Research Technical Report

A Rich History of Collaboration Informs Management of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (2020)

2019 Annual Report

INTRODUCTION - excerpt

Whether it’s discovering diverse life at a seamount in Monterey Bay, measuring microplastics in marine food webs, or applying artificial intelligence to understand our changing ocean soundscape, the long-standing partnership between MBARI and NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) provides a roadmap for how to successfully combine ocean science and ocean stewardship. MBARI ocean exploration—driven by the desire of MBARI scientists and engineers to better understand our ocean—has led to the discovery of key MBNMS management issues. In each example below, the research findings are being applied far beyond Monterey Bay.

For full article see https://annualreport.mbari.org/2019/story/a-rich-history-of-collaboration-informs-how-the-monterey-bay-national-marine-sanctuary-is-managed