A research partnership to support integrated ocean management in northern and central California

ACCESS is a partnership formed by PRBO Conservation Science, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and the Gulf of the Farallones Nationall Marine Sanctuary that supports marine wildlife conservation and healthy marine ecosystems in northern and central California by conducting ocean research to inform resource managers, policy makers and conservation partners.

Effective management and conservation of natural resources requires adaptive management strategies that are informed by robust analysis of past and present data and information at an ecosystem scale.

ACCESS focuses on the oceanic habitats in Federal and State waters of northern and central California, encompassing NOAA – National Marine Sanctuary waters (Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay) and the potential National Marine Sanctuary expansion area south of Point Arena.

For more information download a one-page technical brief: Great Ocean Conditions in central California 2010.

Contact: Jaime Jahncke

PROJECT GOALS 

1. Wildlife:  Improve conservation of top predators and their food webs
2. Ocean zoning:  Guide human uses to provide protection of the marine ecosystem
3. Climate change:  Document effects of environmental change on the marine ecosystem
4. Fish populations: Contribute to ecosystem-based management approaches
5. Water quality:  Assess ecosystem effects of freshwater outflow
   
   
   

FOCAL SPECIES

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary 

PARTNERS

Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association
San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex
University of California Davis - Bodega Marine Lab
Hawai'i Pacific University
Pamona College
Sonoma State University
San Francisco State University - Romberg Tiburon Lab
California Department of Public Health

Click here to download a 1-page description of this project. Click here to be redirected to the ACCESS Partnership website.