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Welcome to the National Marine Sanctuaries web site. Here you'll discover the marine life and extraordinary habitats that make up your nation's marine sanctuaries and our continuing efforts to conserve these ocean and coastal treasures.
Dolphins The Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary was established in 1989 to protect and preserve the extraordinary marine ecosystem surrounding the Cordell Bank. Surrounded by soft sediments of the continental shelf seafloor, Cordell Bank emerges with a rocky habitat, providing home to colorful and abundant invertebrates, algae, and fishes. The productive waters attract migratory seabirds and marine mammals from all around the Pacific Ocean to feed in this dynamic food web.

Latest Sanctuary News

Cordell Bank National Marinre Sanctuary honors Sanctuary Volunteer>

California Academy of Sciences acquires historic Cordell Expedition photos, read about this important archival project>

Watch a video podcast highlighting the deep-water corals of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

Now accepting applications for primary and alternate seats representing Fishing, Research, and Community-at-Large (Marin County) on the Cordell Bank Advisory Council. Download application here (72k pdf)

Keep up to date with Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Activities

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Cordell Bank E-mail News

Join the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary list serve! Sign up to get updates on sanctuary events. To subscribe, send an e-mail to requests@willamette.nos.noaa.gov and put the following in the subject line exactly as it appears here: subscribe cordellbank

Or if you use a non-browser based e-mail program, simply click here.

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Explore
Discover some of the marine life that can be found in Cordell Bank.
Learn
Learn five things you can do to thank the ocean.
Tune In
Listen to the Ocean Currents Sanctuary Radio Program!

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Turn on the Ocean Layer and navigate "fly to" Cordell Bank to see our stories (You'll need Google Earth version 5.0 or higher)


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Meet Our Birds

Visit the birds of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary! Take a virtual pelagic trip on the California Current by clicking on the image.
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Who Lives on Cordell Bank?

The waters of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary are home to thousands of plants and animals, from microscopic plankton to the great whales. Learn about them by taking a virtual tour!
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