Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

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United States national marine sanctuary marine protected area

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is a federally protected ocean area off the coast of Southern California known for its rich marine biodiversity, kelp forests, and important feeding and breeding grounds for numerous marine species.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary canonical 8
California Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary region (nearby waters under various protections) 1
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (nearby waters) 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States national marine sanctuary ⓘ
marine protected area ⓘ
contains marine conservation areas ⓘ
no-take marine reserves ⓘ
coordinatesWith Channel Islands National Park ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designation Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Marine Sanctuary
established 1980 ⓘ
hasClimateInfluence California Current ⓘ
hasEcosystemType kelp forest ⓘ
open ocean pelagic zone ⓘ
rocky reef ⓘ
sandy seafloor ⓘ
seagrass bed ⓘ
hasProgram education and outreach programs ⓘ
long-term ecological monitoring programs ⓘ
hasSpecies California sea lion ⓘ
blue whale ⓘ
brown pelican ⓘ
common dolphin ⓘ
cormorant ⓘ
garibaldi ⓘ
giant kelp ⓘ
giant sea bass ⓘ
gray whale ⓘ
harbor seal ⓘ
humpback whale ⓘ
rockfish ⓘ
sea otter ⓘ
hasThreat climate change ⓘ
marine debris ⓘ
ocean acidification ⓘ
ship strikes on whales ⓘ
knownFor high marine species richness ⓘ
large kelp forests ⓘ
upwelling-driven productivity ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Southern California ⓘ
locatedNear Anacapa Island ⓘ
Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Channel Islands

San Miguel Island ⓘ
Santa Barbara Island ⓘ
Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
Santa Rosa Island ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
managingAgency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries ⓘ
surface form: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
partOf NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries ⓘ
surface form: National Marine Sanctuary System
primaryObjective conservation of marine ecosystems ⓘ
protection of cultural resources ⓘ
protects breeding grounds for fish ⓘ
breeding grounds for seabirds ⓘ
feeding grounds for marine mammals ⓘ
kelp forests ⓘ
marine biodiversity ⓘ
regulates commercial fishing activities ⓘ
recreational fishing activities ⓘ
supportsActivity environmental monitoring ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
recreational diving ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Channel Islands National Park → adjacentTo → Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
Santa Cruz Island → surroundedBy → Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary → designation → Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Marine Sanctuary
Channel Islands of California → protectedBy → Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
Santa Barbara County → hasProtectedArea → Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
Santa Barbara Channel → borders → Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
Point Bennett → partOf → Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (nearby waters)
Channel Islands → protectedAreaIncludes → Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
San Nicolas Island → partOf → Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary region (nearby waters under various protections)
California coast → hasProtectedArea → Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
National Marine Sanctuary System → includes → Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
Gaviota Pass → near → Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (offshore)