{"id":25058,"date":"2020-10-13T16:36:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T20:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinesanctuary.org\/?page_id=25058"},"modified":"2025-07-15T09:16:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:16:18","slug":"goal-clean-seas-channel-islands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marinesanctuary.org\/goal-clean-seas-channel-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal: Clean Seas Channel Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Goal: Clean Seas Channel Islands<\/h1>\r\n\r\n Contact us <\/i><\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_video link=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/452577344″ el_width=”80″ align=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_message icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-water”]<\/p>\n

Are you a Blue Star Dive Operator in the Florida Keys who wants to get involved in marine debris cleanup?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Submit a Request For Proposal<\/a> by October 30, 2020 to apply for funding assistance through Goal: Clean Seas Florida Keys!<\/strong><\/p>\n

[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”marine-pattern-bg” css=”.vc_custom_1542197641897{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary encompasses approximately 1,470 square miles (or 1,110 square nautical miles) of ocean waters surrounding Anacapa (Anyapakh), Santa Cruz (Limuw), Santa Rosa (Wi\u2019ma), San Miguel (Tuqan), and Santa Barbara (Tchunashngna) Islands off the coast of Southern California. These vibrant waters are home to some of California\u2019s most productive fishing grounds, rocky intertidal and coastal habitat, sea lion rookeries, and seabird nesting sites. Unfortunately, these islands suffer from marine debris that accumulates on underwater habitats and washes up on otherwise remote shorelines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Goal: Clean Seas Channel Islands<\/span><\/i> engages local partners and commercial lobstermen to remove marine debris, including lost traps, fishing gear, and trash from Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park lands; develop opportunities and partnerships to address shoreline marine debris in the sanctuary; and implement education and outreach efforts to promote awareness and prevention of marine debris.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Launched in the summer of 2020, <\/span>Goal: Clean Seas Channel Islands<\/span><\/i> is based on the successful <\/span>Goal: Clean Seas Florida Keys<\/span><\/i><\/a> program, a collaboration with Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Blue Star dive operators to remove underwater marine debris, build local conservation stewards, and educate the public about marine debris prevention.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”25837″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/marinesanctuary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-Goal-Clean-Seas-annual-report.pdf” title=”Click to read our 2020 Impact Report for Goal: Clean Seas”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]