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The Mallows Bay–Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary [1] is a National Marine Sanctuary in the United States located in the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland. [2] It is best known for the "Ghost Fleet," 118 historic shipwrecks in Mallows Bay in the sanctuary's northeast corner which is the largest shipwreck fleet in the Western ...
Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary: Great Lakes: 1,722 sq mi (4,460 km 2) September 6, 2024 [15] Mallows Bay–Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary: Atlantic: 18 sq mi (47 km 2) September 3, 2019 [16] Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: Atlantic: 0.785 sq mi (2.03 km 2) February 5, 1975 [10] Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Pacific
The Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Ontario off the coast of the U.S. state of New York. It protects 41 known historically significant shipwrecks spanning 200 years of American maritime history, as well as 19 potential shipwreck sites.
This is the first tribal nominated national marine sanctuary in the United States. A view of Los Osos with Los Osos Middle School at lower right. The Northern Chumash Tribal Council organized an ...
Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (2 P) Pages in category "National Marine Sanctuaries of the United States" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The sanctuary encompasses 1,400 square miles (3,600 km 2) in the islands' waters.It was designated by United States Congress on November 4, 1992, as a National Marine Sanctuary to protect the endangered North Pacific humpback whale and its habitat [2] The sanctuary promotes management, research, education and long-term monitoring.
A 2024 map of the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. The Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary [1] is a National Marine Sanctuary in the waters of the United States in southeastern Lake Ontario off the coast of New York. It was designated on September 6, 2024, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). [2]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is in charge of the research on the changes of the marine environment that are caused by humans. [9] The U.S. Coast Guard is in charge of the surveillance of ocean dumping. [9] The NOAA National Marine Sanctuary program manages a network of underwater areas that are protected by the US.