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Federal marine protected areas. California Coastal National Monument [1] Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary [2] Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary [3] Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary [2] Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary [2] Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary [2]
Vaquita. The vaquita (/ vəˈkiːtə / və-KEE-tə; Phocoena sinus) is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico. Reaching a maximum body length of 150 cm (4.9 ft) (females) or 140 cm (4.6 ft) (males), it is the smallest of all living cetaceans. The species is currently on the brink ...
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. It was designated on October 2, 1980, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and was expanded in 2007.
The delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) is an endangered [1] slender-bodied smelt, about 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in) long, in the family Osmeridae.Endemic to the upper Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary of California, it mainly inhabits the freshwater-saltwater mixing zone of the estuary, except during its spawning season, when it migrates upstream to fresh water following winter "first flush ...
The sanctuary provides habitat for 36 species of marine mammals, 94 species of seabirds, at least 525 species of fish, four of sea turtles, 31 phyla of marine invertebrates, and more than 450 species of marine algae. [2] Historical sites include 1,276 reported shipwrecks and 718 prehistoric sites. The MBNMS has major programs for research and ...
The tortoise was designated as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act in 1989 and as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1990. ... nearly 33% of reef-forming corals and ...
Many species of large marine mammals, including Pacific gray whales, blue whales, humpback whales, and California sea lions breed or feed close to the Channel Islands. It is unknown if critically endangered North Pacific right whales, and historically abundant Steller's sea lions are present.
A white-tailed kite, a Fully Protected Species. "Fully Protected" is a legal protective designation administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), intended to conserve wildlife species that risk extinction within the state of California. The classification of Fully Protected (often abbreviated as CFP) was the State's ...