This information will be available to the wide variety of recreational users and tourists who visit the area. The program will actively coordinate with existing educational programs. The establishment of a Sanctuary headquarters in the area and the existence of other visitor and information centers along the coast provide an opportunity to inform visitors to these sites about the Monterey Bay environment. The feasibility of establishing additional distribution points for brochures and information and space for posters and displays will be investigated. To a large extent these programs are not coordinated.
Emphasis is on the growth of the elephant seal population, and pinniped ecology.
The State parks, beaches, historical parks and reserves offer public access to the shoreline throughout most of the study area. Access is only difficult along the Big Sur shoreline. There are only a limited number of educational programs considering the rich marine resources. This area is used by researchers, sport-fishermen and sport divers. The site and visitor center provide visitors with numerous marine and estuarine interpretive exhibits.