NOAA announces updated process for nominating new national marine sanctuaries
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 09:50
in Biology & Nature
For 40 years, America's national marine sanctuaries have worked to protect sites ranging from a Civil War shipwreck to coral reefs and tiny atolls. Today, NOAA announced that beginning this week the American public can now nominate nationally significant marine and Great Lakes areas as potential new national marine sanctuaries.