National Marine Sanctuary, the Glossary

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1. 51 relations: American Samoa, Archaeology, Atlantic Ocean, California, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Coral reef, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Ecology, Ecosystem, Environmental impact statement, Federal government of the United States, Federal Register, Florida, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Governor (United States), Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Great Lakes, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Mallows Bay, Marine Conservation Institute, Marine protected area, Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, New England, Nonprofit organization, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Pacific Ocean, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, President of the United States, Recreation, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Territories of the United States, Texas, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, U.S. state, United States, United States Congress, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Secretary of Commerce, Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, ... Expand index (1 more) »

2. Coasts of the United States
3. Lists of protected areas of the United States
4. National Marine Sanctuaries of the United States

American Samoa

American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific Ocean.

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Archaeology

Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is a sanctuary off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in Southern California 350 miles south of San Francisco and 95 miles north of Los Angeles. National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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Coral reef

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals.

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Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary is a marine sanctuary located off the coast of California. National Marine Sanctuary and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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Ecology

Ecology is the natural science of the relationships among living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment.

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction.

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Environmental impact statement

An environmental impact statement (EIS), under United States environmental law, is a document required by the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for certain actions "significantly affecting the quality of the human environment".

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district/national capital of Washington, D.C., where most of the federal government is based.

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Federal Register

The Federal Register (FR or sometimes Fed. Reg.) is the official journal of the federal government of the United States that contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is a U.S. National Marine Sanctuary in the Florida Keys. National Marine Sanctuary and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) is a United States National Marine Sanctuary located offshore of Galveston, Texas, in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. National Marine Sanctuary and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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Governor (United States)

In the United States, a governor serves as the chief executive and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states and in the five permanently inhabited territories, functioning as head of state and head of government therein.

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Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary is one of the largest near shore live-bottom reefs in the southeastern United States. National Marine Sanctuary and Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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Great Lakes

The Great Lakes (Grands Lacs), also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes in the east-central interior of North America that connect to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.

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Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

The Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (formerly Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary) protects the wildlife, habitats, and cultural resources of one of the most diverse and bountiful marine environments in the world, an area of 3,295 square miles off the northern and central California coast. National Marine Sanctuary and Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico (Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.

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Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is one of the world's most important whale habitats, hosting thousands of humpbacks (Megaptera novaeangliae) each winter. National Marine Sanctuary and Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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Mallows Bay

Mallows Bay is a small bay on the Maryland side of the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland, United States. National Marine Sanctuary and Mallows Bay are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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Marine Conservation Institute

Marine Conservation Institute (formerly Marine Conservation Biology Institute) is a tax-exempt nonprofit ocean conservation organization working to identify and protect vulnerable ocean ecosystems worldwide.

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Marine protected area

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are protected areas of the world's seas, oceans, estuaries or in the US, the Great Lakes.

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Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972

Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (MPRSA) or Ocean Dumping Act is one of several key environmental laws passed by the US Congress in 1972.

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Monitor National Marine Sanctuary

Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is the site of the wreck of the, one of the most famous shipwrecks in U.S. history. National Marine Sanctuary and Monitor National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) is a federally protected marine area offshore of California's Big Sur and central coast in the United States. National Marine Sanctuary and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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National Marine Fisheries Service

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), informally known as NOAA Fisheries, is a United States federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that is responsible for the stewardship of U.S. national marine resources. National Marine Sanctuary and national Marine Fisheries Service are national Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa

The National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (formerly the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuaryhttp://americansamoa.noaa.gov National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. NOAA.gov. Retrieved 1 January 2018.) is a federally-designated underwater area protected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. National Marine Sanctuary and National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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National Ocean Service

The National Ocean Service (NOS) is an office within the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). National Marine Sanctuary and National Ocean Service are national Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.

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New England

New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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Nonprofit organization

A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, or simply a nonprofit (using the adjective as a noun), is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a profit for its owners.

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Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary is one of 15 marine sanctuaries administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. National Marine Sanctuary and Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.

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Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) (roughly) is a World Heritage listed U.S. National Monument encompassing of ocean waters, including ten islands and atolls of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Recreation

Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time.

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Rose Atoll Marine National Monument

Rose Atoll Marine National Monument is a United States National Monument in the South Pacific Ocean, covering and encompassing the Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, which was established in 1973 with, only of which is emergent.

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Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (officially the Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary) is an 842-square-mile (638-square-nautical-mile) federally protected marine sanctuary located at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay, between Cape Cod and Cape Ann. National Marine Sanctuary and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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Territories of the United States

Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions overseen by the federal government of the United States.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Huron's Thunder Bay, within the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Michigan. National Marine Sanctuary and Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

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United States Fish and Wildlife Service

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is a U.S. federal government agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior which oversees the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats in the United States.

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United States Secretary of Commerce

The United States secretary of commerce (SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce.

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Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary

The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is one of 15 United States National Marine Sanctuaries administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the United States Department of Commerce; NOAA co-manages the sanctuary jointly with the State of Wisconsin. National Marine Sanctuary and Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary are national Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.

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1969 Santa Barbara oil spill

The Santa Barbara oil spill occurred in January and February 1969 in the Santa Barbara Channel, near the city of Santa Barbara in Southern California.

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See also

Coasts of the United States

• Coastal Zone Management Program
• Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
• Continental shelf of the United States
• East Coast of the United States
• Gulf Coast of the United States
• List of U.S. states and territories by coastline
• List of coasts of Florida
• National Marine Sanctuary
• Rappers from the Gulf Coast of The United States
• Third Coast
• West Coast of the United States

Lists of protected areas of the United States

• List of Bureau of Land Management Herd Management Areas
• List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers
• List of National Wildlife Refuges
• List of Ramsar sites in the United States
• List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
• List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
• List of U.S. state and tribal wilderness areas
• List of areas in the United States National Park System
• List of fee areas in the United States National Park System
• List of lands protected by Theodore Roosevelt through executive action
• List of largest National Wildlife Refuges
• List of national forests of the United States
• List of national lakeshores and seashores of the United States
• List of national monuments of the United States
• List of national parks of the United States
• List of nature centers in the United States
• List of proposed national monuments of the United States
• List of protected grasslands of North America
• List of wilderness areas of the United States
• List of wilderness study areas
• National Conservation Area
• National Conservation Lands
• National Marine Sanctuary
• National grassland
• Protected areas of American Samoa
• Protected areas of the Sierra Nevada

National Marine Sanctuaries of the United States

• Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
• Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
• Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
• Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
• Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
• Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
• Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
• Mallows Bay
• Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
• Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
• National Marine Sanctuary
• National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
• Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
• Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
• Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Marine_Sanctuary

Also known as Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary, List of U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries, National Marine Sanctuaries, National Marine Sanctuaries Program, National Marine Sanctuary Program, U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries, U.S. National Marine Sanctuary, United States National Marine Sanctuary, United States Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

, 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill.