Greater Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary
Multimedia Gallery

Witness thousands of seabirds, explore a tide pool, and get to know the famed white sharks of the California coast.

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
a kelp forest

Kelp Restoration
many urchins on the seafloor

Urchin Barrens
A brown and white speckled fish

Critters of Greater Farallones
A sea star and sea urchins

Sea Stars in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
A spiky red sea cucumber on a rock

California Sea cucumber in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
An abalone and sea urchin between underwater rocks

Abalones in Greater Farallones National Marine
birds resting on marine debris in balinas lagoon

Restoring Bolinas Lagoon
A lush underwater forest of kelp

What's the Difference Between Bull Kelp and Giant Kelp?
An rov shines light on corals on a sandy seafloor

The Football
doghole port in use

Doghole Ports
a woman holds up a photo of a sailor

Three Miles from Safety: The Story of the USS Conestoga
The arm of an rov reaches toward a shipwreck

USS Conestoga
fishermen teaching a class of kids

Fishermen in the Classroom
close up of zooplankton

Zooplankton
researchers looking out for white sharks

White Shark Research
the sea from a ship

Researching Marine Mammal and Seabird Food Sources
rocks on a coast

California Expansion
a man and a dog walk on a beach

Doubling Down on California's Marine Sanctuaries
Yellow fish swim near a shipwreck as an octipus hides in the debris

Shipwreck Explorers Encounter Giant Pacific Octopus
people in orange life vests on a raft photographing sharks

Gulf of the Farallones White Shark Research
woman looking through binoculars on the beach

Beach Watch
woman sitting on a bench looking at the ocean

Emily Aiken

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