Day 4 - Monterey Bay

I would like to introduce the Monterey Bay area to you.
Click here for a map of the Monterey Penninsula You can use the sliding scale on the left side of the map to adjust the geographic locations larger or smaller.
The City of Monterey is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in central California. As of 2005, the city population was 30,641. The city is noted for its rich history of resident artists beginning in the late 1800s and its historically famed fishery. Monterey is home to the Naval Postgraduate School the Defense Language Institute, former Fort Ord; Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Monterey American Viticultural Area; Cannery Row, Fisherman's Wharf and a Marine Mammal Center field station located in the area.
It is from Monterey that the semi-hard cheese known as Monterey Jack originated!

Nickname: "The Cradle of History,
California's "First" City"
Website: http://www.monterey.org
I have several questions for you,now that you have a little background on Monterey Bay.
-What are the special environmental features and geography of this area?
-What famous vegetable in this area makes it the ________ capital of the US? You can see Marilyn Monroe posing on billboards with this vegetable?
-Why do think they call an area of Monterey "Cannery Row" and why is that area of historical significance?
-What makes Elkhorn Slough a special place and how is it being protected?
Please post your answers in the comment area of the blog!