National Marine Sanctuary
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A U.S. National Marine Sanctuary is a federally designated area within United States waters that protects areas of the marine environment with special conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, cultural, archeological, scientific, educational, or aesthetic qualities. While National Marine Sanctuaries are multiple-use areas, the NMSA emphasizes that one of the express purposes of a sanctuary is to “maintain the natural biological communities” and to “protect and, where appropriate, restore and enhance natural habitats, populations, and ecological processes.” The National Marine Sanctuary System consists of 15 marine protected areas that encompass more than . Individual areas range from less than .
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), administers the 15 national marine sanctuaries. The program began after the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill off the coast of California brought the plight of marine ecosystems to national attention. The United States Congress responded in 1972 with the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act which allowed for the creation of marine sanctuaries. The resources protected by U.S. national marine sanctuaries range from coral reef ecosystems in American Samoa, Florida, Hawaii, and Texas, to shipwrecks in the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
The NMSP also is involved in the administration of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, although they are not U.S. national marine sanctuaries. The NMSP jointly administers the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in conjunction with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the State of Hawaii, and it jointly administers the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Provided by Wikipedia
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4by Haver, Samara M. Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Oregon State University, Newport, OR . Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Resources Studies, Adams, Jeffrey D. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , Fisheries, Silver Spring, MD, Hatch, Leila T. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Scituate, MA . Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Van Parijs, Sofie M. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, MA, Dziak, Robert P. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , Newport, OR . Pacific Marine Environmental Lab. , and Hatfield Marine Science Center, Haxel, Joseph Pacific Northwest National Lab. , Sequim, WA, Heppell, Scott A. Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, McKenna, Megan F. Stanford Univ., Pacific Grove, CA . Hopkins Marine Station, Mellinger, David K. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Oregon State University, Newport, OR . Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Resources Studies, Gedamke, Jason National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , Fisheries, Silver Spring, MDGet access
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (2023)
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5Contributors: “...NOAAS STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SCITUATE MA...”
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6by Hatch, Leila T, Clark, Christopher W, Van Parijs, Sofie M, Frankel, Adam S, Ponirakis, Dimitri WContributors: “...NOAAS STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SCITUATE MA...”
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7by Blair, Hannah B., Merchant, Nathan D., Friedlaender, Ari S., Wiley, David N., Parks, Susan E.Contributors: “...Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary...”
Published in Biology Letters (2016)
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8by Zang, Eden J., Lammers, Marc O., Pack, Adam A., Hatch, Leila T.Contributors: “...National Marine Sanctuary Foundation...”
Published in Marine Mammal Science (2023)
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9by Robbins, L. L., Knorr, P. O., Wynn, J. G., Hallock, P., Harries, P. J.Contributors: “...Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary under Research Permit...”
Published in ICES Journal of Marine Science (2016)
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10by Goldbogen, Jeremy A., Hazen, Elliott L., Friedlaender, Ari S., Calambokidis, John, DeRuiter, Stacy L., Stimpert, Alison K., Southall, Brandon L.Contributors: “...Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary...”
Published in Functional Ecology (2015)
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11by Zeh, Julia M., Adcock, Dana L., Perez-Marrufo, Valeria, Cusano, Dana A., Robbins, Jooke, Tackaberry, Jennifer E., Jensen, Frants H., Weinrich, Mason, Friedlaender, Ari S., Wiley, David N., Parks, Susan E.Contributors: “...Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary...”
Published in PLOS ONE (2024)
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12by Zeh, Julia M., Perez-Marrufo, Valeria, Adcock, Dana L., Jensen, Frants H., Knapp, Kaitlyn J., Robbins, Jooke, Tackaberry, Jennifer E., Weinrich, Mason, Friedlaender, Ari S., Wiley, David N., Parks, Susan E.Contributors: “...Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary...”
Published in Royal Society Open Science (2024)
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13by Suca, Justin J, Wiley, David N, Silva, Tammy L, Robuck, Anna R, Richardson, David E, Glancy, Sarah G, Clancey, Emily, Giandonato, Teresa, Solow, Andrew R, Thompson, Michael A, Hong, Peter, Baumann, Hannes, Kaufman, Les, Llopiz, Joel KContributors: “...National Marine Sanctuary Foundation...”
Published in ICES Journal of Marine Science (2021)
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14by Root-Gutteridge, Holly, Cusano, Dana A., Shiu, Yu, Nowacek, Douglas P., Van Parijs, Sofie M., Parks, Susan E.Contributors: “...Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary...”
Published in Animal Behaviour (2018)
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