Gulf of the Greater Farallones Marine Sanctuary

Map showing the boundaries of the three marine sanctuaries off the coast of the San Francisco area.

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NOAA's Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary protects wildlife and habitat for 3,295 square miles along California's northern and central coast. Seasonal upwelling in these waters produces a highly diverse and productive marine ecosystem that includes many threatened and endangered species. Upwelling is a process in which winds blowing across the ocean surface push water away, while water from beneath the surface rises up to replace the water that was pushed away.