- SIMoN – Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network
Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network
- About SIMoN – SIMoN
SIMoN is an integrated, long-term program that seeks to identify and understand changes within sanctuaries managed by the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries SIMoN provides resource managers wit…
- Greater Farallones – SIMoN
The gulf region has supported large commercial fisheries, including a large percentage of the San Francisco fleet Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, salmon, Oncorhynchus spp , and groundfish (such as sanddab, Citharichthys spp , and California halibut, Paralichthys californicus) are the top fisheries in the gulf region Sport fishing also generates revenue for the party boat fleets operating
- Monterey Bay – SIMoN
Overview Designated in 1992, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is a federally protected marine area offshore of California’s central coast Stretching from Rocky Point (just north of the Golden Gate Bridge) to Cambria (south of the Big Sur coastline), it encompasses nearly 300 miles of shoreline, 6,094 square miles of ocean, and extends from mean high tide to a seaward boundary an
- Channel Islands – SIMoN - sanctuarysimon. org
Overview The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is located off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in Southern California, 350 miles south of San Francisco and 95 miles north of Los Angeles The sanctuary was designated in 1980 because of its national significance as an area of exceptional natural beauty and resources The sanctuary encompasses 1,470 square statute miles
- Hodges Court - sanctuarysimon. org
Intriguing Stories of Life, Death, and Deception Did you know that there is more to kelp forests than just kelp? Kelp forests provide food, shelter, and substrate for many marine species We will take a more in depth look at the many adaptations of some common invertebrate species found in local kelp forests Kelp can grow up to depths of 150 feet, but is limited by light availability because
- Invasive Species: MBNMS – SIMoN - sanctuarysimon. org
An “invasive species” is defined as one that is 1) non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and 2) whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health This definition is often referred to in legal documents; however, in the scientific literature many terms are used, each of which has a slightly different connotation and
- Continental Shelf: Overview – SIMoN - sanctuarysimon. org
The continental shelf is the gently dipping submerged margin of the continent that extends from the nearshore to the shelf break Beyond the break (at a depth of approximately 200 meters, or 650 fe…
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