Guess what? The National Marine Sanctuary Program has asked me to be its new spokesperson — er, spokes-sea lion! It's a real honor. This is a first for pinnipeds everywhere!

Check out the video of my interview with the sanctuary program here!

The sanctuary program does a lot of wonderful things for the oceans, and I can't wait to get started. I'm sure I'll get to visit tons of interesting places and see plenty of cool stuff, since there are national marine sanctuaries all over the country. They protect special places in the ocean and the Great Lakes, like Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary with its beautiful coral reefs, or Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, home to more than 100 ghostly shipwrecks in the icy cold waters of Lake Huron! Brrrrr!

This is going to be great! I'm glad I found a job with an organization that cares as much about the oceans as I do. From now on, just call me Sanctuary Sam — hey, I like the sound of that!

- Sanctuary Sam!