One of the most important squid-spawning areas in Monterey Bay is a wide, flat, sandy area directly offshore of Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf. This area is a convenient fishing spot for the Monterey fishing fleet and a convenient feeding spot for the large packs of sea lions that hang out on Monterey Breakwater in May.
President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act on December 23, 1913. The Act established the Federal Reserve System to oversee the nationâs money supply and provide an âelasticâ currency that could expand and contract in response to the economyâs changing demand for money and credit.Congress also empowered Federal Reserve Banks to issue Federal Reserve notes.he Act established the Federal Reserve System to oversee the nationâs money supply and provide an âelasticâ currency that could expand and contract in response to the economyâs changing demand for money and credit.
The Federal Reserve System (also known as the Federal Reserve, and informally as the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, largely in response to a series of financial panics, particularly a severe panic in 1907.he U.S. Government receives all the system's annual profits, after a statutory dividend of 6% on member banks' capital investment is paid, and an account surplus is maintained. In 2010, the Federal Reserve made a profit of $82 billion and transferred $79 billion to the U.S. Treasury.