Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary
Multimedia Gallery

Experience the “Galapagos of North America” in this biodiverse seascape off Southern California.

Northeast and Great Lakes Region

Mallows Bay-Potomac River Monitor Stellwagen Bank Thunder Bay

West Coast Region

Channel Islands Cordell Bank Greater Farallones Monterey Bay Olympic Coast

Pacific Islands Region

American Samoa Hawaii Humpback Whale Papahānaumokuākea

Southeast Region

Florida Keys Flower Garden Banks Gray's Reef
An urchin and anemone on a rock

Invertebrates
waves crash against rocks on a rocky coast

Climate Change in your Sanctuaries
A basking shark seen from above

Basking Sharks
a sea lion on a rocky sea floor

Sea Lions in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
A large fish swims near kelp

Giant Sea Bass
A lush underwater forest of kelp

What's the Difference Between Bull Kelp and Giant Kelp?
skeleton of a whale on the ocean bottom

Whale Fall
people walking a beach with lobster traps littered across the beach

Preventing Trap Loss in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
pbluntnose sixgill shark

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
Black and white photo of uss cuba

The Wreck of the SS Cuba
a whale surfaces for air neara boat of whale watchers

Preventing Ship Strikes
fish swimming near the flying bridge helm of the uscgc mcculloch

Discovery of the USCGC McCulloch
divers examining and photographing an invasive kelp

How You Can Help Fight Invasive Species
sketches of different types of sharks

Acoustic Monitoring
jill heinerth diving in an underwater cave

Jill Heinerth
jill heinerth diving in an underwater cave

Homecoming: Journey to Limuw
a man and two kids standing on a dock with fishing poles

Kevin Brannon
people paddling a traditional canoe

Dark Water Journey
sea lion swimming near a diver

Explore the Blue: 360 Sea Lion Encounter