Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary The Farrallone View School students watched as the red rock crab scuttled toward the tide pool. They stood where the ocean meets the land in a very special nature preserve, the James V. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve near San Francisco, California USA. They listened carefully as Ranger Bob described the kelp forests, tide pools, underwater canyons, and deep ocean environments that are all part of the Marine Reserve. He told them about the Red Rock Crab and the Sea Otter and the Purple Sea Urchin that call the Marine Reserve their home.

What is a National Marine Sanctuary? A Marine Sanctuary is a protected habitat for animals who live there. Our tax dollars support them. The Monterey Bay National Sanctuary is along the coast of California and it is larger than Yosemite or Yellowstone National Parks. The Sanctuary has alot of kelp forests, tide pools, underwater canyons, and deep ocean environments. The James V. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is part of the Monterey Bay National Sanctuary and was established in 1969. This is where we took a field trip near where we live to study the sea otter and the sea urchin. by Renee Nerenberg, Molly Davenport and Karen Naegeli

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