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Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Purpose and Area The proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary is dedicated to the nurturing of relationships to Nature and the Ocean in the deepest ways possible. The Chumash understanding and culture...

Biodiversity is crucial to the health and resilience of ecosystems, as well as human populations and economies. While this is no less true in the ocean than on land, our knowledge of marine biodiversity faces unique challenges. A coral reef. Image Credit...

Photo Credit: Matt McIntosh/NOAA Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries off the northern California coast will both more than double in size following a final rule released in mid-March by NOAA. The expansion is meant to...

noaasanctuaries: When you think of the ocean, do you think of whales, dolphins, fish, and coral? Don’t forget the seabirds! Your National Marine Sanctuary System is home to immense bird populations. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the...

The research boat glided through the relatively smooth waters of the Golden Gate Strait, past the churning waters known to fishermen as the “potato patch,” and off toward the Farallon Islands. A slew of researchers fashioned long, lanky nets to a pulley...