The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Revised Management Plan PDF Download

"This document is a result of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries' (ONMS) periodic review of the strategies and activities detailed in the 1992 Final Management Plan and the emerging resource protection issues for Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (MNMS or sanctuary). Between 1998 and 2002, NOAA and the United States Navy conducted a major archaeological recovery effort which resulted in over 2,000 artifacts being excavated, conserved and curated from the shipwreck of the USS Monitor. Most notably, this project resulted in the recovery of the Civil War ironclad's revolving gun turret and engine. During this recovery period, the sanctuary was guided by an interim management plan, which dealt specifically with the archaeological recovery titled Charting a New Course for the Monitor, which was released in 1997. Typically a management plan review is conducted at a sanctuary every five years. A sanctuary management plan is a site-specific planning and management document that describes the goals, objectives, policies, management strategies, and activities for a sanctuary. This document is the result of numerous public hearings, and many years of effort by the sanctuary advisory council and sanctuary staff. This document is the 2013 Final Management Plan and Environmental Assessment that outlines the program activities for MNMS over the next five years and beyond, along with staffing and budget needs, and performance measures"--Page iv.