2000: High school intertidal monitoring program is established by Sanctuary Teacher-at-Sea Kathy Soave and FMSA
2000: FMSA's Executive Director Maria Brown is honored with NOAA's Environmental Hero Award
2002: OceanFest emerges out of a prior public anniversary event
2002: Beach Watch volunteers provide data and analyses for the NRDA for the S/S Jacob Luckenbach oil spill
2002: FMSA trains and supports 300 high school students from 11 schools in four counties in sand crab monitoring; they contribute 1500+ hours of service
2003: OceanFest breaks all records by attracting more than 7,500 attendees
2004: More than 250 volunteers contribute an unprecedented 16,172 hours to FMSA programs
2005: FMSA celebrates its 10th Anniversary with a party at Farallon Restaurant
