Check out the newest poster in our 50th Anniversary #SaveSpectacular poster series!
November's poster features Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, located off the coast of central California. A special place for endangered species, sensitive habitats, historic shipwrecks, and cultural resources, this poster highlights the true beauty and importance of the waters surrounding the Channel Islands.
Take a look for yourself, and download the poster today: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/50/#poster
(Illustration by Matt McIntosh/NOAA. Image description: A crew of modern-day Chumash pullers paddle a Tomol (plank canoe) under the milky way and past Anacapa Island's lighthouse and arch rock. Below the waves reveal a kelp forest where California sea lions swim among a garibaldi, leopard shark, white abalone, California spiny lobster, California sheephead, giant sea bass, sea stars, and red and purple urchins.)














