| California's Central Coast is home to a variety of | | | | Dolphin, Rissos Dolphin, the Northern Right Whale |
| marine life including several types of dolphins. | | | | Dolphin, the Bottlenose Dolphin, Dalls Porpoise, and |
| The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary | | | | the Harbor Porpoise. |
| (MBNMS), a Federally protected marine area | | | | The US government has prohibited swims with |
| offshore of California's central coast, supports one | | | | the dolphin activities in the marine sanctuary. |
| of the world's most diverse marine ecosystems. | | | | There is only one swim with the dolphin activity |
| It is home to numerous mammals, including | | | | center in California and that too in a private |
| whales and dolphins. | | | | enclosure of a theme park owned by the Six |
| Stretching from Marin to Cambria, the MBNMS | | | | Flags Marine World in collaboration with Ocean |
| encompasses a shoreline length of 276 miles and | | | | Discovery. |
| 5,322 square miles of ocean. | | | | The new Caribbean-themed destination is the only |
| Warm water conditions in the Monterey Bay have | | | | place in Northern California where guests can |
| attracted several species here from warm water | | | | personally interact with Atlantic bottlenose |
| areas, including the Long-Beaked and | | | | dolphins, southern stingrays and warm-weathered |
| Short-Beaked Common Dolphins, normally seen | | | | penguins. |
| from the Channel Islands south to Baja California. | | | | The 2-acre area provides guests the opportunity |
| These Common Dolphins congregate at the edge | | | | to interact with and feed some of the world's |
| of the Monterey Submarine Canyon, where | | | | natural wonders while learning about the animals |
| sardines, mackerel, and squid seem to be their | | | | and the importance of natural habitat conservation |
| primary attraction. Other dolphins and porpoises in | | | | and protection. |
| the Monterey Bay include the Pacific White-Sided | | | | |