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The National Marine Sanctuary Program

The National Marine Sanctuary Program. PaCOOS BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING Updates and Developments National Marine Sanctuaries in the California Current. Robert Pavia National Marine Sanctuary Program Seattle, Washington robert.pavia@noaa.gov. CCLME National Marine Sanctuaries. Gulf of the

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The National Marine Sanctuary Program

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  1. The National Marine Sanctuary Program PaCOOS BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING Updates and Developments National Marine Sanctuaries in the California Current Robert Pavia National Marine Sanctuary Program Seattle, Washington robert.pavia@noaa.gov

  2. CCLME National Marine Sanctuaries Gulf of the Farallones 1255 mi2 Olympic Coast 3310 mi2 Cordell Bank 526 mi2 Monterey Bay 5328 mi2 Channel Islands 1658 mi2 12077mi2/318095

  3. Program Elements Resource Protection Research Education Resource Protection Monitoring

  4. Update and Developments Update on Observing System Components Inventorying Observations in 5 Sanctuaries Linking Observations to Management Information Portal - SIMoN Progressing to Integrated Ecosystem Assessments

  5. West Coast Observing

  6. West Coast Observing-What’s New NMSP Research Vessels with Real-Time Obs • Automatic hourly data transmission to NOAA • Continuous data stream stored on-board • SEAKEEPER System Parameters: CT, 02, pH, SST, Wind, Air Temp, Humidity, Pressure New R/V Fulmar • Delivered August 2006 • Central and Northern California • Obs. operational now R/V Shearwater • Retrofit Jan. 2007 • Southern California • Obs. operational any day now!

  7. West Coast Observing-What’s New Cordell Bank Oceanographic Buoy Deployed May 8, 2007 • Partnership with Bodega Lab • WatchKeeper buoy hull • Conductivity, Temperature (Sea-Bird Elect. 37SIP) • Fluorescence, turbidity (Wetlabs FLNTUS) • Currents (Nortek Aquadopp 400 kHz ADCP) • Winds (R.M. Young 5103) http://www.bml.ucdavis.edu/boon/cbb.html NDBC Buoy #46095

  8. Inventory of Observations Credit: Chad King

  9. Inventory of Observations Biological Physical Credit: Chad King

  10. Inventory of Observations Observatory Characterization Mgmt. Action West Coast Observatory Physical oceanography MPAs Invasive species Seafloor bathymetry & habitat CI-CORE Ecosystem monitoring & assessment CIMT Plankton PISCO Benthic invertebrates HABs CSCAPE Fishes Oil Spill Birds & mammals Beach- COMBERS Entanglement Credit: Jennifer Brown

  11. Information Portal - SIMoN • Gathers, inventories, and updates monitoring information. • Stores summary data of monitoring projects. • Does not store project data. • Provides information to managers, researchers, and the public. www.mbnms-simon.org

  12. Observing Collaborations

  13. Integrated Ecosystem Assessments Credit: Jennifer Brown

  14. Integrated Ecosystem Assessments • SWiM Condition Reports for all 5 sanctuaries • Observing data link to an IEA framework • Sentinel sites for observing and assessment in the California Current

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