JOIN THE WAVE OF SANCTUARY CELEBRATIONS
#NationalMarineSanctuaryDay is on October 23rd!
Join the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation on October 23, 2024 for the second annual National Marine Sanctuary Day! National Marine Sanctuary Day celebrates the history, accomplishments, and beauty of our incredible National Marine Sanctuary System.
This year, the focus is on stories of youth leadership and activism for our ocean and Great Lakes, expanding access to sanctuaries for tourism and recreation, and arts and culture inspired by our protected waters.
CELEBRATE SANCTUARIES BY TAKING ACTION
Whale Conservation
The Foundation works with the National Large Whale Entanglement Response Network and our national marine sanctuaries to support whale disentanglement trainings, facilitate access to vessels, provide equipment, and test new technologies.
Coral Heatwave Response
The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation is working with conservationists and concerned citizens to monitor, research, report on, and respond to coral bleaching and mortality in the Florida Keys due to the marine heat wave.
Support a New Sanctuary Designation
The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation supports the designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary.
National Marine Sanctuary Day Press Release
“The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation joined national and community leaders, policymakers, Indigenous and Tribal leaders, scientists, educators, explorers and people who make their living on the water in celebrating the first National Marine Sanctuary Day.”
The Hill Op-Ed by President & CEO Joel R. Johnson
“Members of the Congressional Sanctuaries Caucus have introduced a resolution to make Oct. 23 the first ever National Marine Sanctuary Day. By drawing attention to our national marine sanctuaries, the nation can see them for what they are: special places where conservation, economic prosperity, and human well being not only come together, but are deeply woven together in our national character and identity.”
Six Reasons to Love National Marine Sanctuaries
Celebrate National Marine Sanctuary Day with six reasons to love National Marine Sanctuaries!
Take action for sanctuaries
Be the voice for national marine sanctuaries, marine monuments and protecting America’s waters.
Photos: Brad Ka‘aleleo Wong/Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Ryan Tabata/NOAA; Claire Fackler/NOAA
National Marine Sanctuary Day
National Marine Sanctuary Day launches a campaign of sanctuary stories inspiring solutions. Voices of people brought together through sanctuaries over our shared maritime heritage, discoveries, pursuits, livelihoods, and future. Voices from coastal communities and local economies about discovering, enjoying, and forming lifelong connections with these spectacular places. The stories from throughout the National Marine Sanctuary System show that conservation, economic prosperity, and human well-being are deeply woven together in our national character..
Our waters bring us together. Our national marine sanctuaries tell the stories. Celebrate these stories with us on National Marine Sanctuary Day.