Calling All Ocean Explorers! 🌊🐚. We’re on a mission to protect one of the ocean’s rarest treasures, and we need YOU to help us find Hal, our elusive white abalone friend!. 🎉 Join us Saturday, May 31st & Sunday, June 1st. 📍 Long Beach Convention Center for the Scuba Show!.🌊✨.

Join us this Friday for our Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting in person at the Santa Barbara Zoo or virtually! . For meetings details visit: We hope to see you there!.

How do Sharks Keep the Ocean Healthy? 🦈🌊. Read about How sharks Keep our Ocean Healthy here: . And check out this video of a Basking Shark in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary:

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Have you seen any Orcas in the Santa Barbara Channel this winter? December - March is a great time to spot Orcas in the Sanctuary! 🌊. Learn more about this top predator here:

Join us at the upcoming NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council meeting on Friday, March 21 from 9 am - 1 pm at the Guthrie Hall at Ventura College!.For more information, and links to join virtually visit:.

RT @FGBNMS: All the stars were out last night (you know, when they usually are), and our #AquademyAwards participants were showing off thei….

RT @NOAAFisheries: Today is World Wildlife Day! Learn how NOAA’s habitat protection and restoration not only supports wildlife, but also th….

📢Applications for Sanctuary Advisory Council are DUE THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 7th!. Interested individuals are highly encouraged to apply! For information on how to apply and more information about the positions, please visit our website:

We have an incredibly special #creaturefeature this week, the Scripp’s murrelet a rare seabird that nests on the cliffs in the Channel Islands! .To learn about other rare species around the National Marine Sanctuaries and monuments check out this article:.

🎉We're now accepting applications for 6 positions on the Advisory Council at NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary!. 📩Applications are due March 7, 2025!.More information: Photo Credit: Claire Fackler/NOAA

RT @NOAA_CINMS: Instead of balloons this year, share your love with our punny Valentines Day cards! They’re shore to reel in a Valentine fo….

Instead of balloons this year, share your love with our punny Valentines Day cards! They’re shore to reel in a Valentine for you this year—hook, line, and sinker🪝🌊! Link here👇. Marine Debris Photo:

Please join us for the first NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council meeting of the year! Friday, January 24th from 9 - 1 pm at the Santa Barbara Zoo! .For more information visit:

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Looks like the tide’s a little low on jokes today! 😅 Come on, folks — don’t leave me high and dry! 🌊🐚💬 #DontLeaveMeStranded #SeaTheHumor.

🌊🐚 Let’s sea who’s got the best ocean joke! 🌊🐠 . Drop your funniest ocean-themed jokes in the comments below — we’re shore they’ll make a splash! 🌊💦

(2/2) Want to attend the next meeting? SAC meetings are open to the public & are a great way to learn more about interesting topics concerning CINMS. You can view a schedule of our upcoming meetings or catch up on past meetings by visiting

(1/2) The 11/15 Sanctuary Advisory Council meeting highlights included a presentation on Sunflower start aquaculture and restoration projects & a presentation on the impacts of DDT+ on coastal elasmobranchs from Dr. Ryan Logan of the CINMS Research team. #NOAA #MarineSanctuaries.

Did you know California Gull chicks have distinct spotted or mottled plumage!.It’s not just for show. These spots act as natural camouflage, helping the chicks blend into sandy beaches, rocky shores, or grassy nesting areas. This clever disguise keeps them safe from predators.

Join us for our next Sanctuary Advisory Council meeting this Friday, November 15 at the Port of Hueneme!. Cant make it in person? Tune in virtually using the links to on this webpage: