Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Small waves breaking on a beach along a rocky shoreline
The shoreline of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Map of the Greater Farallones sanctuary
LocationGulf of the Farallones, California, United States
Coordinates37°48′N 123°00′W / 37.8°N 123°W / 37.8; -123
Area3,295 sq mi (8,530 km2)
EstablishedJanuary 16, 1981; 43 years ago (1981-01-16)[1]
Governing bodyNOAA National Ocean Service
farallones.noaa.gov
Yellowtail rockfish over boot sponges in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sacntuary.

The Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (formerly Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary) protects the wildlife, habitats, and cultural resources of one of the most diverse and bountiful marine environments in the world, an area of 3,295 square miles off the northern and central California coast. The waters within Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary are part of a nationally significant marine ecosystem, and support an abundance of life, including many threatened or endangered species.[2]

  1. ^ 46 FR 7942. Retrieved from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1981-01-26/pdf/FR-1981-01-26.pdf
  2. ^ "Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary". farallones.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2016-09-16.