National Marine Sanctuary System

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United States federal conservation program network of marine protected areas

The National Marine Sanctuary System is a network of protected ocean and Great Lakes areas in the United States designated to conserve marine ecosystems, wildlife, and cultural resources while supporting research, education, and sustainable use.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
National Marine Sanctuary System canonical	6
United States National Marine Sanctuary System	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal conservation program ⓘ network of marine protected areas ⓘ
administeredBy	NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries ⓘ surface form: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
collaboratesWith	academic institutions ⓘ local communities ⓘ state agencies ⓘ tribal governments ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
environment	Great Lakes ⓘ ocean ⓘ
focusesOn	biodiversity conservation ⓘ endangered species protection ⓘ habitat protection ⓘ maritime heritage preservation ⓘ
includes	American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Lake Michigan national marine sanctuary units ⓘ Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Mallows Bay–Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Monitor National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument ⓘ Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ surface form: Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ national marine sanctuaries ⓘ
legalBasis	National Marine Sanctuaries Act ⓘ
manages	archaeological resources ⓘ shipwreck sites ⓘ
partOf	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Commerce
purpose	conservation of marine ecosystems ⓘ protection of cultural resources ⓘ protection of marine wildlife ⓘ support for education ⓘ support for scientific research ⓘ support for sustainable use ⓘ
regulates	fishing activities in designated areas ⓘ seabed disturbance in designated areas ⓘ shipping and vessel traffic in designated areas ⓘ
supportsActivity	environmental education programs ⓘ long-term ecological monitoring ⓘ non-extractive recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Wildlife Refuge System → relatedTo → National Marine Sanctuary System ⓘ

United States protected areas system → includes → National Marine Sanctuary System ⓘ

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary → partOf → National Marine Sanctuary System ⓘ

NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries → responsibleFor → National Marine Sanctuary System ⓘ

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary → partOf → National Marine Sanctuary System ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States National Marine Sanctuary System

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act → creates → National Marine Sanctuary System ⓘ

National Estuarine Research Reserve System → relatedTo → National Marine Sanctuary System ⓘ