🚨 BIG NEWS: We invite you to participate in the possible designation of a national marine sanctuary on the central coast of California.
The Northern Chumash Tribal Council submitted the sanctuary nomination in July 2015, and NOAA is considering sanctuary designation to protect the region’s important marine ecosystem, honor the cultural values of the local Indigenous communities, and protect a collection of historically significant shipwrecks and cultural sites. The nominated area stretches along 156 miles of coastline connecting the boundaries of Monterey Bay and Channel Islands national marine sanctuaries.
We want to hear from you! Visit sanctuaries.noaa.gov/chumash-heritage/ to learn more about the proposal and how you can submit an official comment online or by mail.
(Photo: Robert Schwemmer/NOAA. Image description: Morro Rock, a volcanic plug, is located at the entrance to Morro Bay, tribal place names Salinan Le’samo and Chumash Lisamu’.)
