The Biden administration is creating a new national marine sanctuary, which will be the third largest in the U.S. The sanctuary is also the first to be led by Indigenous people. It was nominated ...

In this newest sanctuary, NOAA partners with an Indigenous tribe to protect vital marine habitat and sacred places.

A long-running effort by native tribes and environmentalists to establish the first new national marine sanctuary along California’s coastline in 32 years — the aquatic version of a new ...

Statement by Sarah Barmeyer, Deputy Vice President of Conservation Programs “Today we celebrate the Chumash traditions and their contributions to ocean conservation by designating the first ...

Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday announced the creation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary along California's central coast, a victory for the Chumash tribe ...

Vulnerable wildlife, including endangered southern sea otters, leatherback sea turtles, and blue whales, can now, officially, find sanctuary along the Central Coast. A decades-long campaign to ...

Ocean activist Dan Haifley says planned cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget would harm Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, fisheries management, scientific data ...

The waters off Central California are now part of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, the result of a decades-long campaign by local Indigenous leaders. (Mario Tama/Getty Images ...