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The waters off Central California are now part of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, the result of a decades-long campaign by local indigenous leaders.
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Over 4,500 square miles of ocean will be protected off the California coast. It will also be managed in partnership with the indigenous groups that fought to create it.
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