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Sanctuary
Facts and Figures
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Boundaries
- Northern
Boundary: Rocky Point, 7 miles north of Golden Gate Bridge.
- Southern
Boundary: Cambria, San Luis Obispo County.
- Seaward
Boundary: Average of 30 miles offshore.
- Shoreward
Boundary: Mean High Tide.
- Shoreline
Length: 276 Statute Miles (almost exactly!)
- Size: 5,322 square statute miles or 4,024 square nautical miles.
- Deepest
Point: 10,663 feet or 3,250 meters in the Monterey Bay Submarine
Canyon, which is deeper than the Grand Canyon.
- Average Ocean Surface
Temperature: 55F (13C)
Living
Marine Resources
- Marine
Mammals: 26 species
- Seabirds:
94 species
- Fish:
345 species
- Turtles:
4 species
- Invertebrates:
31 phyla
- Marine
algae: 450-plus species
- Historical Sites: 1,276 reported shipwrecks
and 718 prehistoric sites.
Administered
By:
National
Ocean Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Monterey
Office:
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299
Foam Street
Monterey, CA 93940 |
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(831)
647-4201 |
Fax: |
(831)
647-4250 |
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San
Simeon Office:
Address: |
P.O.
Box 116
San Simeon, CA 93452
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Phone: |
(805)
927-2145 |
Fax: |
(805)
927-2180 |
Santa
Cruz Office:
Address: |
55-D
Municipal Wharf
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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Phone: |
(831)
420-1670 |
Fax: |
(831)
420-1654 |
Half
Moon Bay Office:
Address: |
625
Miramonte St.
Suite 106
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
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Phone: |
(650)
712-8909 |
Fax: |
(650)
712-8903 |
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