFNMS)

Farallones -Established in 1981
-Covers 1,279 square miles
-102 miles of shoreline
-Deepest point is 7,800 feet
 
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