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[[Image:ASBS.png|200px|thumb|right|Areas of Biological Significance in California.]]
 
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Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) are regulated by the '''[http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/asbs.shtml State Water Resources Control Board]'''<ref name="SWRC">http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/stormwater/</ref>. In the Central Coast region, the Pacific Grove ASBS has 3.2 miles of coastline in Monterey County and lies entirely within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. This area also contains the Pacific Grove State Marine Conservation Area and Hopkins State Marine Reserve <ref name="Pacific Grove ASBS">http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/asbs_map.shtml</ref>
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The state of California has thirty-four regions in the California Ocean Plans as Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) in an effort to preserve marine ecosystems <ref name="CA ASBS">http://cordc.ucsd.edu/projects/asbs/</ref>. They are regulated by the '''[http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/asbs.shtml State Water Resources Control Board]'''<ref name="SWRC">http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/stormwater/</ref>. In the Central Coast region, the Pacific Grove ASBS has 3.2 miles of coastline in Monterey County and lies entirely within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. This area also contains the Pacific Grove State Marine Conservation Area and Hopkins State Marine Reserve <ref name="Pacific Grove ASBS">http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/asbs_map.shtml</ref>
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 06:51, 12 April 2012

A watershed-related issue examined by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.

Summary

Areas of Biological Significance in California.

The state of California has thirty-four regions in the California Ocean Plans as Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) in an effort to preserve marine ecosystems [1]. They are regulated by the State Water Resources Control Board[2]. In the Central Coast region, the Pacific Grove ASBS has 3.2 miles of coastline in Monterey County and lies entirely within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. This area also contains the Pacific Grove State Marine Conservation Area and Hopkins State Marine Reserve [3]

References

  1. http://cordc.ucsd.edu/projects/asbs/
  2. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/stormwater/
  3. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/asbs_map.shtml

Links

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