America's Great Outdoors
Discover NOAA's Sanctuaries and Reserves
We hope to inspire you to discover America's great outdoors with this handy map of NOAA sanctuaries and reserves. With activities ranging from diving, hiking, and boating to fishing, picnicking, and birding, there's something for everybody!
Sanctuaries
NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary System
Within the protected borders of national marine sanctuary waters, giant humpback whales breed, temperate reefs flourish, and shipwrecks tell stories of our maritime history. Sanctuary habitats include rocky reefs, lush kelp forests, whale migrations corridors, deep-sea canyons, and underwater archaeological sites. Learn more
Reserves
NOAA's National Estuarine Research Reserve System
The National Estuarine Research Reserves System protects more than 1.3 million coastal and estuarine acres in 28 reserves located in 22 states and Puerto Rico for purposes of long-term research, environmental monitoring, education and stewardship. The reserves are a partnership between NOAA and the coastal states. Learn more
- NOS Program Offices
- Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
- National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
- NOAA Coastal Services Center
- National Geodetic Survey
- Office of Coast Survey
- Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
- Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
- Office of Response and Restoration
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