Support unified management plan for Farallones and Cordell Bank sanctuaries
Initiation of Review of Management Plan for Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries; Request for Information
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Cordell Bank National Marine SanctuaryFederal Register 2026-13932 ↗
The groups on this fight
4 groups work California
By footprint, from the same match the STAND matchmaker runs; none is linked to this decision in our record yet. Give straight to them; nothing routes through us.
- California Wilderness Coalition
Works California: spent years building the designation campaign with Tribal nations and now defends the monument as an intervenor in federal court.
- Friends of the Desert Mountains
Works California: coachella Valley land conservancy that helped establish Sand to Snow and worked with The Wildlands Conservancy on acquisitions inside the monument footprint..
- Friends of the Inyo
Works California: runs the Eastern Sierra opposition to the gold exploration projects around the Bodie Wilderness Study Area and hosts the Bodie Hills Conservation Partnership's donation and newsletter operations..
- Los Padres ForestWatch
Works California: has led opposition to oil drilling in the Los Padres region for two decades and is fighting the plan to reopen 400,000 acres to leasing.
Every group above is on STAND for Public Lands, with its court record, its filings and who backs it.
Public input now shapes how two major California marine sanctuaries are protected for years ahead.
What’s at risk
Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries shelter wildlife, clean water, and climate-resilient ocean habitat off California. Without strong public input, industry and development interests could steer the unified management plan toward weaker protections.
If we stay silent
A unified management plan built on strong public input locks in coordinated, durable protections for both sanctuaries going forward.
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What the public could have raised, from the agency’s own document
- I support this action and urge the agency to advance it.
- I support NOAA's review of the management plans for Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries and urge the agency to use this process to strengthen protections for these California coastal waters.
- Please develop a unified management plan that reflects shared conservation priorities across both Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries.
- I urge NOAA to meaningfully include Tribal voices alongside public and government input when identifying priority activities to address in the new unified plan.
- This review is a key opportunity to shape how these sanctuaries are managed, and I ask NOAA to prioritize wildlife, clean water, and climate resilience as core concerns.
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- Say something only you can say. The law requires the agency to consider and respond to substantive comments, and specifics are what make a comment substantive.
In the agency’s own words
NOAA is reviewing the management plans of the Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries (GFNMS/CBNMS) to evaluate progress toward the sanctuaries' goals and to develop a unified management plan for both sanctuaries. NOAA is requesting information from individuals, organizations, Tribes, and government agencies on the priority activities that NOAA should address. In addition to receiving written comments through electronic submission, NOAA will provide an opportunity for oral comment at a meeting of the sanctuaries' advisory councils. NOAA currently does not anticipate proposing changes to re…
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