Boundary Expansion

landscape view of the pt arena lighthouse — Point Arena Lighthouse, which sits near the northern boundary of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Matt McIntosh, NOAA

NOAA initiated an administrative process to consider the San Francisco-Pacifica Exclusion Area for boundary expansion. The Cordell Bank & Greater Farallones Expansion was effective on June 9, 2015. Please visit the pages above to learn more about each area.

San Francisco-Pacifica Exclusion Area

Cordell Bank & Greater Farallones Expansion