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{{Infobox protected area
 
| name          = Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
| alt_name        =
| iucn_category  =
| photo          = Sanc0815 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg
| photo_alt      =
| photo_caption  = Big Sur coastline looking north to Bixby Canyon Bridge. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
| photo_width    =
| map_image      = MBNMS Davidson Map Update.pdf
| map_alt        =
| map_caption    = Map of the sanctuary
| map_width      =
| location        = [[California]]'s [[Central Coast (California)|central coast]], [[United States]]
| nearest_city    =
| coordinates    = {{coord|36.8|N|122.5|W|region:US-CA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coords_ref      =
| area_sqmi      = 6094
| established    = {{start date and age|1992|9|18}}
| visitation_num  =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body  = [[National Ocean Service|NOAA National Ocean Service]]
| world_heritage_site =
| url            = {{URL|http://montereybay.noaa.gov/}}
}}
[[File:Kelp beds offshore Big Sur, 2013.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Kelp forests]] offshore Big Sur, in the MBNMS, 2013]]


The '''Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary''' ('''MBNMS''') is a [[Federal government of the United States|federally]] protected marine area offshore of [[California]]'s  [[Big Sur]] and [[Central Coast (California)|central coast]] in the United States. It is the largest US national marine sanctuary and has a shoreline length of {{convert|276|mi|km|0}} stretching from just north of the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] at [[San Francisco]] to [[Cambria, California|Cambria]] in [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo County]]. Supporting one of the world's most diverse marine [[ecosystem]]s, it is home to numerous [[mammal]]s, [[seabird]]s, [[fish]]es, [[invertebrate]]s and [[plant]]s in a remarkably productive [[coastal]] environment. The MBNMS was established on September&nbsp;18, 1992,<ref name=designationexpansion>{{Cite web |title=Sanctuary Designations & Expansions |url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/about/designations.html |access-date=October 17, 2024 |website=NOAA}}</ref> for the purpose of resource protection, research, education, and public use.
The '''Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary''' ('''MBNMS''') is a [[Federal government of the United States|federally]] protected marine area offshore of [[California]]'s  [[Big Sur]] and [[Central Coast (California)|central coast]] in the United States. It is the largest US national marine sanctuary and has a shoreline length of {{convert|276|mi|km|0}} stretching from just north of the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] at [[San Francisco]] to [[Cambria, California|Cambria]] in [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo County]]. Supporting one of the world's most diverse marine [[ecosystem]]s, it is home to numerous [[mammal]]s, [[seabird]]s, [[fish]]es, [[invertebrate]]s and [[plant]]s in a remarkably productive [[coastal]] environment. The MBNMS was established on September&nbsp;18, 1992,<ref name=designationexpansion>{{Cite web |title=Sanctuary Designations & Expansions |url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/about/designations.html |access-date=October 17, 2024 |website=NOAA}}</ref> for the purpose of resource protection, research, education, and public use.
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