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The Marine Protected Areas Inventory contains more than 100 cultural heritage MPAs; they are listed here, including websites where available. *Asterisks* indicate that the MPA is a member of the National MPA System. These sites are located throughout the U.S. and are managed by federal agencies, state/federal partnerships and state agencies. To view the boundaries of a specific cultural heritage MPA, download the MPA Mapping Tool.

Federal

BOEMRE

Anona: http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/archaeological/deepwater.html
U-166 and Robert E. Lee Battle Site: http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/archaeological/world_war_II.html
USS Hatteras: http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/archaeological/civil_war_shipwrecks.html

National Park Service

Fort Sumter National Monument (South Carolina): http://www.nps.gov/fosu/index.htm
*Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park* (Hawaii): http://www.nps.gov/kaho
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site (Hawaii): www.nps.gov/puhe/#
*San Juan Island National Historical Park* (Washington): http://www.nps.gov/sajh/
Sitka National Historical Park (Alaska): www.nps.gov/sitk/#
War in the Pacific National Historical Park (Guam): http://www.nps.gov/wapa/index.htm

Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

*NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary* (North Carolina): http://monitor.noaa.gov/
*Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve* (Michigan): http://thunderbay.noaa.gov/

Partnership

Aratama Maru (Guam)
Cormoran (Guam)
*Kaho'olawe Island Reserve* (Hawaii): http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/dar/regulated_areas_maui.html
*Kalaupapa National Historical Park* (Hawaii): http://www.nps.gov/KALA/
Tokai Maru (Guam)
*U-1105 Black Panther Historic Shipwreck Preserve* (Maryland): http://mht.maryland.gov/U1105.html

State/Territorial

American Samoa

*Alofau VMPA*
*Amaua & Auto VMPA*
Aoa
*Aua VMPA*
*Fagamalo VMPA*
*Masausi VMPA*
*Matu'u & Faganeanea VMPA*
*Poloa VMPA*
Sa’ilele VMPA
*Vatia VMPA*

Florida

City of Hawkinsville Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
Fort Clinch State Park Aquatic Preserve: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/nassau/
Georges Valentine Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com
Half Moon Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
Lofthus Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
Regina Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com
San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
SS Copenhagen Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
SS Tarpon Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
Urca de Lima Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
USS Massachusetts (BB-2) Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
Vamar Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/

Georgia

Fort King George Historic Site: http://www.gastateparks.org/FortKingGeorge
Fort McAllister State Park: http://www.gastateparks.org/FortMcAllister
Fort Morris Historic Site: http://www.gastateparks.org/FortMorris
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site: http://www.gastateparks.org/HofwylBroadfield
Wormsloe Historic Site: http://www.gastateparks.org/Wormsloe

Mariana Islands

Managaha Marine Conservation Area: http://www.dfw.gov.mp/Fisheries/MMCA.html

Massachusetts

Michigan

New Jersey

Fort Mott State Park: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/fortmott.html
Liberty State Park: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/liberty.html

North Carolina

Fort Macon State Park: http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/foma/main.php
Permuda Island Area of Environmental Concern:
http://www.nccoastalreserve.net/uploads/Permuda%20Island%20Management%20Plan.pdf
Queen Anne's Revenge: http://www.qaronline.org/
USS Huron Historic Shipwreck Preserve: http://www.archaeology.ncdcr.gov/ncarch/underwater/huron.htm

South Carolina

Ashley River Heritage Canoe Trail: http://www.cas.sc.edu/sciaa/mrd/sdamp_mht_arpht.html
Cooper River Heritage Dive Trail: http://www.cas.sc.edu/sciaa/mrd/sdamp_mht_crht.html

Wisconsin (official database at www.maritimetrails.org; additional info on some sites may be found at www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org)

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National System Benefits Framework Nomination Process Identifying Conservation Gaps Public Participation List of National System Sites Cultural Heritage MPAs International MPA Effectiveness MPA Partnership Grants Gulf of Mexico MPA Network	Websites for U.S. Sites > National System > Cultural Heritage MPAs > Websites for U.S. Sites Websites for Cultural Heritage Resources in U.S. The Marine Protected Areas Inventory contains more than 100 cultural heritage MPAs; they are listed here, including websites where available. Asterisks indicate that the MPA is a member of the National MPA System. These sites are located throughout the U.S. and are managed by federal agencies, state/federal partnerships and state agencies. To view the boundaries of a specific cultural heritage MPA, download the MPA Mapping Tool. Federal BOEMRE Anona: http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/archaeological/deepwater.html U-166 and Robert E. Lee Battle Site: http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/archaeological/world_war_II.html USS Hatteras: http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/archaeological/civil_war_shipwrecks.html National Park Service Fort Sumter National Monument (South Carolina): http://www.nps.gov/fosu/index.htm Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park (Hawaii): http://www.nps.gov/kaho Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site (Hawaii): www.nps.gov/puhe/# San Juan Island National Historical Park (Washington): http://www.nps.gov/sajh/ Sitka National Historical Park (Alaska): www.nps.gov/sitk/# War in the Pacific National Historical Park (Guam): http://www.nps.gov/wapa/index.htm Office of National Marine Sanctuaries NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (North Carolina): http://monitor.noaa.gov/ Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve (Michigan): http://thunderbay.noaa.gov/ Partnership Aratama Maru (Guam) Cormoran (Guam) Kaho'olawe Island Reserve (Hawaii): http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/dar/regulated_areas_maui.html Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Hawaii): http://www.nps.gov/KALA/ Tokai Maru (Guam) U-1105 Black Panther Historic Shipwreck Preserve (Maryland): http://mht.maryland.gov/U1105.html State/Territorial American Samoa Alofau VMPA Amaua & Auto VMPA Aoa Aua VMPA Fagamalo VMPA Masausi VMPA Matu'u & Faganeanea VMPA Poloa VMPA Sa’ilele VMPA Vatia VMPA Florida City of Hawkinsville Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/ Fort Clinch State Park Aquatic Preserve: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/nassau/ Georges Valentine Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com Half Moon Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/ Lofthus Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/ Regina Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/ SS Copenhagen Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/ SS Tarpon Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/ Urca de Lima Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/ USS Massachusetts (BB-2) Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/ Vamar Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/ Georgia Fort King George Historic Site: http://www.gastateparks.org/FortKingGeorge Fort McAllister State Park: http://www.gastateparks.org/FortMcAllister Fort Morris Historic Site: http://www.gastateparks.org/FortMorris Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site: http://www.gastateparks.org/HofwylBroadfield Wormsloe Historic Site: http://www.gastateparks.org/Wormsloe Mariana Islands Managaha Marine Conservation Area: http://www.dfw.gov.mp/Fisheries/MMCA.html Massachusetts Albert Gallatin Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-alga.htm Alice M. Colburn Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-amc.htm Alice M. Lawrence Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-aml.htm Ardandhu Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-arda.htm Barge and Crane Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-b-c.htm California Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-calif.htm Charles S. Haight Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-csh.htm Chelsea Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-chels.htm Chester A. Poling Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-cap.htm City of Salisbury Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-citys.htm Corvan Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-corvan.htm Dixie Sword Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-dixsw.htm Edward Rich Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-edric.htm French Van Gilder Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-fvg.htm Henry Endicott Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-henen.htm Herbert Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-herb.htm Herman Winter Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-hw.htm Hilda Garston Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-hilda.htm HMCS Saint Francis Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-fran.htm James S. Longstreet Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-jl.htm John Dwight Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-jd.htm Kershaw Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-kersh.htm Kiowa Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-kiowa.htm Lackawana Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-lack.htm Lunet Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-lunet.htm Mars Exempt Site:http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-mars.htm Pemberton Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-pemb.htm Pendleton Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-pendleton.htm Pinthis Exempt Site Port Hunter Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-porth.htm Pottstown Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-potts.htm Romance Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-roman.htm Seaconnet Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-seaco.htm Trojan Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-trojan.htm USS Grouse Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-grouse.htm USS New Hampshire Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-hampshire.htm USS Triana Exempt Site USS Yankee Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-yank.htm USS YSD Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-ysd.htm Vineyard Sound Lightship Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-vslightship.htm Michigan Alger Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Alger Detour Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3677_3701-14591--,00.html#Detour Keweenaw Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Keweenaw Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Manitou Marquette Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Marquette Sanilac Shores Great Lakes State Underwater Preserve: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Sanilac Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3677_3701-14591--,00.html#Southwest Straits of Mackinac Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Mackinac Thumb Area Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Thumb Whitefish Point Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Whitefish New Jersey Fort Mott State Park: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/fortmott.html Liberty State Park: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/liberty.html North Carolina Fort Macon State Park: http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/foma/main.php Permuda Island Area of Environmental Concern: http://www.nccoastalreserve.net/uploads/Permuda%20Island%20Management%20Plan.pdf Queen Anne's Revenge: http://www.qaronline.org/ USS Huron Historic Shipwreck Preserve: http://www.archaeology.ncdcr.gov/ncarch/underwater/huron.htm South Carolina Ashley River Heritage Canoe Trail: http://www.cas.sc.edu/sciaa/mrd/sdamp_mht_arpht.html Cooper River Heritage Dive Trail: http://www.cas.sc.edu/sciaa/mrd/sdamp_mht_crht.html Wisconsin (official database at www.maritimetrails.org; additional info on some sites may be found at www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org) A.P. Nichols Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=2 Appomattox Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=31 Big Bay Sloop Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=657 Byron Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=81 Christina Nilsson Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=99 Continental Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=119 Daniel Lyons Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=129 Empire State Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=181 Fleetwing Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=201 Forest Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=211 Francis Hinton Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=214 Frank O'Connor Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=218 Gallinipper Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=230 Green Bay Sloop Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=725 Hetty Taylor Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=274 Home Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=277 Ida Corning Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=287 Iris Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=295 Joys Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=332 Kate Kelly Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=339 Lightship 57 Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=376 Louisiana Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=384 Lucerne Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=386 Lumberman Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=390 Marquette Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=417 Meridian Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=433 Moonlight Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=441 Niagara Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=455 Noquebay Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=458 Northerner Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=466 Oak Leaf Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=471 Ocean Wave Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=474 Ottawa Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=486 Pretoria Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=509 R.G. Stewart Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=518 Rosinco Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=539 Rouse Simmons: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=541 Sevona Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=565 T.H. Camp Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=597 Tennie and Laura Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=602 Unidentified Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=673 Wisconsin Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=650 Cultural Heritage Resources and MPAs Fact Sheet For More Information, contact: Valerie.Grussing@noaa.gov MPA Center Cultural Heritage Resource Coordinator

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