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Article: Sanctuary at sea. (establishing a marine sanctuary near the Channel Islands National Park, California)
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- National Parks
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- July 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 National Parks Conservation Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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A proposal by Channel Islands National Park may allow marine life in California's overfished waters to replenish itself.
CHANNEL ISLANDS National Park, off the coast of southern California, is an uncommon place, starkly beautiful and rich in natural resources. A unique combination of latitude, water currents, and terrain has created a biologically diverse marine environment, one that scientists consider among the most important in the country.
The islands--actually peaks of extensive offshore ridges--are in the Southern California Bight, an area south of Point Conception where the mainland coast curves to the east. It is a climatic transition zone, ...