Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

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marine protected area national marine sanctuary

Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is a federally protected marine area off the northern California coast known for its rich biodiversity, productive upwelling ecosystems, and important habitats for seabirds, marine mammals, and fisheries.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary canonical 2
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (offshore waters) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marine protected area ⓘ
national marine sanctuary ⓘ
adjacentTo Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsFeature Cordell Bank region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Farallon Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
continental shelf ⓘ
kelp forests ⓘ
rocky reefs ⓘ
sandy seafloor habitats ⓘ
submarine canyons ⓘ
upwelling zones ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designation federally protected marine area ⓘ
habitatFor invertebrates ⓘ
rockfish ⓘ
salmon ⓘ
sea lions ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
seals ⓘ
sharks ⓘ
whales ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
knownFor important feeding grounds for marine mammals ⓘ
important seabird colonies ⓘ
productive upwelling ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

northern California coast ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
managingAgency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
managingOffice NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf National Marine Sanctuary System NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryConservationGoal protect biodiversity ⓘ
protect critical habitats ⓘ
protect marine mammals and seabirds ⓘ
support sustainable fisheries ⓘ
protects fisheries habitat ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ
marine mammal habitat ⓘ
seabird habitat ⓘ
upwelling ecosystem ⓘ
supportsActivity commercial fishing ⓘ
environmental education ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
whale watching ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California coast → hasProtectedArea → Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
National Marine Sanctuary System → includes → Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
Bodega Bay, California → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (offshore waters)