national marine sanctuaries
Washington, D.C. — Marine monuments and national marine sanctuaries are both types of marine protected areas. The main difference between national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments is the designation process and the laws under which they are established. National marine sanctuaries...
Alpena, MICHIGAN — Thirty leaders from National Marine Sanctuaries met this week in Alpena, Michigan to celebrate progress, discuss continuing strategies, and tour the city.
“This is an annual event,” John Armor, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of National...
There comes a time in every coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantiner’s life when they discover that they can no longer scroll through Tiger King memes or consider baking sourdough bread. And when that time comes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Virtual Dives feature is here to...


![Atuatasi Lelei Peau, superintendent of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, stands next to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sign in the conference room at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena. Thirty representatives from the National Marine Sanctuary system visited Alpena this week for their annual leadership meeting. [Alpena News photo: Darby Hinkley] Atuatasi Lelei Peau](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/leleipeau_for_web.jpg?itok=UtdVchkW)
