Climate Change Web Stories

Many national marine sanctuary sites are working on climate research, understanding the impacts, and climate resiliency and mitigation efforts. These web stories highlight enhancing shoreline resilience, coral bleaching, global partnerships, and more.

Multi-colored coral reefs grow on rocks in bright blue water.

National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Resilient Despite Climate Change

Hundreds of dead crabs scattered over a beach.

Stressed Out: Dungeness Crabs off the Pacific Northwest Coast

Gray and white gull with orange beak and orange legs standing in sand eating sand lance fish in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

Changing Sanctuaries: How National Marine Sanctuaries are Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change

Collage of photos from Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, from left to right and top to bottom: Pink and purple sea stars connected above sand, aerial view of rock formations in water, tall cliffs with trees over several ocean waves crashing, six seals laying on rock with water in background, foggy beach.

Climate Change and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary: Interpreting Potential Futures

Female wearing light gray t shirt, dark cropped leggings, and purple hat on beach on one knee sampling Stinson Beach with phone in left hand and reaching towards sand with right hand. Footprints are visible throughout the sand, blue sky, and blue water with wave breaking.

Getting the Dirt on Sand: A New Plan for Enhancing Shoreline Resilience in a Changing Ecosystem

Massive coral reef behind smaller yellow reef in American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary.

Island of the Giants: "Big Momma” is Not Alone

Hillside of Cape Flattery overlooking ocean and rocks below, tall trees on edge of the cliffs, and mountains on the horizon with a blue and pale orange sunset.

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary in Good Condition: Climate Change a Growing Concern

Dark colored salmon swimming under the surface in a clear, rocky river.

Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change: A Makah Tribal Leader Seeks Solutions to an Ocean Out of Balance

Yellow and black spotted fish, black fish, and white fish with black stripe swimming on a coral reef at French Frigate Shoals in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.

New global partnership to elevate marine protected areas as tool in climate response

Collage from left to right: Yellow blazing sun in red sky with red and yellow clouds, cracked ground with horizon and cloudy sunset, Hurricane in ocean approaching green land, orange sky with smoke from fire on dark hillside, ice from glacier mid-falling into water below.