Mia Lopez of the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation looks out on her ancestral waters from the deck of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer during the 2023 EXPRESS: Exploration of Central California Coast expedition.
Mia Lopez on Deck
Image courtesy of Art Howard, Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration/NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2023 EXPRESS: Exploration of Central California Coast. Download larger version (jpg, 2.67 MB).

Mia Lopez of the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation looks out on her ancestral waters from the deck of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer during the 2023 EXPRESS: Exploration of Central California Coast expedition.

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