[image: ONMS Banner] Sea to Shining Sea Newsletter
<http://go.usa.gov/x9tRY?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery> - July
2018
Celebrate the Ocean
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries provides services and places
to support American communities, economies and ecosystems. Not only do we
work to conserve special ocean places, but also encourage visitors to come
out and explore the underwater parks.
This June was the annual National Ocean Month and people have been
celebrating our marine areas in many ways. We hope this will inspire you to
find new ways to get into America's national marine sanctuaries!
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Explore national marine sanctuaries with our new interactive site map
It may be the nation's best kept ocean secret. We call it America's best
ocean idea: NOAA
<http://www.noaa.gov/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery>'s National
Marine Sanctuary System
<https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery>.
Click here
<https://go.usa.gov/xUrZ6?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery> to
explore our nation’s ocean parks without getting wet or plan your next trip
to the ocean.
[image: storymap on Travel and Tourism Resources From NOAA's National
Marine Sanctuary System. NOAA]
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[image: A fisherman reels in a tarpon in Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary. Photo: Will Benson]
<https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/may18/blue-star-fishing-guides-florida-keys.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery>
NOAA
and Florida Keys fishing guides working together towards sustainability
The new Blue Star Fishing Guides program recognizes charter boat captains
who are committed to sustainable fishing and educating their customers
about resource protection in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Continue reading...
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Is poor water quality killing coral?
Swimming through hazy, green waters in the Gulf of Mexico in 2016, divers
saw something was amiss
<https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/jul16/noaa-scientists-report-mass-die-off-of-invertebrates-at-east-flower-garden-bank.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery>
in
the depths of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
<https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery>.
Dr. Nancy Foster Scholar, Andrea Kealoha, and a group of dedicated
scientists are working toward understanding what caused the localized
mortality events.
Read about the research mission…
<https://go.usa.gov/xUr4q?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery>
[image: Kealona CIS coral reef project]
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[image: Credit: Naval History and Heritage Command Caption: U-140 was one
of four German U-boats that patrolled the East Coast of the United States.] The
untold stories of World War I
During World War I few Americans believed that German navy would be able to
cross the Atlantic to reach our shores. However, by the end of the war
German submarines had sunk 10 vessels off North Carolina alone, and 200
American ships in total. This summer, North Carolina will honor the 100th
anniversary of these historic attacks.
Read more…
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Birds flock to National Marine Sanctuaries
The birds that visit and reside across the National Marine Sanctuary System
connect our country's ocean, Great Lakes, and coasts. From sea to shining
sea, join us on this interactive tour of birds in our nation's ocean parks
and national marine monuments.
Explore… <https://go.usa.gov/xUr4P?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery>
[image: Egret 001_Robert Schwemmer]
<https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/may18/birds-across-the-nmss.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery>
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[image: Hannah 3rd NOAA]
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Stories
From the Blue
Hannah MacDonald grew up with Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in her
backyard, and started volunteering with the sanctuary as a high school
student. "For me, national marine sanctuaries are much more than protected
underwater parks," she says. "It's the national marine sanctuaries that
have changed my life and set me on a career path that I am super passionate
about and I'm in love with." Watch our video to hear Hannah's Story from
the Blue.
Watch Here...
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[image: A surfer contemplates the swell at Lighthouse Point in Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Douglas Croft]
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Photo Contest
From now until *August 15*, send us your best photos of the National Marine
Sanctuary System and help us celebrate the beauty and importance of these
special places. Winning photos will be featured in next year's Earth Is
Blue Magazine
<https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/magazine/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery>
and on the Earth Is Blue
<https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/earthisblue/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery>
social media campaign.
Learn More Here...
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The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a
network of underwater parks encompassing more than 600,000 square miles of
marine and Great Lakes waters from Washington state to the Florida Keys,
and from Lake Huron to American Samoa. National marine sanctuaries are
managed for conservation of natural and cultural resources, while
supporting sustainable recreation, tourism and compatible commercial
activities. The network includes a system of 13 national marine sanctuaries
and Papahānaumokuākea and Rose Atoll marine national monuments.
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