2023 EXPRESS: Exploration of Central California Coast (AUV and Mapping)

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Expedition Features

These expedition features provide updates and reflections on experiences, science, technology, and other elements of the 2023 EXPRESS: Exploration of Central California Coast (AUV and Mapping) expedition. View Expedition Summary

The Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

November 14th, 2023

In 2015, the Northern Chumash Tribal Council nominated an area off the central coast of California to become a national marine sanctuary. NOAA’s proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary would stretch along 134 miles of coastline from Montaña de Oro State Park in San Luis Obispo County to Naples, California, along the Gaviota Coast in Santa Barbara County, and would encompass 5,617 square miles.