Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
2009 Condition Report

Photo of an albatross flying in Papahānaumokuākea

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Additional Resources

Antiquities Act of 1906 

Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 

Bishop Museum 

Coral-List Web site, 2004 coral bleaching in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Endangered Species Act

Hawai'i Coral Reef Initiative Research Program 

Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology 

Marine Conservation Biology Institute 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972

Marine Protected Areas of the United States 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 

Naval Historical Center 

National Park Service 

NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

NOAA Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS)

NOAA Marine Debris Program

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Office of Protected Resources

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Bottomfish Research and Stock Assessment

NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

NOAA Ocean Explorer

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument. A Citizen's Guide

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Multi-Agency Education Project Web site, French frigate shoals 

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Management Plan

State of Hawaii 

State of Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources 

Sunken Military Craft Act 

The White House Web site, Establishment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

U.S. Geological Survey 

U.S. Geological Survey, The Long Trail of the Hawaiian Hotspot 

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council 

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution