Earth Is Blue

Each year, in honor of the annual Get Into Your Sanctuary celebration, the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries holds a photo contest. Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 2017 contest, pictured here! Through photography, these sanctuary visitors show the world our special ocean and Great Lakes treasures through their eyes.

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surfer stands at the rocky shore as wave crash by

Winner of the "Sanctuary Portraits" category: A surfer contemplates the swell at Lighthouse Point in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Douglas Croft

A bloom of sea nettles drifts through the water

Winner of the "Sanctuary Life" category: A bloom of sea nettles drifts through Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Curtis Wee