Sanctuary
Quiz
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In
1972 Congress passed the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries
Act which created the National Marine Sanctuary Program. The
first Sanctuary to be designated was the Monitor National Marine
Sanctuary (1975) which protects the wreck of the Civil War ironclad
U.S.S. MONITOR. In 1982, the area around Stellwagen Bank was
nominated for inclusion on the Site Evaluation List for future
sanctuaries. Ten years later, under reauthorization of the Sanctuaries
Act, Stellwagen Bank officially joined the roster of national
sites.
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