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Be the voice for national marine sanctuaries, marine national monuments, and protecting America’s waters. Whether you’re passionate about maritime heritage, fishing and recreation, wildlife or conservation, we need you. Together, we can fight for a healthier future for our ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes.

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It takes people power to make a national marine sanctuary, and it takes people power to sustain it. And we need people like YOU to speak up on behalf of our national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments. TAKE ACTION NOW!  

What’s Happening Now:

The Administration’s proposed budget recommends $1.3 billion in cuts to NOAA’s annual budget, which could also drastically reduce funding for the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Now, it’s your representatives who will decide our government’s budget for Fiscal Year 2026.

Use your voice to protect the people who depend on our national marine sanctuaries. There are three actions below that you can take now.

Top Actions to Protect National Marine Sanctuaries: 

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Urge Your Representatives: Join the Congressional Sanctuary Caucus

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Tell Congress to Fund our National Marine Sanctuaries

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Sign Your Name: Speak Up for Marine Sanctuary Staff

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Be the voice for national marine sanctuaries, marine monuments and protecting America’s waters. Join the rising tide to make a difference today. Together, we can fight for a healthier future for our ocean, coastlines and Great Lakes, preserve historic shipwrecks, and save critical marine wildlife. We can build stronger economies for our communities, grow jobs and businesses. We must conserve our underwater treasures and strengthen ocean science, education, and recreation. These special places belong to all of us. ACT NOW.

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Urge Your Representatives: Join the Congressional Sanctuary Caucus

Tell Congress to Fund our National Marine Sanctuaries

Sign Your Name: Speak Up for Marine Sanctuary Staff

Tell Congress: Keep Community Voices Centered in America’s Sanctuaries

Take the Ocean Protector Pledge!

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Support Investments in America’s National Marine Sanctuaries

Support the Designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

Support the Designation of the Lake Erie National Marine Sanctuary

Designate the Proposed Pacific Remote Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Support Investment in America’s Sanctuaries and Monuments in 2024

Support the Designation of the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary

Support Stronger Protection and Restoration in the Florida Keys

Designate the Proposed Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary

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Support Investment in America’s Sanctuaries and Monuments in 2023

Designate the Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

Take the Ocean Protector Pledge!

Urge Your Representatives: Join the Congressional Sanctuary Caucus

Support the Designation of the Great Lake Ontario as a National Marine Sanctuary

Safeguard WWII Submerged Battlegrounds

Make the Gulf of Mexico Healthier

Celebrate America’s Historic Ghost Fleet at Mallows Bay

Protect Historic Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Communities

We are hard at work protecting sanctuaries and our communities to create resources to help you use your voice to advocate for sanctuaries. Keep an eye on this page and sign up for our newsletter for updates, actions, and resources coming soon. 

 

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