What are scoping meetings and when were they held?
Sanctuary staff held public scoping meetings in regional communities during the Fall of 2002. These meetings allowed SBNMS users, members of the public, and agencies to comment on the sanctuary’s management strategies and provide input on what issues and problems they saw as management priorities for the next five to ten years. Comments were also sent to the SBNMS through this website or in writing. Almost 20,000 comments were received by the sanctuary during the public comment period.
