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A humpback whale dives beneath the surface beside a whale watching boat in the sanctuary. After populations of large whales were decimated by whaling in the last two centuries, several species are rebounding. Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is a seasonal home to several species of those large whales.
Whales are of major importance both for the natural ecosystem and the tourism economy of the territory. There are 27 different species of whales in the area, including blue whales, humpback whales, gray whales, fin whales, and pilot whales. [14] Anacapa State Marine Reserve is significant for its location on an important gray whale migration route.
The Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center opened on July 23, 2012 [7] at 35 Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz, California. It is located near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Santa Cruz Wharf, developed in partnership with the City of Santa Cruz.
50 leopard sharks turned SLO County cove into a maternity ward, viral video shows Denny Morey, 15, noticed two sharks approach the whale. “One jumped sort-of out the water and attacked it and ...
A Bay Area photographer captures juvenile white sharks "smiling" in the warm waters of Monterey Bay. Photos: Is that shark smiling? Here's why young great whites grin at Monterey Bay's Shark Park
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 humpback whale was freed from over 50 ropes and fishing gear in a four-day rescue off the western Canadian coast. Experts say such entanglements are on the rise.
Abalone Cove SMCA and Point Vicente SMR are two of 36 marine protected areas adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission in December, 2010 during the third phase of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative. The MLPAI is a collaborative public process to create a statewide network of protected areas along California's coastline.