Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary: Difference between revisions

The '''Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary'''<ref name=chumash>{{Cite web |title=Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary |url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/chumash-heritage/ |access-date=October 11, 2024 |website=sanctuaries.noaa.gov}}</ref> is a [[National Marine Sanctuary]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off the coast of [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] and [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] counties on the [[Central Coast (California)|Central Coast]] of [[California]]. It was designated on October&nbsp;11,&nbsp;2024, by the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA). It is the first marine sanctuary to have been proposed by an Indigenous group.<ref name=frazin>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4928891-biden-administration-designates-first-ever-indigenous-proposed-marine-sanctuary/|title=Biden administration designates first-ever Indigenous-proposed marine sanctuary|last=Frazin|first=Rachel|date=October 11, 2024|access-date=October 11, 2024|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> It protects nationally significant natural, cultural, and historical resources in Central California's coastal and ocean waters and offers opportunities for research, community engagement, and education and outreach activities.<ref name=chumash/>

The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary was the 17th national marine sanctuary and sixth on the [[United States West Coast]].<ref name=chumash/><ref name=chumashonepage>{{cite web |url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/media/chumash/2024-chnms-one-pager.pdf |title=Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=sanctuaries.noaa.gov |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=October 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name=feis>{{cite web|url=https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-reaches-key-milestone-in-designation-of-chumash-heritage-national-marine-sanctuary|title=NOAA reaches key milestone in designation of Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=[[NOAA]]|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|date=September 6, 2024|access-date=October 13, 2024}}</ref> It was designated only five weeks after the designation of the  [[Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary]] on September 6, 2024,<ref name=whitehousefactsheet>{{cite web |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/09/06/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-advances-chumash-heritage-national-marine-sanctuary-reinforces-ocean-conservation-legacy/ |title=FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Advances Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, Reinforces Ocean Conservation Legacy |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=September 6, 2024 |website=whitehouse.gov |publisher=The White House |access-date=October 13, 2024}}</ref> which in turn was the first since the [[Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/jun24/introducing-lake-ontario-sanctuary.html |title=Introducing Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary: A Maritime Legacy |last=Plunkett |first=Rachel |date=June 2024 |website=sanctuaries.noaa.gov |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref>