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The sanctuary is adjacent to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to its north and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary to its south. [5] It stretches nearly 60 miles (52 nmi; 97 km) from shore and its waters reach a maximum depth of 11,580 feet (3,530 m).
The Channel Islands [note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands.
The Channel Islands archipelago of the English Channel, in Northern Europe. For the archipelago in Southern California see: Category:Channel Islands of California . Subcategories
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The fishing grounds surrounding Jersey are rich and diverse, with species including whelk, brown crab, cuttlefish, lobster, spider crab, scallop, clam, sole, ray and sea bream. [5] [6] French fishermen like to fish in Jersey's waters because they are wider and deeper, which often leads to catching bigger produce. [7]
Entry is free to Channel Islands National Park, but visitors without boats will need to pay for the third-party ferry. One-way fares between the mainland and islands starts at $31.50 for ...
Various Native American peoples occupied the lands in and around the Southern California Bight for tens of thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. When Spanish explorers arrived in the 16th century the Chumash people occupied the northern coastal region of the bight, as well as the four Northern Channel Islands, [4] and the Tongva (or Gabrieleño) occupied the Los Angeles Basin and ...
The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary [1] is a sanctuary off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in Southern California 350 miles (563 km) south of San Francisco and 95 miles (153 km) north of Los Angeles.