The Mile Buoy or Santa Cruz Lighted Whistle Buoy will remain offshore after the United States Coast Guard decided against replacing the helpful beacon with a virtual aid to navigation.
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"The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary was originally nominated to cover 7,600 square miles from the southern boundary of the Monterey Bay sanctuary in northern San Luis Obispo County south to Point Conception," writes Dan Haifley in a Guest Commentary. "The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed a smaller area excluding Cambria to Morro Bay to accommodate infrastructure for planned offshore wind production to the sanctuary’s northwest, but a final decision has yet to be made."
Public comment on the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary ended this week. But the biggest question remains about this proposed sanctuary that would provide protection for coastal waters from our Monterey Bay sanctuary down to the Channel Islands.