Permits & Regulations Partners and Links
Overview
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) is a special place that requires the joint effort of many people and organizations to preserve its wonders for centuries to come. Below is a list of organizations that sanctuary staff routinely work with in carrying out the sanctuary's legal mandates and regulatory responsibilities, such as planning, permits and enforcement.
Federal
- United States Coast Guard—District 11 and Sector San Francisco
- United States Fish & Wildlife Service—San Francisco Bay Refuge Complex
- United States Forest Service—Los Padres National Forest
- United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management—California Coastal Monument
- United States Army—Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
State and Local
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife (formerly Fish & Game)—Marine Region
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
- California Coastal Commission
- California Environmental Protection Agency
- Regional Water Quality Control Board—San Francisco Bay
- Regional Water Quality Control Board—Central Coast
- California State Lands Commission
- Monterey County Health Department—Environmental Health
- Monterey County Sheriff's Office
- Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency—Environmental Health
- Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office
- San Mateo County Health System—Environmental Health
- San Mateo County Sheriff's Office
- San Luis Obispo County Environmental Health Services
- San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office