Virtual Library - NOAA Library

NOAA Central Library

The NOAA Central Library is unique in that it provides an extensive historical and multidisciplinary collection, and offers an information exchange network. Historically, 40% of the items catalogued in the Central Library are not found anywhere else.

NOAA Photo Library

The NOAA Photo Library captures the work, observations, and studies that are carried on by the scientists, engineers, commissioned officers, and administrative personnel within the agency. It includes thousands of weather and space images, hundreds of images of our shores and coastal seas, and thousands of marine species images ranging from the great whales to the most minute plankton.

To view some MPA photos, browse the image catalog of the following two collections:
National Marine Sanctuaries: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/sanctuary/index.html
National Estuarine Research Reserves: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nerr/index.html

The photos in the collection are in the public domain and images can be downloaded for use in publications, presentations, or websites.