California’s First National Marine Sanctuary in Over 3 Decades Will Protect 116 Miles of Coastline
“…the Chumash Heritage Sanctuary would cover 4,543 square miles of offshore and coastal waters along more than 100 miles of the central coast of California…Efforts to make the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary the first Indigenous-focused sanctuary nomination have spanned many years…”
https://www.ecowatch.com/california-national-marine-sanctuary-chumash-heritage.html