The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is a sanctuary off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in Southern California 350 miles south of San Francisco and 95 miles north of Los Angel
Orcas off Santa Rosa Island
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
"Los Marineros" is a marine education program for children founded by the CINMS in 1987 and administered by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
Chumash Tomol 'Elye'wun paddlers near Santa Cruz Island, CINMS 2006
Santa Barbara Island
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Santa Barbara Island is a small island of the Channel Islands archipelago in Southern California. It is protected within Channel Islands National Park, and its marine ecosystem is part of the Channel
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
…sanctuary encompasses approximately 1,470 square miles (1,110 sq nmi; 3,807 km2) of ocean waters around Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and Santa Barbara Islands, extending from the mean high tide of these islands to 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) offshore, and surrounding Channel Islands National Park…
Santa Barbara Island from offshore
Sutil Island, southwest of Santa Barbara Island
Scripps's murrelet chick, Santa Barbara Island