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Map of sanctuaries off San Francisco


Visitor Center near the Golden Gate Bridge

Sanctuary Visitor Center at Crissy Field in San Francisco.

What's New at the Sanctuary?

NEW Live Farallon Island Web Cam

White Shark Stewardship Project

Final Management Plan and Regulations


Advisory Council

The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary protects an area of 948 square nautical miles (1,255 square miles) off the northern and central California coast. Located just a few miles from San Francisco, the waters within the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary are part of a nationally significant marine ecosystem. Encompassing a diversity of highly productive marine habitats, the Sanctuary supports an abundance of species.

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This page was last updated on Jun 17, 2009
Web site owner: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries
2007 Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
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