Welcome to the Monitor
National Marine Sanctuary Web Site
The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary protects the wreck of the famed Civil War ironclad USS Monitor, best known for its battle with the Confederate ironclad Virginia in Hampton Roads, Va., on March 9, 1862.
The 2008 Monitor condition report provides a summary of resources in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, pressures on those resources, the current condition and trends, and management responses to the pressures that threaten the integrity of the marine environment.
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NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is seeking to fill one seat and one alternate position for recreational/commercial fishing on its advisory council. Click here for more information.
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Experience the Monitor Center at The Mariners' Museum through the LIVE Web Cam.
