Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

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Our mission is to conserve, protect and enhance the biological diversity, ecological integrity and cultural legacy of the sanctuary while facilitating compatible use.

Photo: A cunner hides among the marine invertebrates covering the remains of a shipwreck in the sanctuary.

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39th Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting

The 39th Sanctuary Advisory Council will meet on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm at the NOAA Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office, Gloucester, MA. Click here for the Agenda.

2013 Marine Art Contest for K-12 Students

The 2013 Marine Art Contest for students in grades K-12 is now underway. Click here for a copy of the contest brochure.

Marine Art Show Tours Region
Winning art from the 2012 MME Marine Art Contest is now at the Ocean Explorium in New Bedford, MA. The show will move to the NOAA Fisheries Service Northeast Regional Office in Gloucester on May 13th. Click here to view winners and honorable mentions from 2012.

Marine Art Calendar Available
Click here for a downloadable calendar featuring art from the 2012 MME Marine Art contest.

NOAA, Bermuda Sign Sister Sanctuary Agreement

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Sister Sanctuary Program

For the first time, international marine sanctuaries are joining together to protect a migratory marine mammal species – the humpback whale – on both ends of its range.


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Whale Alert app to aid mariners and protect right whales

Right Whale
Advisory

Northeast Fisheries Sightings Advisory System External Website

Whale and Tuna Gear
Enforcement

STELLWAGEN ALIVE! is a nonprofit public benefit corporation whose goals are to increase awareness of SBNMS. External Website

WHALE SENSE is a program for responsible whale-watching from Maine to Virginia. External Website

Stellwagen Bank was named one of the world’s Top 10 Whale Watching Sites according to USA Today.

OCEAN FRONTIERS FILM
Save Whales at Stellwagen Bank External Website

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November-December 2012 Issue

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This issue includes:
Bermuda joins "sister sanctuary" network
Ocean acidification update
Helgoland revisited
Ocean Today videos released
Mission to Florida Keys
Tornedo's calf disentangled

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