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A map of NOAA's 13 marine protected areas
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National Marine Sanctuaries Map

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The ribbon worm seen here, Ramphogordius sanguineus, is known to regenerate after losing a part of its body.
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Ribbon Worm Redux

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North Carolina Delegation students and teachers posing for a photo in front of the ocean at Bald Head Island in North Carolina
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Teens Making a Difference in Your Community

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the covering of a skin boat is broken away revealing the frame
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An Umiaq Frame

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Syllid fireworms can be found mainly on the seafloor, but they switch to a planktonic form to reproduce, where the females use bioluminescent signals.
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Syllid Fireworms

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Twin-spot snappers are curious top predators on Pacific coral reefs, eating a variety of fishes, shrimps, crabs, and snails among others, and are usually around 2.5 feet long.
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Curious Bohar

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Larvae sea bass looking at the adult version of itself with a black background.
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Are You My Mommy?

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The Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary site in Colombia was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2006. The marine park surrounding Malpelo Island is the largest no-fishing zone in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, providing critical refuge for threatened and
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Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, Colombia

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A view of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as seen from a NOAA research aircraft, June 2010.
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The Oil Spill From Above

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Relatively slow moving, juvenile plane-head filefish Monacanthus hispidus (Monacanthidae) travel along with the algae. They pick off and eat small animals as they move around in the rotating sargassum ball. Adult filefish only grow to be about 11
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Juvenile plane-head filefish

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map of the 13 marine protected areas in the United States, that comprise the National Marine Sanctuary system
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Marine Sanctuary Map

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