Author: NAT'L MARINE SANCTUARY FDN
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588346668
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
An extraordinary illustrated overview of the National Marine Sanctuary System and a guide to its fourteen protected underwater locations America's Marine Sanctuaries tells the story of fourteen underwater places so important they are under special protection, together forming the US National Marine Sanctuary System. These sanctuaries, spanning more than 620,000 square miles and ranging from the Florida Keys to the Great Lakes and to the Hawaiian Islands, are critical and breathtaking marine habitats that provide homes to endangered and threatened species. They also preserve America's rich maritime heritage and act as living laboratories for science, research, education, and conservation, offering outdoor recreation experiences for all ages. Through 175 full-color photographs and lively narrative, America's Marine Sanctuaries showcases each of the marine sanctuaries and the creatures that live there, from whales and manatees to Hawaiian monk seals and Laysan ducks, as well as sunken ships from the Ghost Fleet and USS Monitor to Shipwreck Alley. The book underscores how marine sanctuaries have shaped the nation's development, survival, and identity, and celebrates these protected underwater treasures for all they can tell us about our communities, our country, and our world.
America's Marine Sanctuaries
Author: NAT'L MARINE SANCTUARY FDN
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588346668
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
An extraordinary illustrated overview of the National Marine Sanctuary System and a guide to its fourteen protected underwater locations America's Marine Sanctuaries tells the story of fourteen underwater places so important they are under special protection, together forming the US National Marine Sanctuary System. These sanctuaries, spanning more than 620,000 square miles and ranging from the Florida Keys to the Great Lakes and to the Hawaiian Islands, are critical and breathtaking marine habitats that provide homes to endangered and threatened species. They also preserve America's rich maritime heritage and act as living laboratories for science, research, education, and conservation, offering outdoor recreation experiences for all ages. Through 175 full-color photographs and lively narrative, America's Marine Sanctuaries showcases each of the marine sanctuaries and the creatures that live there, from whales and manatees to Hawaiian monk seals and Laysan ducks, as well as sunken ships from the Ghost Fleet and USS Monitor to Shipwreck Alley. The book underscores how marine sanctuaries have shaped the nation's development, survival, and identity, and celebrates these protected underwater treasures for all they can tell us about our communities, our country, and our world.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588346668
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
An extraordinary illustrated overview of the National Marine Sanctuary System and a guide to its fourteen protected underwater locations America's Marine Sanctuaries tells the story of fourteen underwater places so important they are under special protection, together forming the US National Marine Sanctuary System. These sanctuaries, spanning more than 620,000 square miles and ranging from the Florida Keys to the Great Lakes and to the Hawaiian Islands, are critical and breathtaking marine habitats that provide homes to endangered and threatened species. They also preserve America's rich maritime heritage and act as living laboratories for science, research, education, and conservation, offering outdoor recreation experiences for all ages. Through 175 full-color photographs and lively narrative, America's Marine Sanctuaries showcases each of the marine sanctuaries and the creatures that live there, from whales and manatees to Hawaiian monk seals and Laysan ducks, as well as sunken ships from the Ghost Fleet and USS Monitor to Shipwreck Alley. The book underscores how marine sanctuaries have shaped the nation's development, survival, and identity, and celebrates these protected underwater treasures for all they can tell us about our communities, our country, and our world.
Fathoming Our Past
Author: Bruce G. Terrell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
National Marine Sanctuaries: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary draft management plan
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Author:
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Category : Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
USS Monitor
Author: John D. Broadwater
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603444734
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Lavish illustrations (photographs, site drawings, and artifact sketches) complement this informative and highly readable account. Naval warfare buffs, amateurs and professionals involved in maritime archaeology, and Civil War aficionados will be intrigued and informed by USS Monitor A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603444734
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Lavish illustrations (photographs, site drawings, and artifact sketches) complement this informative and highly readable account. Naval warfare buffs, amateurs and professionals involved in maritime archaeology, and Civil War aficionados will be intrigued and informed by USS Monitor A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage.
1996 Program Overview for the National Marine Sanctuaries, National Estuarine Research Reserves
Author: United States. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. Sanctuaries and Reserves Division
Publisher:
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Category : Estuarine reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Estuarine reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Our National Marine Sanctuaries
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428961054
Category : Marine parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428961054
Category : Marine parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
National Marine Sanctuaries
Author: Frank Potter
Publisher:
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Category : Marine parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Marine parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
National Marine Sanctuaries: Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries draft environmental impact statement
Author:
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Category : Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Final Management Plan
Author: National Marine Sanctuaries
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781495348617
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is the largest or thirteen marine sanctuaries administrated by the United States Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781495348617
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is the largest or thirteen marine sanctuaries administrated by the United States Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.