Final Management Plan (Vol. I) pdf (3.1MB)
The Final Management Plan (FMP) contains information about the Sanctuary's environment, staffing and administration, regulations and boundary, operational and programmatic costs, priority management issues and the actions proposed to address them, and performance measures.

To download PDFs of individual sections of the FMP, please use the links below.

Cover and Front Matter pdf (276KB) includes the front cover, information about this document, and acknowledgements.

Executive Summary pdf (96KB)

Table of Contents pdf (84KB)

Section I: Introduction pdf (240KB) is an introduction presenting background information on the National Marine Sanctuary Program, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, and the management plan review process.

Section II: The Sanctuary Setting pdf (492KB) provides context by describing the Sanctuary setting. This section is divided into four sub-sections: II-A) The Physical Setting; II-B) The Biological Setting; II-C) The Human Setting; and II-D) The Operational Setting.

Section III: Action Plans - Background pdf (243KB) introduces the nine action plans, which detail the management actions the Sanctuary will take to address priority issues and meet the purposes and policies of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

Public Awareness & Understanding Action Plan pdf (388KB)

Conservation Science Action Plan pdf (324KB)

Boundary Evaluation Action Plan pdf (172KB)

Water Quality Action Plan pdf (176KB)

Emergency Response & Enforcement Action Plan pdf (152KB)

Maritime Heritage Action Plan pdf (172KB)

Resource Protection Action Plan pdf (196KB)

Operations Action Plan pdf (212KB)

Performance Evaluation Action Plan pdf (200KB)

 

Section IV: Appendices

Appendix A: Action Plan Summary Tables pdf (192KB)
presents two tables (Appendix A1 and Appendix A2) that provide information on the status, funding source, level of partnership coordination, and levels of implementation for the strategies contained within each action plan, and a summary of the base budget (core operations and programmatic costs) and capital facility estimates for years one through five of the management plan.

Appendix B: List of Acronyms pdf (64KB)
provides the definitions for acronyms commonly used in the Final Management Plan.

Appendix C: Summary of Changes Between Draft and Final pdf (388KB) summarizes changes Sanctuary staff have made to the management plan between its draft and final versions.

Appendix D: Supporting Information on Boundary Evaluation pdf (784KB) provides supporting information for the Boundary Evaluation Action Plan (Section III).

Appendix E: Water Quality Protection Recommendations from the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council pdf (76KB) recommendations excerpted from: A Water Quality Needs Assessment for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (2005).

Appendix F: Sources Consulted pdf (148KB)