Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary condition report 2010

"This 'condition report' provides a summary of resources in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (sanctuary), pressures on those resources, current conditions and trends, and management responses to the pressures that threaten the integrity of the marine environment. Specifically, the document includes information on the status and trends of water quality, habitat, living resources and maritime archaeological resources, and the human activities that affect them. It presents responses to a set of questions posed to all sanctuaries (Appendix A). Resource status of Gulf of the Farallones is rated on a scale from good to poor, and the timelines used for comparison vary from topic to topic. Trends in the status of resources are also reported, and are generally based on observed changes in status over the past five years, unless otherwise specified"--About this report National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Title from online resource (viewed on August 17, 2010) "August 2010." Mode of access: World Wide Web System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader; Internet browser Includes bibliographical references (pages 72-81) 2010 NOS (National Ocean Service) ONMS (Office of National Marine Sanctuaries) Library Public Domain 1935