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WHALE OF A CELEBRATION

A Weekend of Festivities Celebrating the 1st Anniversary of the Santa Barbara Channel Whale Heritage Area Designation.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22ND + SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23RD

Film Festival - Whale Watching - Art Exhibit

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The Importance of Whale Heritage Areas

We are excited to announce the Santa Barbara Channel has become the 9th Whale Heritage Area in the world. This designation highlights the region’s commitment to promoting responsible ecotourism, providing more ocean educational opportunities, supporting on-going research and conservation efforts, and honoring the timeless cultural connection we have to whales, dolphins and porpoises.

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Help create a world where cetaceans are only found in the wild, are respected and fully protected, and live in sustainable habitats and in harmony with people everywhere.

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“Whale Heritage Areas are becoming the gold standard for responsible whale watching destinations worldwide. But they also have so much more to offer. By interweaving natural and cultural elements and placing communities at their very heart, these sites will become places where people respect, celebrate and protect cetaceans and their habitats long into the future.”

Jean-Michel Cousteau Honorary President,

World Cetacean Alliance

Founder, Ocean Futures Society