"The California Current Conservation Complex includes a contiguous group of federally-designated marine protected areas along the Central California coast: Greater Farallones, Cordell Bank, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries; marine waters and certain coastal areas of Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area; Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge; California Coastal National Monument; and a network of special marine protected areas designated by the State of California. This upwelling system supports a highly productive and diverse ecosystem, including a broad mosaic of marine and coastal habitats such as offshore canyons, banks, seamounts and islands; rocky shorelines; and kelp forests."
- Point Reyes/Golden Gate
- Monterey Bay
- Greater Farallones
- Cordell Bank
- Farallon Islands
- California Coastal
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
A kelp forest is lush undersea ecosystem in which the largest seaweeds, known as kelp, grow as tall as trees. Crustaceans found in the kelp forests of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in California include the Pacific Rock Crab and Jeweled Top Snail. Stamp used showed these two crustaceans. Thanks to sender from Washington, USA.
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