Sanctuary Advisory Council Actions

photo of humpback whale tail
Juvenile Rockfish on invertebrate covered rocky reef in Cordell Bank. Credit: NOAA

Council members may communicate with the Department of Commerce, NOS, NOAA and other agencies via letters, resolutions or motions. Below are non-administrative actions of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, for the current year and recent past years.

October 31, 2024

CBNMS Resolution to approve joint letter to support enhanced protections for Cordell Bank’s benthic and coral habitats

August 2, 2024

Resolution to approve joint letter of support for the inclusion of the San Francisco-Pacifica exclusion area into the National Marine Sanctuary System

Resolution to approve joint letter of support for funding for Farallon Islands research and monitoring program

February 29, 2024

Resolution to approve joint letter of support for year-round protection for whales

November 17, 2023

Resolution to support staff recommendations within the Open Ocean Environment Topic Briefing

Resolution to support staff recommendations within Maritime Heritage Topic Briefing

April 21, 2023

Resolution to forward joint letter of support for NMS in the Pacific Remote Islands

Resolution to support staff recommendations within the Fish and White Sharks Topic Briefing

February 24, 2023

Resolution to forward a joint letter of support for the Proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary

Resolution to support staff recommendations within the Deep-Sea Habitat Topic Briefing

Resolution to support staff recommendations within the Marine Mammals Topic Briefing

Resolution to support staff recommendations within the Seabirds and Shorebirds Topic Briefing

February 10, 2022

Resolution to adopt the report and recommendations of the Ship Strike Working Group

February 25, 2021

CBNMS Advisory Council motion on adopting nongovernmental member recruitment recommendations

Recommendations on nongovernmental member recruitment

August 20, 2020

CBNMS Advisory Council motion adopting recommendations for CBNMS Native American engagement

Recommendations

February 8, 2018

CBNMS Advisory Council motion on letter for Docket ID BOEM-2017-0074

Comment from the CBNMS Advisory Council on Docket ID BOEM-2017-004

December 12, 2017

CBNMSAdvisory Council motion on NOAA proposal for regulation of certain USCG discharges

February 2, 2017

CBNMS AdvisoryCouncil motion on proposed letter to NOAA Administrator on enforcement in the National Marine Sanctuary System