The City of Monterey is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in northern 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 and Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center, the Defense Language Institute, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, Fisherman's Wharf and a field station of the Marine Mammal Center. The Monterey American Viticultural Area is also located in the area.