Winter 2008

Check out the Sanctuaries on YouTube

What's New on the Thank You Ocean Web site? Ocean news, activities for kids more, plus listen to the current podcast on the 4 National Marine Sanctuaries! Click here

 

 

The National Ocean Service has a new weekly podcast series called Making Waves. The third in the series will be on the CINMS Whale Monitoring here: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast.html

The Sanctuary Advisory Council's (SAC) Superintendent's Report is a public, bi-monthly report of sanctuary activities including Resource Protection, Research & Monitoring, Education, Volunteer & Outreach, and Maritime Heritage.
Click here to download a copy in pdf format.
*The SAC is currently recruiting two more positions: Commercial Fishing and Business Alternate Members. Click here for more information or contact Danielle.Lipski@noaa.gov

Click here to see the new Reducing Ship Strikes on Large Cetaceans Web page for details.

Don't miss our From Shore to Sea Lectures in Santa Barbara
& Ventura the 2nd consecutive Tuesday & Wednesday of each
month! Ann Huston, Chief of Cultural Resources of Channel Islands National Park, will speak about the history of the Caire family on Santa Cruz Island on December 9 and 10, 2008.
Click here for more info.

Updated CINMS Events Calendar for first quarter 2009 Click here

Ocean Science Education Building Environmental Document
Due to the large file size, the document has been separated into two files.
Click here for OSEB NEPA Final FEA pdf (50MB)
Click here for Appendix A - OSEB CEQA Final IS/MNDpdf (24MB)
Click here for more info @ the UCSB Office of Campus Planning and Design

The California Coastal Commission is inviting artists, designers, and photographers to enter a contest to design a new WHALE TAIL license plate. Purchases of this plate in California fund marine and coastal education and conservation programs throughout the state. The deadline for entries is 5 p.m., Thursday, January 15, 2009. Click here to see contest webpage including guidelines, entry form, and FAQs.

Protecting your Channel Islands Brochure now available!
Click herepdf (4.6MB)

FEDERAL WATER MARINE RESERVES NOW IN EFFECT:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has completed a network of marine zones in the federal waters of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. click here for more info.