Abstract
Legislation authorizing the national marine sanctuary program was enacted a decade ago. Since this time, six national sanctuaries have been designated and several additional offshore sites have been reviewed. This paper reviews issues associated with implementation of the program since its inception and focuses on four sites which have undergone review as illustrative of primary programmatic issues: The Channel Islands and Point Reyes‐Farallon Islands National Marine Sanctuaries; the Flower Garden Banks; and Georges Bank.

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