Sanctuary Advisory Council Meetings

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July Meeting Materials

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Full Meeting Presentation

Report of the Advisory Councils of the Cordell Bank and Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries on Reducing the Risk of Ship Strikes to Whales in Sanctuaries

Public Comment

Blue Carbon in Marine Protected Areas: Part I

Blue Carbon in Marine Protected Areas: Part II

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Superintendent's Quarterly Report October through December 2020

Full Meeting Presentation

Greater Farallones NMS Superintendent's Report

Monterey Bay NMS Superintendent's Report

Cordell Bank NMS Superintendent's Report

Presentation: GFNMS Condition Report Overview, Kathy Broughton and Jan Roletto

Agenda

Full Meeting Presentation

Greater Farallones NMS Superintendent's Report

Presentation: Reducing Shotgun Wad Debris and Seabird Disturbance, Behavior Change Campaigns, Karen Reyna

Meeting Highlights

Recommendations on Abandoned Vessel Guidance in the Sanctuary

Recommendations for Council Recruitment Strategies with a Focus on Diversity and Inclusion

Recommendations for Sanctuary Education Youth Engagement

Action to Elect New Council Officers

Agenda

Full Meeting Presentation

Meeting Highlights

Recommendations on Recreation and Tourism

Action to Forward Letter on the "Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful" Report

Action to Forward Letter Supporting In-Person October Retreat to Sanctuary Superintendent

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Full Meeting Presentation

Recommendation to Provide Whale Ship Strike Data to USCG PACPARS Study

Recommendation that GFNMS Superintendent request NOAA ONMS, West Coast Region become a federal partner in the USCG PACPARS

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Meeting Highlights (1.1 mb)

Superintendent's Quarterly Report October through December, 2019 (1.66 mb)

2018 GFNMS Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory (323 kb)

Presentation on GFNMS Visitor Center Field Trips (933 kb)

Briefing on USCG Sanctuary Enforcement (554 kb)

Presentation on Enforcement Processes for GFNMS Staff (1.41 mb)

Presentation from Sonoma County on Their Local Coastal Plan (1.54 mb)

Presentation from USFWS on Their Proposed Farallon Islands Mouse Project (3.76 mb)

Resolution Requesting More Information on Potential Impacts to the Sanctuary Related to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Mouse Eradication Project (411 kb)

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Meeting Highlights (800 kb)

Superintendent's Quarterly Report January through March 2020 (666 kb)

Full Meeting Presentation (8.4 mb)

Greater Farallones NMS Superintendent's Report (792 kb)

Cordell Bank NMS Superintendent's Report (703 kb)

Monterey Bay NMS Superintendent's Report (180 kb)

GFNMS Response to SAC Tomales Bay Native Oyster Recommendations (120 kb)

Tomales Bay Native Oyster Restoration Sanctuary Response to SAC Recommendations (136 kb)

Incorporation of SAC Comments on Recreation and Tourism Promotion in GFNMS (1.2 kb)

SAC Member Reports (771 kb)

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Meeting Highlights (188 kb)

Presentation from Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Superintendent, George "GP" Schmahl, on the FGBNMS Proposed Expansion (6.32 MB)

Presentation from the ONMS WCR Policy Coordinator on the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Nomination Five-Year Review (619 kb)

Resolution in Support of Extending the Chumash Heritage NMS Nomination (407 kb)

Resolution in Support of the Flower Gardens NMS Proposed Expansion (353 kb)

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Superintendent's Quarterly Report April through June 2020 (1.11 MB)

Full Meeting Presentation (2.66 MB)

Greater Farallones NMS Superintendent's Report (475 kb)

Cordell Bank NMS Superintendent's Report (326 kb)

Monterey Bay NMS Management Plan Review Presentation (1.6 MB)

SAC Member Reports (321 kb)

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan Review Documents

2019 GFNMS Emissions Inventory (377 kb)

Resolution to Submit a Comment Letter on the MBNMS Draft Management Plan (348 kb)

Agenda

Welcome and Sanctuary Climate Program Presentations from Maria Brown and Sara Hutto (3.1 MB)

Presentation on Climate Indicators from Meredith Elliot, Point Blue Conservation Science (2.5 MB)

Presentation on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia from Kate Hewett UC Davis (25.4 MB)

Presentation on Climate Indicator Connections from Jaime Jahncke, Point Blue Conservation Science (1.5 MB)

NNOCCI Training Presentation from Aya Yamamoto, California Academy of Sciences (5.6 MB)

Presentation on Blue Carbon from Abby Mohan, SAC, Silvestrum Climate Associates (1.4 MB)

Presentation on Sanctuary Blue Carbon Inventory from Elizabeth Francis GFNMS Intern, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (3.3 MB)

Presentation on Blue Carbon and the Sanctuary from Sara Hutto (122 kb)

SAC Accomplishments and Workplan Introduction (692 kb)

Presentation on Sanctuary Accomplishments and Priorities from Maria Brown, GFNMS Superintendent (114 MB)

Presentation on Greater Farallones Association Partnership from Deb Self, GFA Executive Director (1.2 MB)

Agenda (19 kb)

Meeting Highlights

Superintendents Quarterly Report July through September 2020 (1.2 MB)

Full Meeting Presentation (10.9 MB)

Greater Farallones NMS Superintendent's Report (319 kb)

Monterey Bay NMS Superintendent's Report (458 kb)

Sanctuary Enforcement Update (193 kb)

Member Reports (449 kb)

Presentation on the New GFNMS Permits Dashboard (771 kb)

Presentation on the San Francisco Pacifica Exclusion Area Subcommittee Recommendations (3.9 MB)

Presentation on Acoustic Monitoring in the Sanctuaries: NOAA Ocean Noise Reference Station Results (8.6 MB)

Resolution Regarding the San Francisco-Pacifica Exclusion Area (SFPEA) (147 KB)

February 27, 2019

Bodega Bay, CA

Agenda

Meeting Highlights (348 kb)

Superintendent's Quarterly Report October through December, 2018 (1.4MB PDF)

Presentation on Sanctuary Education Outreach in the Expansion Area (3.2 mb)

Presentation on Bolinas Lagoon South End Living Shorelines Project (2 mb)

Presentation on Proposed MPWC Zone 1 and 5 Changes MBNMS AC Response (779 kb)

Presentation on the GFNMS Rapid Management Plan Review Assessment Results (736 kb)

May 22, 2019

Point Reyes, CA

Agenda

Meeting Highlights (488 kb)

Superintendent's Quarterly Report January through March, 2019 (443 kb)
Related Documents:
2017 GFNMS Emissions Inventory (116 kb)
Beach Watch 25th Anniversary and 2018 Highlights (525 kb)
5th Ocean Climate Summit Summary Report (332 kb)

Presentation on the Greater Farallones Association’s Bull Kelp Recovery Plan (BKRP) for GFNMS & CDFW (1.95 mb)
Related Document: Bull Kelp Recovery Plan [Apr. 2019] (3.16 mb)

Presentation on the Sanctuary's Response to SAC Bull Kelp Recovery Recommendations (.98 mb)
Related Document: Kelp Recovery Recommendations [Nov. 2018] (812 kb)

Presentation on UAS (drones) Best Practices, in response to SAC recommendation (2.46 mb)

Presentation on LiMPETS Science Protocol (discussion of sea star wasting disease as it relates to bull kelp) (1.44 mb)

August 15, 2019, Joint Meeting GFNMS/MBNMS councils

Half Moon Bay, CA

Agenda

Meeting Highlights (344 kb)

Superintendent's Quarterly Report, April through June, 2019 (1.38 MB PDF)

Presentation on Seabirds and Recreational Fishing Gear in the Monterey Bay and Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries (3.17 MB PDF)

Presentation on the Seabird Protection Network Boater Outreach Program (912 KB PDF)

Presentation on the Sanctuary's Coastal Resilience Sediment Plan (1.12 MB PDF)

Presentation on Whale Conservation along the US West Coast: Decreasing the risk of deadly ship strikes and entanglements in fishing gear (1.80 MB PDF)

Presentation on Whale Entanglement and Sanctuary Protection Efforts (616 KB PDF)

Presentation on Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies in California’s National Marine Sanctuaries (2.17 MB)

Presentation on the Tomales Bay Native Oyster Restoration Working Group Recommendations to the Advisory Council (1.13 MB)
Related Document: Tomales Bay Native Oyster Restoration Working Group Recommendations to the Advisory Council, and Call for Comments (605 kb)
Related Document: Tomales Bay Native Oyster Restoration Advisory Council Resolution: Recommendations to the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

October 16, 2019, SAC Retreat & Symposium

Tiburon, CA

Symposium Video

White Paper: Recommendations and Outcomes from the SAC Symposium on Connections between the San Francisco Bay and Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

November 13, 2019

San Francisco, CA

Agenda

Meeting Highlights (615 kb)

Superintendent's Quarterly Report July through September, 2019 (1.87 MB)

Presentation: Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and Tribal Engagement (7.25 MB)

Presentation: SF Zoo Strategic Plan Coastal Connection (895 kb)

San Francisco Bay-Sanctuary Connections: Presentation from SF State Intern on SF Bay-Sanctuary Connections Symposium Outcomes (1.6 MB)

Presentation: Ocean Climate Program Annual Update (385 kb)

Presentation: GFNMS Coastal Resilience Sediment Plan (1.92 MB)

Presentation: Nautilus Deep Sea Expedition Recap and Footage (1.91 GB)

Recommendation to Partner with the San Francisco Zoo to Interpret National Marine Sanctuaries in the Proposed Ocean Conservation Zone (404 kb)

Resolution of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council to Form a Subcommittee on the Exclusion Zone (290 kb)

January 10, 2018

Bodega Bay, CA

Agenda (48KB PDF)

Meeting Highlights (101KB PDF)

Update on Climate Action Plan and Presentation on Sonoma/Marin Coastal Regional Sediment Management Project (404 KB)

Presentation of Proposed Changes to Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries' Regulations to Allow Certain U.S. Coast Guard Discharges (1793 KB)

Presentation on North Coast Kelp Recovery Project (2574 KB)

Presentation on Gleason Beach Roadway Realignment Project (7652 KB)

Resolution of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council in Response to the Call for Comments on the Draft Proposed Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2019 through 2024 (16 KB)

Resolution of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Regarding Coast Guard Discharges in Sanctuary Waters (16 KB)

Resolution of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Council Regarding Impacts and Mitigations of the Proposed Caltrans Highway One Realignment at Scotty Creek/Gleason Beach, Sonoma County California (17KB PDF)

February 5, 2018

Webinar

Agenda (42KB PDF)

Meeting Summary (264KB PDF)

Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Sonoma-Marin Coastal Regional Sediment Management Report - February 2018 (16MB PDF)

Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Sonoma-Marin Coastal Regional Sediment Management Report - March 2018 (16MB PDF)

May 9, 2018

Point Reyes, CA

Agenda (50KB PDF)

Meeting Outcomes (148KB PDF)

Resolution of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council to Support Standardized Mapping of Seagrass (14KB PDF)

Superintendent's Quarterly Report January through March, 2018 (1MB PDF)

Update on Tomales Bay Mooring Program Progress (2.5 MB PDF)

Presentation on Tomales Bay Eelgrass Habitat Evaluation, Site Monitoring, and Restoration Plans (1008 KB PDF)

Presentation on Characterizing and Protecting Benthic Habitat in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (4.6 MB PDF)

Presentation on Potential Impacts of Non-native Aquatic Plants in Tomales Bay, CA (5 MB PDF)

August 29, 2018

Half Moon Bay, CA

Agenda (156KB PDF)

Meeting Outcomes (165KB PDF)

Possible Changes to Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries' Regulations For Zone 1 in the Northern Portion of MBNMS (758KB PDF)

Update on SAC Overflight Report and Recommendations (986KB PDF)

Olympia Oyster Enhancement and Restoration in Tom (586KB PDF)

Seabird Protection Network (4.3MB PDF)

Update on the Pilot Surfers Beach Restoration Project (3.7MB PDF)

2018 Vessel Speed Reduction (1.7MB PDF)

October

Retreat

November 14, 2018

San Francisco, CA

Agenda (49KB PDF)

Meeting Outcomes (696 KB PDF)

Kelp Recovery Working Group: Recommendations for Council Consideration (2.6MB PDF)

Kelp Recovery Recommendations (813KB PDF)

GFNMS Facilities Master Plan (4.9MB PDF)

Letter of Support for GFNMS Facilities Master Plan (26KB PDF)

Marine Debris Program (2.9MB PDF)

Sanctuary Naturalist Corps (3.1MB PDF)

February 1, 2017

Point Reyes, CA

Agenda (72KB PDF)

1st Quarter Superintendent's Report (379 KB PDF)

Overflight Working Group Recommendations (1.9MB PDF)

-- Comments from Pilot Working Group Members (307KB PDF)

-- Additional Public Comments (11MB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes(198 KB PDF)

May 24, 2017

Bodega Bay, CA

Agenda (48KB PDF)

GFNMS SAC May Meeting Highlights (879KB PDF)

2nd Quarter Superintendent's Report (997 KB PDF)

Presentation on Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve (6.4 MB PDF)

Presentation on Bolinas Lagoon Restoration and Green Crab Removal Project (5.3 MB PDF)

Presentation on Bolinas North End Wetlands Enhancement and Sea Level Rise Adaptation Project (3.3 MB PDF)

Presentation on Sediment Management Working Group Update (367 KB PDF)

Presentation on Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Improve Operations at GFNMS (1.8 MB PDF)

Resolution of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Supporting Established Site Configuration and Management Protocols (161 KB PDF)

United Nations Biosphere Reserve Serving as an International Example of Marine Conservation and Stewardship in a Urban Environment (6.4 MB PDF)

2016 (Calendar Year) Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory for the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (175 KB PDF)

August 16, 2017

Joint Meeting GFNMS/MBNMS councils

Half Moon Bay, CA

Agenda (58KB PDF)

GFNMS/MBNMS Joint SAC Meeting Minutes

3rd Quarter Superintendent's Report (658 KB)

Sediment to Sanctuary Beaches: Potential for Beneficial Reuse and Beach Nourishment (6.4 MB PDF)

NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement Staffing Update (1.2 MB PDF)

November 15, 2017

San Francisco, CA

Agenda (51KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (128KB)

4th Quarter Superintendent's Report (777KB)

Presentation from Lincoln Middle School Ocean Guardian Program (524 KB)

Updates on Low Overflights and Seabird Protection Network (1.7 MB)

Presentation on Sonoma/Marin Coastal Regional Sediment Management Working Group and Report (2.9 MB)

March 2, 2016

Bodega Bay, CA

Agenda (109 KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (86 KB PDF)

MBNMS Management Plan Review Scoping Comments (176 KB PDF)

MBNMS Enforcement Letter (126 KB PDF)

Presentation on Climate-Smart Adaptation Working Group (1.2 MB PDF)

Climate-Smart Adaptation Working Group Report (1.1 MB PDF)

Climate-Smart Adaptation Working Group Strategy List (357 KB PDF)

Resolution to Recommend MBNMS Definition of Clean Dredged Materials(163 KB PDF)

Resolution to Recommend Maintenance of Seabird Permitting Process (163 KB PDF)

Resolution to Recommend NEPA Process of Pacifica Exclusion Area (165 KB PDF)

Resolution to Recommend Consideration of Climate Impact Strategies (165 KB PDF)

Resolution to Recommend Climate Smart Adaptation Working Group Items (286 KB PDF)

Resolution to Recommend Prioritization of MWPC Training (164 KB PDF)

May 25, 2016

Half Moon Bay, CA

Agenda (PDF, 110 KB)

Key Meeting Outcomes (PDF, 697 KB)

2nd Quarter Superintendent's Report (PDF, 280 KB)

Resolution of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council on the Pending Preparation by NOAA of an Environmental Assessment on Certain Proposed Coast Guard Discharges within GFNMS Sanctuary Waters (PDF, 96KB)

Presentation on Beach Watch (PDF, 2.5MB)

August 25, 2016

Joint Meeting GFNMS/CBNMS councils

Point Reyes, CA

Agenda (PDF, 469 KB)

Key Meeting Outcomes (PDF, 93 KB)

Draft - GFNMS-Only Key Meeting Outcomes (PDF, 68 KB)

Presentation on Law Enforcement (PDF, 908 KB)

USCG Discharge Timeline (PDF, 93 KB)

Presentation on Hypoxia In Sanctuaries (PDF, 33.9 MB)

Letter for World Heritage Site Nomination to NPS (PDF, 273 KB)

Presentation on World Heritage Site Orientation (PDF, 3.3 MB)

World Heritage Site Proposal (PDF, 862 KB)
Resolution in support of World Heritage Site Proposal (PDF, 61 KB)

October 26, 2016

Retreat

Bolinas Lagoon Tour

November 14, 2016

San Francisco, CA

Agenda  (PDF, 38 KB)

4th Quarter Superintendent's Report (PDF, 349 KB)

ONMS Draft Strategic Plan (PDF, 4.6 MB)

Introduced Species Memorandum of Agreement (PDF, 376 KB)

Letter on National SAC Enforcement Working Group Discussion Panel (PDF, 237 KB)

Presentation on Climate Action Plan (PDF, 520 KB)

GFNMS Climate Action Plan (PDF, 690 KB)

Advisory Council Adaptation Strategy Recommendations with Sanctuary Response (PDF, 102 KB)

Presentation on Coastal Sediment Management (PDF, 5.3 MB)

Resolution to Establish Coastal Sediment Management Working Group (62 KB PDF)

February 25, 2015

Point Reyes, CA

Agenda (47 KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (150 KB PDF)

Presentation on NMFS Enforcement (771 KB PDF)

Presentation on USCG and Sanctuary Mission (4,575 KB PDF)

Presentation on Expansion: Final Action and Management Plan (593 KB PDF)

Presentation on Climate Smart Adaptation (3,330 KB PDF)

May 20, 2015

Bodega Bay, CA

Agenda (48 KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (423 KB PDF)

Superintendent's Report Quarter 2 (288 KB PDF)

Vessel Strikes and Acoustic Impacts to Whales Update (386 KB PDF)

Presentation on Vessel Strikes and Acoustic Impacts (1,877 KB PDF)

Point Blue Letter on Vessel Strikes (153 KB PDF)

Presentation on MBNMS Management Plan Overview (814 KB PDF)

Presentation on Overflights (1,369 KB PDF)

Essential Fish Habitat Status (408 KB PDF)

Presentation on Crab Pot Removal Program (6,323 KB PDF)

August 19, 2015

Joint Meeting GFNMS/MBNMS councils

Half Moon Bay, CA

Agenda (96 KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (528 KB PDF)

Activities in the Northern Management Area FY15 (333 KB PDF)

Monterey Bay NMS Condition Report (1 MB PDF)

Presentation on Monterey Bay NMS Management Plan Review (489 KB PDF)

Management Plan Review Schedule (349 KB PDF)

Presentation on Ocean Guardian Schools (1.5 MB PDF)

Presentation on SAC Roles and Input (176 KB PDF)

Presentation on Dive Behavior of Humpback Whales off Northern California and Behavioral Response to Ships (3.5 MB PDF)

October 14, 2015 (Retreat)

Northern Management Area Tour

December 2, 2015

San Francisco, CA

Agenda (124 KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (312 KB PDF)

Presentation on MBNMS Management Plan Review (433 KB PDF)

CPresentation from Climate-Smart Adaptation Working Group (578 KB PDF)

Presentation from Low Overflights Working Group (784 KB PDF)

Presentation on Education Expansion Implementation P (925 KB PDF)

Presentation on Conservation Science Expansion Implementation (3.2 MB PDF)

Presentation on Resource Protection Expansion Implementation (2.8 MB PDF)

Presentation on Maritime Heritage Expansion Implementation (3.5 MB PDF)

WCR 3rd Quarter Report (68 KB PDF)

FY15 Work Plan Summary (57 KB PDF)

FY16 Work Plan Prospectus (57 KB PDF)

February 19, 2014

San Francisco Zoo

Agenda (46 KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (70 KB PDF)

SW Environmental Response Management Application One-Pager (14 KB PDF)

Presentation on ACCESS Cruise Update (2,020 KB PDF)

1st Quarter Superintendent's Report (465 KB PDF)

May 1, 2014

Grange Hall,

Bodega Bay

Agenda (60 KB PDF)

Joint Meeting Key Outcomes (102 KB PDF)

GFNMS Advisory Council ONLY Key Outcomes (25 KB PDF)

Proposed Boundary Expansion Presentation (3981 KB PDF)

Changes to Proposed Rule (Sanctuary Expansion) (192 KB PDF)

Matrix of Changes to Proposed Rule (Sanctuary Expansion) (164 KB PDF)

Changes to Introduced Species Rule (124 KB PDF)

Presentation on Introduced Species Rule (211 KB PDF)

Resolution in Support of Proposed Boundary Expansion (134 KB PDF)

Resolution Opposing Authorizations in Proposed Boundary Expansion (51 KB PDF)

Resolution Opposing Creation of Motorized Personal Watercraft Zones in Proposed Boundary Expansion Area (15 KB PDF)

August 20, 2014

Half Moon Bay

Agenda (15 KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (93 KB PDF)

3rd Quarter Superintendent's Report (980 KB PDF)

Activities in the Northern Management Area (100 KB PDF)

Presentation on Proposed Expansion (123 KB PDF)

Presentation on Climate-Smart Adaptation for the North-Central California Coast and Ocean: Vulnerability Assessment Results (1338 KB PDF)

Presentation on NOAA's Maritime Heritage Program (10397 KB PDF)

Update to SAC on Shipstrikes and Sound (88 KB PDF)

Update on ACCESS cruise from Point Blue Conservation Science (1,785 KB PDF)

October, 2014 (Retreat)

TBD

November 19, 2014

Point Reyes

Agenda (46 KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (72 KB PDF)

Presentation on Proposal for Expansion and Revision of Regulations for GFNMS and CBNMS (46 KB PDF)

FY 14 Work Plan Summary (38 KB PDF)

FY 15 Work Plan Prospectus (38 KB PDF)

January 24, 2013

Joint afternoon meeting with CBNMS

Grange Hall,

Bodega Bay

Agenda (185 KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (277 KB PDF)

Presentation on Identifying Place-Based Habitat Priorities: NOAA Habitat Blueprint and the Habitat Focus Area Regional Pilot (2065 KB PDF)

Presentation on SeaWeb Workshop Planning (109 KB PDF)

Presentation on Northern Expansion Briefing (1768 KB PDF)

Presentation on Analyzing the San Francisco-Pacifica Exclusion Area for Incorporation into the National Marine Sanctuary System (959 KB PDF)

1st Quarter Superintendent's Report (156 KB PDF)

February 21, 2013

Sanctuary Advisory Council Workshop

Red Barn Classroom, Point Reyes

Workshop Agenda (68 KB PDF)

Presentation on Visioning to Inform Sanctuaries Expansion Efforts (1289 KB PDF)

Presentation on Oceanography of the North Coast (15, 985 KB PDF)

Presentation on Using Seabirds and Habitat Features to Identify 'Hotspots' in the California Current (2543 KB PDF)

Presentation on Feasibility Studies for Hydrokinetic Energy in California (3154 KB PDF)

Presentation on Joint Sanctuary Advisory Council Workshop to Inform Proposed Expansion: Coastal Aquaculture (357 KB PDF)

Workshop Summary (138 KB PDF)

Ecological Effects of Wave Energy Development in the Pacific Northwest (1822 KB PDF)

May 22, 2013

General's Residence

Upper Fort Mason,

San Francisco

Agenda (47 KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (192 KB)

Presentation on USCG and CBNMS SAC (1,630 KB)

Summary of Sanctuaries Travel and Tourism Initiative (69 KB PDF)

Presentation on Introduced Species Proposed Rule (207 KB)

Summary of Proposed Expansion Scoping Comments (94 KB)

Projected Timeline for Proposed Sanctuary Expansion (90 KB)

Presentation on San Francisco Pacifica Exclusion Area (2,320 KB)

San Francisco Pacifica Exclusion Area Final Thesis (3,904 KB)

Presentation on Ocean Acidification: An Update (Part One) (4,019 KB)

Presentation on Effectively Communicating Ocean Acidification (Part Two) (1,466 KB)

Whale Entanglement Fact Sheet (487 KB PDF)

Fixed Gear Guide (48 KB PDF)

2nd Quarter Superintendent's Report (183 KB)

Resolution on Introduced Species (19 KB)

August 21, 2013

Joint meeting with MBNMS

Half Moon Bay Yacht Club

Agenda (69 KB)

Key Meeting Outcomes (Joint Meeting) (69 KB)

Resolution in Support of Sanctuary Essential Fish Habitat Proposal to Pacific Fisheries Management Council (15 KB)

Resolution to Encourage Consultation with Fishermen in Selecting EFH Candidates (16 KB)

Council Comment on Federal Register Notice on Sanctuary Nomination Process (15 KB)

Presentation on Sanctuary's EFH Proposal to Pacific Fisheries Management Council (18,563 KB)

Presentation on ONMS Sanctuary Nomination Process (1733 KB)

America's Cup Healthy Ocean's Project Pledge (127 KB)

Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council FAQ (68 KB)

A Proposal to Consider Options for New EFH HAPC(s) and Conservation Areas in GFNMS (7509 KB)

Presentation on Activites in the Northern Management Area (6667 KB)

Presentation on Ship Strikes in the Sanctuaries (2220 KB)

Presentation on Agricultural Water Quality Alliance (3642 KB)

Presentation on Tomales Bay Management Plan Update (240 KB)

October 24, 2013 (Retreat)

San Francisco Exploratorium

Agenda (43 KB)

FY 13 Work Plan Summary (39 KB)

FY 14 Work Plan Prospectus (38 KB)

Presentation on MPA Monitoring Enterprise (1856 KB)

Presentation on LiMPETS (3831 KB)

Presentation on Beachwatch (3049 KB)

November 20, 2013

Point Reyes

Agenda (47 KB)

Key Meeting Outcomes (77 KB)

FINAL Ocean Climate Indicators Report (5.6Mb)

CY2012 Emissions Inventory (396KB)

Resolution on Proposed USFWS Project to Eradicate Mice from Southeast Farallon Island (16KB)

USFWS Presentation on South Farallon Islands Invasive House Mouse Eradication Project (4826KB)

Pesticide Research Institute Presentation on Rodenticide Use for Mouse Eradication on the Farallones: Food for Thought (762KB)

Presentation on Climate Smart Conservation (2235KB)

Presentation on Our Coast, Our Future: Planning for Sea Level Rise and Storms in the San Francisco Bay Area (2359KB)

Agenda (40KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (76KB PDF)

Harbor Porpoises of SF Bay Presentation (1.8MB PDF)

Sevengill Shark Presentation by Aquarium of the Bay (1.4MB PDF)

Process for Adminstrative Expansion of Sanctuary Boundaries(160KB PDF)

Joint Working Group on Vessel Strikes and Acoustic Impacts Update (428KB PDF)

Approved Statement by SAC Fisheries Policy Subcommittee (12KB PDF)

Approved Plan of SAC Youth Involvement Subcommittee (24KB PDF)

B-WET support letter to Jane Lubchenco (63KB PDF)

B-WET NOAA response letter (102 KB PDF)

1st Quarter Superintendent's Report (120KB PDF)

June 7, 2012

Joint Meeting with CBNMS

Red Barn Classroom

Point Reyes, CA

Agenda (56KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (56KB PDF)

Vessel Strikes and Acoustic Impacts: A Report of a Joint Working Group of the Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries (1878KB PDF)

Vessel Strikes and Acoustic Impacts Presentation (1543KB PDF)

Vessel Spill Response Technologies: A Report of a Joint Working Group of the Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries (980KB PDF)

Vessel Spill Response Technologies Presentation (1602 KB PDF)

Deep Sea Corals and Habitat Characterization Update (1388 KB PDF)

San Francisco-Pacifica Exclusion Area Presentation (545 KB PDF)

Overflight Regulations Update (2832 KB PDF)

2nd Quarter Superintendent's Report (103KB PDF)

Upper Fort Mason

Building 201

San Francisco, CA

Agenda (42 KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (81 KB PDF)

Site Evaluation List Re-activation Letter (52 KB PDF)

ONMS Response to Site Evaluation List Re-activation Letter (73 KB PDF)

Resolution on MBNMS Boundary Expansion (44 KB PDF)

Tomales Bay Vesel Management Plan Release Presentation (1064 KB PDF)

Bren Presentation on the Boundary Expansion Project (42 KB PDF)

Emissions Inventory Presentation (597 KB PDF)

Beach Watch Update Presentation (2480 KB PDF)

Marine Debris Presentation (671 KB PDF)

3rd Quarter Superintendent's Report (122 KB PDF)

October 11, 2012

(Planning Retreat)

Tomales Bay, CA

Half Moon Bay Yacht Club

Agenda (46 KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (111 KB PDF)

SAC Work Plan FY 13 (36 KB PDF)

4th Quarter Superintendent's Report (125 KB PDF)

Deep Sea Coral Cruise Presentation (4581 KB PDF)

Climate Change Indicators Presentation (1251 KB PDF)

San Mateo Resource Conservation District Presentation (3563 KB PDF)

Half Moon Bay, CA

Agenda (140KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (36KB PDF)

FY 2011 First Quarter Superintendent's Report (124KB PDF)

Port Access Route Study (5.9MB PDF)

Ecosystem Based Mgmt Initiative (4.8MB PDF)

LiMPETS (7.5MB PDF)

Ocean Climate Initiative (2.5MB PDF)

Overflight Regs Update (2.8MB PDF)

Seabird Protection Network (4.1MB PDF)

Red Barn Classroom

Point Reyes, CA

Agenda (40KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (68KB PDF)

FY 2011 Second Quarter Superintendent's Report (96KB PDF)

MPWC Letter (120KB PDF)

Vessel Spill Working Group Presentation (644KB PDF)

UCSB Bren School Thesis Presentation on Shipstrikes and Whales in Santa Barbara Channel (2.5MB PDF)

Tomales Bay Vessel Management Plan History and Update Presentation (3MB PDF)

Oceans After School Presentation (1.1MB PDF)

Our Coast-Our Future Presentation (904KB PDF)

White Sharks Environmental Assessment Update Presentation (1.3MB PDF)

Executive Summary of UCSB Shipstrike Thesis (120KB PDF)

DRAFT Tomales Bay Vessel Management Plan SAC History (136KB PDF)

DRAFT West Coast Region Ocean Acidification Action Plan (480KB PDF)

Our Coast-Our Future Project Summary (904KB PDF)

Agenda (40KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (76 KB PDF)

FY 2011 Third Quarter Superintendent's Report (124KB PDF)

FY 2011 Third Quarter Superintendent's Media Report (108KB PDF)

Seabird Protection Network (20KB PDF)

Seabird Protection Network Demarcation Buoys Presentation (1.4MB PDF)

2010 Emissions Inventory (220KB PDF)

2010 Emissions Inventory Presentation (780KB PDF)

Joint Working Group on Vessel Strikes and Acoustic Impacts Update (1.7MB PDF)

Our Coast- Our Future Coastal Manager Scoping Workshops Presentation (804KB PDF)

October 6, 2011

(Retreat)

California Academy of Sciences

San Francisco, CA

Agenda (108KB PDF)

Key Retreat Outcomes (56KB PDF)

FY 12 Council Work Plan (108KB PDF)

Beach Watch: SIMoN Protected Areas Mapping Tool Presentation (1.4MB PDF)

Marine Food Webs, Climate Change and Extinction Presentation, Dr. Roopnarine (3.9MB PDF)

Farallon Island Web Cam Presentation, Kathi Koontz (1.9MB PDF)

Upper Fort Mason

Building 201

San Francisco, CA

Agenda (48KB PDF)

FY 2011 Fourth Quarter Superintendent's Report (92KB PDF)

Key Meeting Highlights (116KB PDF)

Deep Sea Corals Cruise Update (1.3MB PDF)

Climate Indicators Project (92KB PDF)

Boundary Expansion Resolution Proposal (4.1MB PDF)

Update: Joint Working Group on Vessel Strikes and Acoustic Impacts (544KB PDF)

FY 2011 Fourth Quarter Media Report (92KB PDF)

West Coast Region SAC Actions (288KB PDF)

Youth Involvement Subcommittee Recommendations (36KB PDF)

Council Resolution in Support of Boundary Expansion for the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries (12KB PDF)

Ocean Conservancy Support Letter for Boundary Expansion (72KB PDF)

Agenda (140KB PDF)

Joint Enforcement Letter (140KB PDF)

Point Reyes, CA

Red Barn Classroom

Agenda (136KB PDF)
Meeting Notes (620KB PDF)
GFNMS Accomplishments 2009 ( 640 KB PDF)
Climate Change Impacts Report Presentation ( 2.4MB PDF)

Sanctuary Response Letter to SAC Regarding Permitting (136KB PDF)

Joint Council Resolution: Salmon (48KB PDF)

Bodega Bay, CA

Bodega Marine Lab

Agenda (124KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (152KB PDF)
Eastern North Pacific Grey Whales (9.4MB PDF)
Green Operations Presentation (612KB PDF)
NOAA Twin Otter Presentation (724KB PDF)
2nd & 3rd Quarter Superintendent's Report FY 10 (676KB PDF)
2nd & 3rd Quarter Press Coverage FY 10 (628KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (64KB PDF)
Science in Sanctuary Management Presentation (1.5MB PDF)
Science to Inform Marine Conservation Presentation (6.5MB PDF)
Duxbury Reef Rocky Intertidal Presentation (21.8MB PDF)

Upper Fort Mason, Bldg 201

San Francisco, CA

Agenda (148KB PDF)

Key Meeting Outcomes (60KB PDF)
4th Quarter Superintendent's Report FY 10 (128KB PDF)
4t Quarter Press Coverage FY 10 (92KB PDF)
Ocean Climate Center Presentation (656KB PDF)

Council Letter(71KB PDF)