Monterey Bay may not be part of the manufacturing core but it has a big part of agriculture. Interesting that it use to be the only port of entry for taxable goods in California, yet didn't end up being a main manufacturing area. Before any goods could get into California, they had to go through the Custom House.  Until the 1950's, Monterey had been famous for fishery. Now people can go and see the old canning factories and there are still a few fishing companies left on Cannery Row.

The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) is responsible for transportation planning.  They did a study to see how efficient Monterey's transportation system is since their economy relies a lot on agriculture. The study showed that their transportation system could improve which would help the agricultural business improve and be more efficient. This study helped forecast what would be needed with regards to transportation through 2015.

Although Monterey Bay doesn't have as much manufacturing as a city in the manufacturing core has, but then again, you also don't have the water or air pollution either.  (And for even more fun, read Cannery Row, then visit Cannery Row!)



The Custom House




This is Cannery Row before it became a tourist spot