NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION
8601 GEORGIA AVENUE NO 510, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910 www.marinesanctuary.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION IS A LEADING VOICE FOR U.S. PROTECTED WATERS, WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE AND EXPAND THOSE SPECIAL PLACES FOR A HEALTHY OCEAN, COASTS, AND GREAT LAKES. WORKING TOGETHER, WE SAFEGUARD SPECIES AND THE PLACES THEY CALL HOME, AND PRESERVE AMERICA'S MARITIME HISTORY.

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES, THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION) IMPLEMENTS PUBLIC EDUCATION, OUTREACH, CONSERVATION, AND MARITIME HERITAGE PROJECTS THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BECOME ENGAGED STEWARDS OF U.S. OCEAN, COASTS, AND GREAT LAKES WATERS. PROGRAMMATIC WORK INCLUDES: (1) PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE RECREATION AND TOURISM IN NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES; (2) ESTABLISHING LIFELONG CONNECTIONS TO NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES AND MONUMENTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS; (3) DEMONSTRATING HOW THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM SERVES AS A GLOBAL MODEL FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT; (4) ENGAGING PARTNERS AND THE PUBLIC IN CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS; AND, (5) PROMOTING NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES AND MONUMENTS AS LIVING LABORATORIES AND HUBS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT SIX SANCTUARY-FOCUSED VISITOR CENTERS AND NUMEROUS EXHIBITS LOCATED AT PARTNER VENUES THAT WELCOME MILLIONS OF VISITORS EACH YEAR; PROVIDES MINI-GRANTS TO APPROXIMATELY 50 SCHOOLS IN NINE STATES ANNUALLY TO COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS; AND FACILITATES INTERACTIVE EXPLORATION AND MAPPING EXPEDITIONS INTO WEST COAST AND PACIFIC NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES.

THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION IMPLEMENTS MARINE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MARINE SPECIES AND HABITATS MANAGED BY NOAA FISHERIES, INCLUDING THOSE IN NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES. OUR EFFORTS FOCUS ON: FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS THAT BENEFIT EDUCATORS AND THEIR STUDENTS; EXPANDING AWARENESS OF THE CHALLENGES FACING ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES; ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY OF FISHING COMMUNITIES--PARTICULARLY THOSE NEAR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES; AND, CONVENING STAKEHOLDERS IN OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES ISSUES TO ADVANCE COLLABORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND CROSS-SECTOR UNDERSTANDING. PROGRAMS SUPPORT EFFORTS TO BUILD AWARENESS OF NOAA SPECIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS WELL AS OTHER THREATENED SPECIES; REACH MORE THAN 1,000 K-12 EDUCATORS; AND CONNECT MORE SITES EACH YEAR IN THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM TO NEW AUDIENCES CONNECTED TO SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES/SEAFOOD AND ENDANGERED/PROTECTED SPECIES. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OCEAN EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH, THE FOUNDATION MANAGES AN EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES THE ADVANCEMENT OF OCEAN SCIENCE LITERACY THROUGH OCEAN EXPLORATION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO GAIN AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO INTEGRATE NOAA OCEAN EXPLORATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN CLASSROOMS, HELPING THEM TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT AMERICA'S MARINE RESOURCES AND THE LARGER OCEAN OF WHICH THEY ARE A PART. THE PROGRAM SERVES TEN AQUARIUM AND SCIENCE CENTERS ANNUALLY THAT HOST OCEAN EXPLORATION EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 TEACHERS EACH, CONVENES OCEAN EXPLORATION STAKEHOLDERS AT VARIOUS WORKSHOPS AND AT CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK, AND PRODUCES A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PRODUCTS SUCH AS LESSON PLANS AND LEARNING MATERIALS THAT LINK TEACHERS ACROSS THE U.S. TO NOAA SCIENCE RESOURCES AND MISSIONS OF THE OKEANOS EXPLORER. IN SUPPORT OF PROTECTING SPECIES THAT INHABIT NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE INTERAMERICAN CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLES (IAC), INCLUDING ANNUAL AND BIENNIAL MEETINGS TO CONVENE CONVENTION REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, AND TO SUPPORT SEA TURTLE-FOCUSED CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH PROJECTS INITIATED BY THE IAC.

WORKING WITH INDIVIDUAL SANCTUARIES WITHIN THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS LOCALLY-IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS TO IMPROVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OUR PROTECTED WATER, ENGAGE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS IN STEWARDSHIP OF SANCTUARIES, AND TO ENHANCE OUR SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF OUR OCEAN, COASTS, AND GREAT LAKES. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS WHALE CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH, MARINE DEBRIS REMOVALS, AND HABITAT RESTORATION. GOAL: CLEAN SEAS FLORIDA KEYS HELPED REMOVE NEARLY 8,634 POUNDS OF MARINE DEBRIS AND 16,827 FEET OF LINES AND ROPE FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AS WELL AS 6,440 POUNDS OF DEBRIS. THE FOUNDATION JOINED PARTNERS FOR THE LAUNCH OF MISSION: ICONIC REEFS, A MAJOR CORAL REEF RESTORATION INITIATIVE TARGETING SEVEN REEFS, COVERING NEARLY THREE MILLION SQUARE FEET (ABOUT THE SIZE OF 52 FOOTBALL FIELDS) OF THE FLORIDA REEF TRACT. THE FOUNDATION WORKED WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT THE DESIGNATION OF THE FIRST NEW NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY IN 19 YEARS AT MALLOWS BAY-POTOMAC RIVER AND ESTABLISH CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR WATER QUALITY TO PROMOTE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND RECREATION.

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