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Sanc 0154 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

The research submersible DELTA illuminated at sunrise. California, Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS and MBNMS gray whale and calf (48770472308)

A gray whale and her calf swim north along the California coast through Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo credit: NOAA

Sanc 0051 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Black and yellow rockfish (Sebastes chrysomelas). California Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS fish in kelp forest (50199042878)

California sheephead swims in kelp forest in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Robert Schwemmer/NOAA.

CINMS - spanish shawl nudibranch (27416199230)

This Spanish shawl nudibranch (Flabellina iodinea), found in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, breathes through the gill-like structures on its back! Its bright orange "fringe" is actually a series of ... More

General Atomics' uninhabited Altair flew a NOAA/NASA coastal mapping, ...

General Atomics' uninhabited Altair flew a NOAA/NASA coastal mapping, mammal observation and marine monitoring mission off the California coast in late 2005.

Expl 2948 (9737633970)

Scorpionfish Image ID: expl2948, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2011 April 26 Credit: NOAA Oke... More

CINMS - Anacapa Island And Lighthouse (28049470731)

The historic lighthouse at Anacapa Island in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo Credit: Robert Schwemmer/NOAA

Citizen Science Rocky Intertidal Monitoring with LiMPETS (43863472275)

Citizen science in action: here, students participating in the LiMPETS Monitoring program survey a tidepool in NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Through LiMPETS -- Long-term Monitoring Program and... More

CINMS -- Mola Mola at Santa Barbara Island South (35976288160)

The magnificent mola mola! The mola mola, or ocean sunfish, is the largest bony fish in the ocean. This one was spotted in south of Santa Barbara Island in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary by researche... More

CINMS - California Sea Lions (27368570373)

California sea lions sunbathe at sea in this incredible photograph. Photo Credit: Claire Fackler/NOAA

Orcas off Santa Rosa island

Expl 2937 (9737637078)

A red octopus laying next to a mound with white coral bushes. Image ID: expl2937, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area ... More

Sanc 0043 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Western Gull Larus occidentalis chicks. California, Channel Islands NMS.

Blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) CIMNS

Blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus). California, Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS - California Gull Chicks (27667878674)

Chick us out! Three California gull chicks congregate in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. California gulls are just one species of gull that can be found in the Channel Islands. The topography and cur... More

CINMS - Arch Point (27081350643)

Sit back and relax as the waves crash upon Arch Point, Santa Cruz Island located in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Santa Cruz is California's largest island, almost three times the size of Manhattan... More

Sheephead (42963343900)

Kelp forests, like those in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and other West Coast sanctuaries, are home to enormous biodiversity. Kelp forests provide food and shelter for many marine animals. Here, yo... More

Sanc 0096 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Jellyfish. California, Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS blue whales (48765952588)

Two blue whales swimming side by side at Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo credit: NOAA

Scubadiver 300

Sanc 0052 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Black and yellow rockfish (Sebastes chrysomelas). California, Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS Sleepy Northern Elephant Seal (48781790757)

A sleepy Northern elephant seal takes a snooze on the rocks of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Robert Schwemmer/NOAA

General Atomics' uninhabited Altair flew a NOAA/NASA coastal mapping, ...

General Atomics' uninhabited Altair flew a NOAA/NASA coastal mapping, mammal observation and marine monitoring mission off the California coast in late 2005.

Expl 2940 (9734399369)

A hagfish protruding from a sponge Image ID: expl2940, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2011 April 25... More

Expl 2928 (9734403423)

A small catshark above a sandy bottom Image ID: expl2928, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2011 April... More

Expl 2941 (9737635824)

A hagfish protruding from a sponge Image ID: expl2941, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2011 April 25... More

Sanc 0013 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

A magnificent sunrise looking east from San Miguel Island. California, Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS - Siphonophore (29896221962)

This pink siphonophore is just one example of the wild and wonderful creatures that inhabit Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo Credit: NOAA

CINMS yellow submarine (48770943696)

A partially-submerged yellow submarine at Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo credit: Robert Schwemmer/NOAA

Sanc 0008 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Windlass capstan and hawsepipe lay in disarray in the remains of the SS CUBA. California, Channel Islands NMS.

Sanc 0056 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). California Channel Islands NMS.

Sanc 0083 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

California golden gorgonian (Muricea california) with sea hare (Aplysia californica) in the foreground. California, Channel Islands NMS.

Kelp forest, Channel Islands NMS

Gazing upward in a giant kelp forest. California, Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS - hermissenda nudibranch (27878887602)

What's a nudibranch, anyway? These soft-bodied mollusks are sometimes known as sea slugs. "Nudibranch" means "naked gills" -- those colorful "feathers" on the back of this hermissenda nudibranch actually help i... More

CINMS - Octopus - Arguello Canyon (31212036072)

How's that for a stretch? While surveying Arguello Canyon near Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Nautilus Live researchers spotted this octopus! Photo Credit: OET/NOAA

Senorita 300 cropped

Oxyjulius californica Syn. Oxyjulis californica English: This fish, the Senorita fish (Oxyjulius californica) gets it's food in an odd way: it preys upon the parasites that attach themselves to fish. This arr... More

Bat Ray at Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (...

Photo: Robert Schwemmer/NOAA

General Atomics' remotely-operated Altair soars over Rogers Dry Lake a...

General Atomics' remotely-operated Altair soars over Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base during a NOAA/NASA earth science mission in November 2005.

Sanc 0019 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

An elephant seal dreaming elephant seal dreams. California, Channel Islands NMS.

Sanc 0023 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

A giant kelp forest in the Anacapa Island Landing Cove. California, Channel Islands NMS.

Scorpionfish on the seafloor

Shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus)

Shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus) Image ID: expl2921, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2... More

CINMS - BlueWhales (30550423643)

Each summer and fall, whales visit Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary to feed on krill. Busy shipping lanes that coincide with whale feeding areas present a ship strike threat to whales, so sanctuary sta... More

CINMS basking shark (50199589201)

Overhead view of a basking shark swimming in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Kristin Campbell/Newport Coastal Adventure.

Expl 2922 (9734404775)

A flatfish cruising in the water column. Image ID: expl2922, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2011 Ap... More

Expl 2920 (9737642222)

Brown catshark (Apristurus brunneus) cruising close to the bottom over a shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus) Image ID: expl2920, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Lo... More

Sanc 0006 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Tile flooring and sea urchins on the SS CUBA. California, Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS - bat star (27230141724)

Bat star found in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary - did you know bat stars can have up to 9 arms? Photo Credit: Claire Fackler/NOAA

Michelle Modest Holding Underwater Hydrophone at Anacapa Island (36688...

Research in action! Here, University of California, Santa Cruz PhD student Michelle Modest holds an underwater hydrophone ready for deployment in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. On a recent research ... More

CINMS students (48770943081)

Group of young students looking at a clipboard at Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo credit: Nick Zachar/NOAA

CINMS Sailboat (48779516447)

Sailboat off the coast of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Robert Schwemmer/NOAA

Expl 2926 (Pleuronichthys ritteri)

Spotted turbot (Pleuronichthys ritteri) Image ID: expl2926, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2011 Apr... More

Sanc 0076 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

White sea pen forest (Stylatula elongata). California, Channel Islands NMS.

Sanc 0089 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus). California, Channel Islands NMS.

California sea lions in the kelp forest off San Miguel Island

Playful California sea lions in the kelp forest off San Miguel Island. California, Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS - Two Blue Whales Aerial Photo (27877575362)

Blue whales are the largest creatures found on earth: they can reach a length of about 100 feet and weigh up to 120 tons. A blue whale heart is the size of a VW Beetle; its aorta (the main blood vessel) alone i... More

CINMS - Crevice Kelpfish (33963796762)

Can you spy the sneaky crevice kelpfish here in NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary? (Hint: it's more obvious than it might seem!) Photo Credit: Claire Fackler/NOAA

CINMS - young child kayaking (26635789473)

Young boy preparing to kayak in the waters of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo Credit: Claire Fackler/NOAA

CINMS - MERITO student (34367811916)

Your national marine sanctuaries are a living classroom, a perfect opportunity to explore the marine environment. Here, a student examines a water sample after a plankton tow in NOAA Channel Islands National Ma... More

CINMS Sea slug (50041292666)

Tan sea slug with black spots, the California sea hare, on the seafloor in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. (Photo: Robert Schwemmer/NOAA)

CINMS - sea cave kayakers (27624983813)

Where can you find incredible views, abundant wildlife, and amazing kayaking opportunities? Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary! This Southern California sanctuary holds the promise of amazing adventure. ... More

Lichen encrusted rocks adorn the cliffs of Santa Cruz Island

Lichen encrusted rocks on Santa Cruz Island — in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Santa Barbara County, California.

Expl 2935 (9737637966)

Blacktip poacher (Xeneretmus latifrons) Image ID: expl2935, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2011 Apr... More

Expl 2921 (9734405059)

Expl 2777 Strongylocentrotus fragilis

An aggregation of sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus fragilis) apparently devouring a fairly large dead creature. Image ID: expl2777, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: Califor... More

Brown catshark (Apristurus brunneus) and shortspine thornyhead (Sebast...

Sanc 0067 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Seagrass. California, Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS - Cavern Point - Santa Cruz Island (28128848165)

Is there anything better than watching the sunset from Santa Cruz Island? Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park overlap in the waters surrounding these beautiful islands of... More

Pink Jellyfish (43101678440)

Hot pink in the deep sea? When exploring the deep ocean, researchers will often spot creatures that appear pink or red when we shine a light on them – like this jelly in NOAA Channel Islands National Marine San... More

Spanish shawl nudibranch (Flabellina iodinea) CINMS

Spanish shawl nudibranch (Flabellina iodinea). California, Channel Islands NMS.

Sanc 0038 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Buoy riding California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). California, Channel Islands NMS.

Sanc 0091 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

A kelp holdfast. California, Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS - Black And Yellow Rockfish - Sebastes Chrysomelas (33436557755)

Whatchu lookin' at? This black and yellow rockfish (or Sebastes chrysomelas) glances skeptically at the camera in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Found in rocky areas along the Pacific Coast, black a... More

CINMS -- California Sea Lions (36031504735)

California sea lions relax and breed on land at NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, but what do they do underwater? They eat! Beneath the waves, sea lions chow down on fish, squid, and octopus. If y... More

Expl 2924 (9737641098)

Deep sea fish - eelpout Image ID: expl2924, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2011 April 22 Credi... More

Expl 2925 (9737640962)

A small catshark above a sandy bottom Image ID: expl2925, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2011 April... More

Expl 2943 (9734398253)

Looking over the head of a sole towards an alcyonacean coral Image ID: expl2943, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area ... More

Expl 2930 (9734402625)

An eelpout contorting into a circle Image ID: expl2930, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2011 April 2... More

Eelpout off the Channel Islands

NOAA SHEARWATER Santa Cruz Island

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary vessel SHEARWATER at Santa Cruz Island, California

Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) holdfast

Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) holdfast torn from the bottom by a storm. California Channel Islands NMS.

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), CINMS

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis). California, Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS - Giant Kelp (29894800782)

This giant kelp was photographed in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, but giant kelp is found all the way from southeast Alaska to Baja California, and also in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Tasmania and New ... More

CINMS - Kayaking (27618418111)

A girl kayaks with her father in Channel Islands National MArine Sanctuary. Photo Credit: Claire Fackler/NOAA

Whale's tail, Channel Islands NMS

A whale's tail as it begins its dive. California, Channel Islands NMS.

Expl 2942 (9737635404)

A dead, partially consumed fish. Surpisingly there seem to be no crabs, other fish, or small biota consuming its remains. Image ID: expl2942, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect ... More

Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary - prepared ...

Title: Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary / prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA, National Marine Fisheries ... More

Sanc 0061 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). California Channel Islands NMS.

Sanc 0026 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Driftwood in the dunes in the Channel Islands. California, Channel Islands NMS.

Murrelet 300

CINMS Rose Anemone (49945775653)

A white-spotted rose anemone in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. (Photo: Cindy Shaw)

Expl 2945 (9737634474)

Eel-like deep sea fish Image ID: expl2945, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2011 April 26 Credit... More

Jellyfish tentacles over a catshark

Jellyfish tentacles over a deep sea fish - small catshark. Image ID: expl2923, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area P... More

Sanc 0003 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

Anacapa Island and lighthouse through the clouds. California, Channel Islands NMS.

Sanc 0141 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library

California sealion (Zalophus californianus). California, Channel Islands NMS.

CINMS - Garibaldi (33029439733)

Kelp forests, like those in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, provide habitat and food for many marine species, like this garibaldi. Photo: Claire Fackler/NOAA

Kelp Forest (43863888325)

"As a biology student and someone who is passionate about ocean conservation, I learn more and more of the negative trends in which our environment is heading. Sanctuaries give me hope that not all will be lost... More

CINMS - elephant seal lounging (27099177915)

This northern elephant seal relaxes on the beach at San Miguel Island in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Photo Credit: Robert Schwemmer/NOAA

CINMS - Octopus - Arguello Canyon - EV Nautilus (28748018655)

Check this amazing octopus out! In the summer of 2016, we teamed up with Nautilus Live to explore many of our West Coast national marine sanctuaries. On one of the missions, the Nautilus' ROV spotted this octop... More

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