Portions of Point Reyes National Seashore and Point Reyes Farallon Islands National Marine Sanctuary

The overall management approach to the study of submerged cultural resources within the National Park System may be conceptualized as occuring in district steps; the course of research leading in a logical sequence through initial assessment, remote sensing survey of blocks of land to locate then evaluate potential resources, and then inventory of all the known submerged sites in an area.