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Sanctuary, to achieve implementation of Sanctuary 

 regulations and programs. Working in coordination 

 with the SRD National Programs Branch (formerly 

 the Technical Projects Branch), the Sanctuary 

 Manager would also initiate and coordinate research 

 and interpretive projects for the Sanctuary, including 

 investigations into possible historical/cultural 

 resources within the Sanctuary. Interpretive 

 outreach projects would be coordinated through 

 other on-site agencies or institutions. 



This management alternative would result in 

 reduced administrative costs, because of limited 

 staff requirements, and the absence of any separate, 

 on-site Sanctuary facihties or equipment. 

 Disadvantages of this alternative, however, include 

 the lack of any on-site Sanctuary presence and 

 minimal Sanctuary identity; and thus a lack of pubUc 

 awareness of the Sanctuary Program. Meeting any 

 of the Sanctuary objectives (resource protection, 

 research, education, multiple use) would be difficult 

 under this alternative. 



2. Management Alternative #2 



The preferred management alternative is to 



identify a Sanctuary Manager and establish a 

 Sanctuary headquarters facihty in Plymouth, MA 

 within a very short period of time following 

 designation. In addition to the Manager, Sanctuary 

 staff would consist of an administrative assistant, a 

 research coordinator or an educational/ 

 interpretation coordinator, and at least one 

 enforcement officer. 



Under this alternative, an independent 

 management and administrative system for the 

 Sanctuary, housed in a NOAA-operated 

 headquarters facihty, would be estabUshed. 

 Sanctuary headquarters would be located in the 

 North Shore, South Shore, or Outer Cape area, 

 depending in part on the size and configuration of 

 the final Sanctuary boundary. 



A variety of Sanctuary program activities 

 would be phased in, with initial focus on research 

 and education/interpretation. The Sanctuary 

 headquarters would coordinate directly and actively 

 with other Federal and State agencies in the 

 implementation of Sanctuary regulations. The 



Sanctuary Manager and staff, and the Sanctuary 

 Advisory Committee would begin the processes of 

 informing the pubUc as well as regional officials of 

 the Sanctuary S mandate, regulations, and research 

 and education programs. 



Although more expensive than management 

 alternative #1, management alternative #2 is cost- 

 effective overall because it phases in necessary 

 management structures and measures 

 commensurate with the growing presence of the 

 Sanctuary and the needs of Sanctuary users. 

 Identification of a Sanctuary Manager immediately 

 upon designation would assist in establishing 

 Sanctuary visibihty at an early phase: although 

 pubhc awareness initially may be low. 



Due to the numerous points of access to the 

 Sanctuary available to the commercial and other 

 user public, one centralized Sanctuary 

 headquarters/information center may not provide 

 optimum access to the variety of commercial and 

 recreational Sanctuary users. The need for and 

 timing of 'SateUite" information centers would be 

 determined over a relatively short period of time, as 

 development of the Sanctuary programs increases. 



3. Management Alternative #3 



Under this management alternative, a 

 Sanctuary headquarters would be established soon 

 after designation (within six months or earher), and 

 would be fully staffed with a Sanctuary Manager, an 

 administrative assistant, a research coordinator, an 

 education coordinator, and one or more 

 enforcement officials. Additionally, 'SateUite" 

 information centers as well as the Sanctueuy 

 headquarters facihty, would be established quickly, 

 so that the user and other interested pubUc may 

 easily gain access to, cuid information about, the 

 Sanctuary 5 mandate, regulations, and research and 

 education programs. 



This alternative would provide rapid 

 implementation of the Sanctuary program, which 

 would enhance the potential for early cultivation 

 and coordination of public support. Because of the 

 wide variety of opportunities for research and 

 interpretation, full-time Sanctuary research and 

 education coordinators will allow the Sanctuary 



