National Marine Sanctuaries Introduction
Channel: Sean Anderson
Date: 2022-11-05

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary’s Dr. Steve Lonhart gives us a great overview of NOAA’s (mostly) marine protected areas (MPAs). The Monterey Bay unit was launched in 1992 over fear of more extensive offshore oil and gas extraction off California’s central coast.  He spoke to us from the Monterey central office on October 4, 2022.