On July 23, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the City of Santa Cruz celebrated the opening of the Sanctuary Exploration Center. This state-of-the-art facility was designed to foster stewardship of the region’s marine ecosystem. The Center is located just steps from the ocean in Santa Cruz’ famed beach area with an estimated 3.5 million visitors per year. It will function as the sanctuary’s premier interactive interpretive facility.


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