Get into Your Sanctuary

GIYS Logo on this page overlaid with scenic CINMS photo
Kayaker paddles through Arch Rock, Anacapa Island. Photo: Chuck Graham

Every year, NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries hosts the Get Into Your Sanctuary weekend (first weekend of August) and the Get Into Your Sanctuary photo contest to encourage responsible recreation and enjoyment in national marine sanctuaries. Be sure to check out past Get Into Your Sanctuary photo contest submissions, including photos from Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

We want to hear from you! Share photos of your sanctuary experience on social media with #ILoveMySanctuary. Enter the Get Into Your Sanctuary Day Photo Contest by sending photos to earthisblue@noaa.gov.