Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

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marine protected area national marine sanctuary protected area of the United States

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is a federally protected marine area off California’s central coast, renowned for its rich biodiversity, deep submarine canyon, and important habitats for whales, sea otters, seabirds, and other marine life.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary canonical	11
Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary	1
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (partial)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marine protected area ⓘ national marine sanctuary ⓘ protected area of the United States ⓘ
containsFeature	Monterey Submarine Canyon ⓘ estuaries ⓘ intertidal zones ⓘ nearshore coastal waters ⓘ offshore pelagic waters ⓘ subtidal reefs ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designatedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
habitatFor	invertebrates ⓘ kelp forests ⓘ rockfish ⓘ salmon ⓘ sea lions ⓘ sea otters ⓘ seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ sharks ⓘ whales ⓘ
knownFor	deep submarine canyon ⓘ rich marine biodiversity ⓘ sea otter habitat ⓘ seabird habitat ⓘ upwelling-driven productivity ⓘ whale watching opportunities ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Central Coast of California ⓘ
locatedNear	Carmel-by-the-Sea, California ⓘ surface form: Carmel, California Monterey ⓘ surface form: Monterey, California Santa Cruz, California ⓘ
managingOrganization	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries ⓘ surface form: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
partOf	National Marine Sanctuary System ⓘ surface form: United States National Marine Sanctuary System
primaryPurpose	conservation of marine ecosystems ⓘ protection of marine wildlife ⓘ support of environmental education ⓘ support of scientific research ⓘ support of sustainable recreation ⓘ
protects	Monterey Bay region ⓘ surface form: Monterey Bay deep-sea habitats ⓘ kelp forest habitats ⓘ open ocean pelagic habitats ⓘ rocky shore habitats ⓘ sandy beach habitats ⓘ submarine canyon ecosystems ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

Monterey Bay region → contains → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

Monterey → locatedInProtectedArea → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

Monterey County, California → contains → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (partial)

Elkhorn Slough → partOf → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

Salinas River → near → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

Fisherman’s Wharf → hasViewOf → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

subject surface form: Fisherman’s Wharf (Monterey)

Coastal Science Campus → hasAccessTo → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

Seacliff State Beach → hasViewOf → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

California coast → hasProtectedArea → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

National Marine Sanctuary System → includes → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

Main Beach → hasView → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

subject surface form: Main Beach (Santa Cruz)

Santa Cruz Main Beach → hasViewOf → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary

Monterey Bay Area → contains → Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ