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Additional Resources
Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California - Davis
California Department of Fish and Game: Marine Region
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay Sanctuary Joint Management Plan Review
Ecotrust Web site, Joint management plan review
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Marine Protected Areas of the United States
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
NOAA Fisheries
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
NOAA's NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment
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Oiled Wildlife Care Network
PRBO Conservation Science
Pacific Fishery Management Council
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U.S. Geological Survey