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Sea lions rest on a floating dock in a Pacific Ocean marine area which is part of the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary along California’s Central Coast, on September 21, 2023 near Avila Beach, California. The sanctuary would be the first national marine sanctuary in the country nominated by an Indigenous tribe and will protect ocean ecosystems, marine life and cultural sites while prohibiting energy development. Tribal members of the Chumash would also co-steward the 5,617-square-mile area with 134 miles of coastline as part of the Biden administration’s America the Beautiful conservation efforts to restore 30 percent of waters and lands in the U.S. by 2030. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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