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Historic steamboat Portland discovered in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Sidescan image of the steamship Portland. Photo: NOAA NOAA confirmed the final resting place of New England's most sought after and mysterious wreck, the steamship Portland. All 192 passengers and crew were lost in the Nov. 27, 1898 storm. The wreck is located within NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, off the coast of Massachusetts. In a late July and early August joint research mission, NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and the National Undersea Research Center at the University of Connecticut, mapped and shot video of the wreck lost in the "Portland Gale of 1898" ... more  Nuclear sub gives Sanctuary Manager a better view of Civil War shipwreck Photo: Monitor Collection, NOAA It isn't everyday that the world's only nuclear research submarine pays a visit to a National Marine Sanctuary. This visit was three years in the making. --Dr. John Broadwater Manager, Monitor Marine Sanctuary Submerge yourself here Florida Keys Sanctuary Joins in Historic Coral Transplant at Grounding Site Sea fans grown in captivity may one day provide new life to a reef damaged by a ship grounding. Photo: Larry Zettwoch In what some reporters described as a "historic transplant," Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Scientist Dr. Harold Hudson and Harbor Branch marine biologist Kevin Gaines took sea fans grown in captivity and re-seeded them on a portion of reef in the sanctuary damaged in a ship grounding. Other attempts have been tried before but not on this scale.   Learn more         Gray's Reef Sanctuary holds its 4th Annual Ocean Fest World famous Crabettes send the crowd scuttling about with their fabulous ocean polkas, roll out the barnacles, we'll have a barrel of bryozoans. Photo: Reed Bohne With gray skies that provided relief from an already unrelenting spring sun and a gentle breeze that kept the sand gnats away, conditions were just perfect for NOAA's Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary fourth annual Ocean Fest. It was another super celebration of our ocean and coastal environment for Earth Day 2002. Share the fun!  Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary's By-the-wind Sailors Photo: Kelly Newton Navigating the open oceans can be a difficult task, even for the most accomplished of seafarers. Natural sailors can steer astray at times, as is the case with these strange blue creatures that have been found littering central California coast beaches... More   Fagatele Bay Sanctuary hosts visitors from Sustainable Seas Expeditions Photo: Nancy Daschbach On March 2nd, Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary staff welcomed a visit from the Sustainable Seas Expedition (SSE) crew. Learn more         National Marine Sanctuary Program Honors Friends Lost on September 11 Photo: Greg McFall/NOAA Under sun-filled sky, staff from the National Marine Sanctuary Program gathered aboard a former Coast Guard patrol boat, soon to be research vessel, to remember Joe Ferguson, the National Geographic Society educator and sanctuary advocate who perished on September 11th. The waterside ceremony was held on February 20 at the University of Georgia‚ Marine Education Center and Aquarium dock on Skidaway Island, Ga. More Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary & Underwater Preserves Manager Search Photo: Great Lakes Visual Research The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking a sanctuary manager for the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Alpena, Michigan. The closing date for applications is April 17,2002. More      NOAA Moves to Strengthen Protections for Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Photo: Monterey Bay NMS In its efforts to maintain strong protections for the nation's largest coral reef, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) begin the process for designating the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve as the nation's 14th national marine sanctuary.   To learn more In Memoriam The September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States leaves a grieving nation joined together in a common bond to commemorate the dead and comfort the living. We at the National Marine Sanctuary System were especially touched by this tragedy when we learned that among the victims of the hijacking and suicide crash of American Airlines Flight 77 were students, teachers, and sanctuary partners bound for a week-long field trip to Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. More (top)

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