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  Community Sponsorship Program for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary History and Authority  
1992 - Amendments to the NMSA enacted giving authority to create a 2-year Sponsorship pilot project.

1995 - Interim guidelines produced by SRD and NOS General Counsel outlining process and procedure for creating an a National and individual Sanctuary Sponsorship Programs.

1995 - "Whale's Tail" adopted as NMS Logo.

1996 - MBNMS enters into an MOU with the MBMS Foundation, partly for the purpose of receiving donations intended to support MBNMS activities.

1996 - The 1992 NMSA Amendments are re-written and enacted, giving authority to move beyond a pilot project, into full promotion of a Sponsorship Program.

Late 1996 - SRD directs all National Marine Sanctuaries to utilize the National "Whale Tail" symbol as their own symbol.

February, 1997 - Draft MBNMS Sponsorship Program criteria and protocols sent to SRD for approval.

September, 1997 - SRD approves MBNMS Sponsorship Program criteria and protocols.

September, 1997 - MBMS Foundation established as first MBNMS Sponsor.

 


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