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		<title>Marine heat wave impacting California coastal water temperatures</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The current marine heat wave (MHW) in California, combined with effects from the still-developing and very strong El Nino, have been shattering ocean temperature records up and down the state. MBNMS staff have directly experienced this warming. On a week-long research dive trip inside the newly established Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, divers routinely reported ... <a title="Marine heat wave impacting California coastal water temperatures" class="read-more" href="https://sanctuarysimon.org/2026/09/marine-heat-wave-impacting-california-coastal-water-temperatures/" aria-label="Read more about Marine heat wave impacting California coastal water temperatures">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Sanctuary Watch web portal monitors national marine sanctuaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Written by Lisa Uttal, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary encompasses over 6,000 square miles of protected waters. It is a place of wonder, home to kelp forests, deep-sea canyons and a staggering array of marine life. But how do we track the health of such a vast, dynamic environment? And ... <a title="New Sanctuary Watch web portal monitors national marine sanctuaries" class="read-more" href="https://sanctuarysimon.org/2026/09/new-sanctuary-watch-web-portal-monitors-national-marine-sanctuaries/" aria-label="Read more about New Sanctuary Watch web portal monitors national marine sanctuaries">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>First-Ever Temporary Experimental Outplanting of Sunflower Stars in California </title>
		<link>https://sanctuarysimon.org/2025/12/first-ever-temporary-experimental-outplanting-of-sunflower-stars-in-california-marks-major-milestone-in-ocean-recovery/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MONTEREY, California – In a historic first for California, juvenile sunflower stars, reared in human care, were successfully placed into the ocean and later retrieved as part of a pioneering field study aimed at restoring one of the Pacific’s most ecologically vital and endangered marine species.  Led by conservation nonprofit Sunflower Star Laboratory, in partnership ... <a title="First-Ever Temporary Experimental Outplanting of Sunflower Stars in California " class="read-more" href="https://sanctuarysimon.org/2025/12/first-ever-temporary-experimental-outplanting-of-sunflower-stars-in-california-marks-major-milestone-in-ocean-recovery/" aria-label="Read more about First-Ever Temporary Experimental Outplanting of Sunflower Stars in California ">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza impacting local seabirds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since early November, biologists from Point Blue Conservation Science have documented over 80 dead Western Gulls and a few others (including 9 Brown Pelicans) from other species on the South Farallon Islands, Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Birds found sick displayed neurological symptoms consistent with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) before dying with a day ... <a title="Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza impacting local seabirds" class="read-more" href="https://sanctuarysimon.org/2025/12/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-impacting-local-sea-birds/" aria-label="Read more about Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza impacting local seabirds">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>$14 billion needed to help the kelp</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An international team is calling for a US $14 billion investment to protect and restore one of the planet’s most valuable and overlooked marine ecosystems, kelp forests.&#160; Published by UNSW researchers and the Kelp Forest Alliance, the research establishes a clear financial benchmark for global kelp conservation.&#160;The funding is needed to achieve the&#160;Kelp Forest Challenge, ... <a title="$14 billion needed to help the kelp" class="read-more" href="https://sanctuarysimon.org/2025/11/14-billion-needed-to-help-the-kelp/" aria-label="Read more about $14 billion needed to help the kelp">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Anchovy Die-off in Moss Landing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kylie Marozsan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Article written by Kylie Marozsan. On June 19, 2025 Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary’s research coordinator, Andrew DeVogelaere, spotted something strange in Moss Landing Harbor. There was a frenzy of brown pelicans and seagulls swarming above the water in the North Harbor area. Two days later there were thousands of dead anchovies along the shore ... <a title="Anchovy Die-off in Moss Landing" class="read-more" href="https://sanctuarysimon.org/2025/08/anchovy-die-off-in-moss-landing/" aria-label="Read more about Anchovy Die-off in Moss Landing">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New report on the resilience of kelp through natural evolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Associate Professor Malin Pinsky, from University of California at Santa Cruz, lead a workshop in May 2024 focused on kelp evolution and the potential for genetics to play a role in the resiliency of kelp facing multiple threats, including overgrazing and marine heatwaves. The key findings, published in a report released 11 September 2024, include: ... <a title="New report on the resilience of kelp through natural evolution" class="read-more" href="https://sanctuarysimon.org/2024/09/new-report-on-the-resilience-of-kelp-through-natural-evolution/" aria-label="Read more about New report on the resilience of kelp through natural evolution">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kelp recruits arrive, but will they survive?</title>
		<link>https://sanctuarysimon.org/2024/04/kelp-recruits-arrive-but-will-they-survive/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[slonhart]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 16:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On April 29, 2024, two research ecologists completed three survey dives at Tanker Reef, where ongoing research began in 2021. Using the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife&#8217;s Research Vessel Mystinus, divers were able to complete three lanes (three 30&#215;2 m transects per lane) at the Tanker Control site. This site is eastward of the ... <a title="Kelp recruits arrive, but will they survive?" class="read-more" href="https://sanctuarysimon.org/2024/04/kelp-recruits-arrive-but-will-they-survive/" aria-label="Read more about Kelp recruits arrive, but will they survive?">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sea otters play role in protecting salt marsh habitat</title>
		<link>https://sanctuarysimon.org/2024/02/sea-otters-play-role-in-protecting-salt-marsh-habitat/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[slonhart]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sonoma State University biology professor Brent Hughes and his colleagues published an article February 1, 2024 in the highly respected, peer-reviewed journal Nature. They note that some biophysical features that make Elkhorn Slough, an estuary in the middle of Monterey Bay, a resilient coastal ecosystem are improving, likely because of the sea otters feeding on ... <a title="Sea otters play role in protecting salt marsh habitat" class="read-more" href="https://sanctuarysimon.org/2024/02/sea-otters-play-role-in-protecting-salt-marsh-habitat/" aria-label="Read more about Sea otters play role in protecting salt marsh habitat">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MPAs benefit SCUBA divers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As California, the U.S. and the world work to make good on commitments to conserve 30% of oceans and lands by 2030, all strategies are on the table — and under the microscope. When it comes to the ocean, one valuable tool is marine protected areas (MPAs), regions that are defined, designated and managed for ... <a title="MPAs benefit SCUBA divers" class="read-more" href="https://sanctuarysimon.org/2023/12/mpas-benefit-scuba-divers/" aria-label="Read more about MPAs benefit SCUBA divers">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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