1. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Kelp Forest And Temperate Ocean
Ecosystem
By Sean, Sara, Devin, Kerrigan

2. Monterey Bay…
…Is located right off the coast of California. The sanctuary was established in A marine sanctuary is almost like a national forest, but instead of being on land, it is in the water. Monterey Bay is known as the Kelp Forest or Temperate Ocean.

3. The Main Organisms Primary Consumers Abalone California Sheep Head
Spiny Brittle Star
Secondary Consumers
Garibaldi
Sea Otter
Bat Star
Producers
Sun
Giant Kelp

4. Food Web
Who Eats Who

5. Food web Tertiary consumers: Sea Otter Red Octopus Primary consumers:
Giant Green Anemone
Senorita
California Sheephead
Turban Snail
Producers:
Red Algae
Giant Kelp
Zoo Plankton
Phytoplankton
Decomposers:
Marine Bacteria
California Spiny Lobster

6. Some Abiotic factors in Monterey bay are:
Monterey Bay mostly have at the bottom of the ocean is hard granite and sandy floors and under water canyons..
Every 3 to 7 years El Nino disrupts the ocean atmosphere system in the pacific ocean and it can cause current patterns near the equator. Also water in the currents feed Monterey Bay

7. People’s Affects
Lots of people are causing the population of fish to die down, mainly because of people fishing in Monterey Bay. Lots of people are also harvesting kelp. They are collecting the kelp because there is an ingredient called align. Align makes foods soft and creamy. Align is found in pudding, salad dressing, gravy, etc.

8. Things That Keep us Safe and Don’t
No dumping waste or oil
Water cannons
Don’t
Fish
Drill for oil