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href="/stories/rare-species-found-in-national-marine-sanctuaries-and-monuments" hreflang="en"><img title="Bright yellow trunkfish swimming near corals in the ocean (Image credit: Jennifer Ackerman/NOAA)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-02/2022-galveston-giys-327-life-galveston-tx-trunkfish-jennifer-ackerman-1000.jpg?itok=ttgd6bEA" width="650" height="365" alt="Bright yellow trunkfish swimming near corals in the ocean" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><div><a href="/stories/rare-species-found-in-national-marine-sanctuaries-and-monuments" hreflang="en">Rare species found in National Marine Sanctuaries and Monuments</a></div></div></div></div> </article> </div></div></div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-labeled-and-overridable-node-ref paragraph--display-mode-default 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Robert Schwemmer/NOAA)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-02/Sport-Fishing-Robert-Schwemmer.jpg?itok=35pNHESx" width="650" height="365" alt="Several fishing boats in a calm ocean with passengers holding fishing rods" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><div><a href="/stories/how-noaa-sanctuaries-fuel-local-economies" hreflang="en">How NOAA sanctuaries fuel local economies</a></div></div></div></div> </article> </div></div></div> <div class="field field--name-field-node-link-text-override field--type-string field--label-hidden"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/stories/how-noaa-sanctuaries-fuel-local-economies"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-link-text-override c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">Investing in the next generation of Indigenous stewards and scientists</div></div></div> </a></div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div><div class="c-field__item"> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph-float-enabled paragraph--type-about paragraph--display-mode-default paragraph--width-full-indent-left-right top-margin-60px top-padding-40px" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5516"> <div class="float-element float-side-left float-size-33 "> <div class="content-float-wrapper image-crop-width-default-650"> <img alt="Whale tail icon" title=" Whale tail icon" src="/sites/default/files/styles/default_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/FocusArea__Sanctuaries.jpg?h=5d1fca7d&itok=yyS8ysSZ" width="650" height="650" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> <div class="about-title">About NOAA's Protected Places</div> <div class="about-text"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>Conserving coastal places provides economic benefits to local communities. These communities rely on dollars spent on activities such as recreation and tourism. NOAA works to conserve marine areas — and preserve the economic benefits of these special places to local communities — through its coastal management and place-based conservation programs. These include Coastal Zone Management, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, National Marine Sanctuaries, and the Coral Reef Conservation Program. NOAA will continue to express the inherent value and national interest in conserving these special places for the American public.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div><div class="c-field__item"> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-rich-text paragraph--display-mode-default paragraph--width-full-indent-left-right bottom-padding-40px bottom-margin-60px" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5517"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p class="text-align-center"><a href="http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/">National Marine Sanctuaries</a> </p> <p class="text-align-center"><a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/nerrs/">National Estuarine Research Reserves </a></p> <p class="text-align-center"><a href="http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/">National Marine Protected Areas Center</a></p> <p class="text-align-center"><a href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/">Listen to National Ocean Service podcasts</a></p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> </div><div class="c-field__item"> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-facts paragraph--display-mode-variant-1 paragraph--type-quick-facts--display-mode-variant-1 paragraph--width-full-indent-left-right top-border top-border-color-gray-1 top-border-width-100 bottom-border bottom-border-color-gray-1 bottom-border-width-100 top-margin-60px top-padding-40px bottom-padding-40px bottom-margin-60px" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div class="facts-wrapper"> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5510"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">Apalachicola Bay is referred to as the “Oyster Capital of the World”</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><p>Apalachicola Bay contributes about 90% of the state of Florida’s oysters and 10% for the U.S.</p> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5511"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">$8 billion generated annually</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><p>Across all national marine sanctuaries, about $8 billion annually is generated in local coastal and ocean dependent economies from diverse activities like commercial fishing, research and recreation-tourist activities.</p> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5512"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">Largest conservation area on Earth is in the U.S.</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><p>Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, in Hawaii, is larger than all of America’s national parks combined!</p> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5513"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">1.3 million acres of coastal habitat protected</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><p>The National Estuarine Research Reserve System includes 29 locations around the United States that combined protect about 1.3 million acres.</p> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5514"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">26% </div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><p>The percent of U.S. waters designated as marine protected areas (MPAs). These areas span the open ocean, coastal areas, estuaries and the Great Lakes. For comparison, about 14% U.S. land is protected.</p> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="buttons"> <div class="next-fact"> <a class="arrows-cw slick-arrow" tabindex="0"> <span>Show me another fact</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-featured-node c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><article class="must-see " role="article" data-observe-resizes > <a href="/stories/join-us-national-marine-sanctuaries-free-webinar-series-ext"> <div class="must-see-wrapper"> <div class="must-see-left"> <div class="must-see-title">Must See</div> <div class="node-title right-angle-after">Sharks, seagrass and corals, oh my! Attend a live NOAA Sanctuaries webinar</div> </div> <div class="must-see-right" style="background-image: url('/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-Greater-Farallones-Point-Arena-lighthouse-unknown-NOAA-050216-1120x534-landscape.jpg?h=78db01e2')"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-Greater-Farallones-Point-Arena-lighthouse-unknown-NOAA-050216-1120x534-landscape.jpg?h=78db01e2&itok=ctfppJix" width="650" height="365" alt="The Point Arena lighthouse watches over the northern part of Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Greater Farallones expanded in 2015 to encompass more than 3,000 square miles off the coast of California, including the rich upwelling zone that originates off of Point Arena and flows south. " title="The Point Arena lighthouse watches over the northern part of Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Greater Farallones expanded in 2015 to encompass more than 3,000 square miles off the coast of California, including the rich upwelling zone that originates off of Point Arena and flows south. 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