National Marine Sanctuaries Documents | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

This page provide a series of scientific, educational, and technical publications related to NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program listed chronologically as received.

Management Plans and EIS

American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
Author(s): NOAA
Year: 2012
Document Size: 33 MB

Policy Permitting or Regulations

Accomplishments Reports

National Marine Sanctuaries Accomplishments Report (2014)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: Sept. 2015

National Marine Sanctuaries Accomplishments Report (2013)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: Jul. 2014

National Marine Sanctuaries Accomplishments Report (2012)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: Dec. 2013

National Marine Sanctuaries Accomplishments Report (2011)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: Sept. 2012

National Marine Sanctuaries Accomplishments Report (2010)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: March 2011

National Marine Sanctuaries Accomplishments Report (2009)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: March 2010

National Marine Sanctuaries Accomplishments Report (2008)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: March 2009

National Marine Sanctuaries Accomplishments Report (2007)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: March 2008

National Marine Sanctuaries State of the Sanctuary Report (2006)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: March 2007

National Marine Sanctuaries State of the Sanctuary Report (2005)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: March 2006

National Marine Sanctuaries State of the Sanctuary Report (2004/2005)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: March 2005
Document Size: 2.8MB

National Marine Sanctuaries State of the Sanctuary Report (2003/2004)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: 2004
Document Size: 2MB

National Marine Sanctuaries State of the Sanctuary Report (2003)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: 2003
Document Size: 1.4MB

National Marine Sanctuaries State of the Sanctuary Report (2002)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: 2002
Document Size: 1.6MB

Individual Sanctuaries Accomplishments Reports

2014 Field Site Reports

2013 Field Site Reports

2012 Field Site Reports

2011 Field Site Reports

2010 Field Site Reports

2009 Field Site Reports

2008 Field Site and Program Reports

2007 Field Site and Program Reports

2006 Field Site Reports

2005 Field Site Reports

Research and Monitoring

National Marine Sanctuary System Condition Report (2013)
Posted: June 2013
Document Size: 6.7MB

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Spatial Bibliography: A Science-Planning Tool (2007)
Author(s): Christine Taylor and David Moe Nelson
Posted: February 2008
Document Size: 4.7MB

Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Condition Report (2007)
Posted: August 2007
Document Size: 6.7MB

Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Condition Report (2007)
Posted: April 2007
Document Size: 8.5MB

Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Research Partnership: Quarterly Progress Reportts V-VI (2006-2007)
Posted: January 2007
Document Size: 3.5MB

Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Research Partnership Quarterly Progress Reports II-III (2005-2006)
Posted: March 2006
Document Size: 1.3MB

A Monitoring Framework for the NMSP (2004)
Posted: January 2005
Document Size: 1.6MB

Broad-Scale Non-indigenous Species Monitoring along the West Coast in National Marine Sanctuaries and National Estuarine Research Reserves (2005)
Author(s): partneship between Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, National Estuarine Research Reserve System, National Marine Sanctuary Program, and Other institution (for taxonomists), see Appendix A
Posted: August 2005
Document Size: 4.7MB

US Geological Survey, NOAA/National Marine Sanctuary Program's Seabed Mapping Initiative: 2002-2003 Annual Report (2003)
Author(s): Brad Barr, Senior Policy Advisor and East Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes Regional Coordinator, NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: 2003
Document Size: 4.2MB

Sanctuary Science: Evaluation of Status and Information Need (2002)
Author(s): Steve Gittings, Kimberly Benson, Paula Souik, and Mitchell Tartt
Posted: 2002
Document Size: 3.6MB

Integration of NOAA Aerial Monitoring and GIS Programs for Research, Education, and Management within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Author(s): Ben Waltenberger and M. Pickett
Document Size: 220K

The Status of GIS Coordination Efforts within the Southern California Bight
Author(s): Catherin A. Schwemm, L.A.K. Mertes, and B. Waltenberger
Document Size: 28K

NMSP/USGS Joint Seabed Mapping Initiative:
Sanctuary Mapping Priorities Identification Process (2004)
Author(s): Christine Taylor, Geographer & Brad Barr, Senior Policy Advisor and East Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes Regional Coordinator
Posted:October 2004
Document Size: 3.5MB

Community Capacity Building in the Designation of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve (2002)
Author(s): Joanne M. Delaney, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Posted:2002
Document Size: 628K

Integrating Science into the Design of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve (2001)
Author(s): Benjamin D. Cowie-Haskell, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Joanne M. Delaney, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Posted:2001
Document Size: 960K

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary: Proceedings of the 1998 Research Workshop
Author(s): C. Edward Bowlby, B.A. Blackie, and J.K. Parrish
Document Size: 560K

A Rapid Assessment of Coral, Fish, and Algae Using the AGRRA Protocol
Author(s): Christy Pattengill-Semmens, S.R. Gittings, and T. Shyka
Document Size: 184K

Workshop on Marine Mammal Research & Monitoring in the National Marine Sanctuaries (Wailea, Maui, HI)
Author(s): Sarah Fangman and J. Roletto
Document Size: 392K

Conservation Series
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Education and Outreach

National Marine Sanctuary System Education Plan (2000)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted:2000
Document Size: 1MB

Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Brochure
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Document Size: 280K

Island Ecology Safari Educational Programs at Catalina
Author(s): Julie Goodson and A. Willingham
Document Size: 40K

Hawai'i's Marine Protected Species (A Handbook for Ocean Users - 2001)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: 2001
Document Size: 528K

Responsibly Watching California's Marine Wildlife: Handbook for Ocean Users
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuaries/NOAA Fisheries
Document Size: 1.5MB

Maritime and Cultural Resources

Graveyard of the Atlantic Report
Author(s) and Contributor(s): Joseph Hoyt, James P. Delgado, Bradley Barr, Bruce Terrell and Valerie Grussing
Posted: 2014
Document Size: 7.2MB

The Search For Planter The Ship that Escaped Charleston and Carried Robert Smalls to Destiny
Author(s) and Contributor(s): Bruce G. Terrell, Gordon P. Watts & Timothy J. Runyan
Posted: 2014
Document Size: 8.5MB

Fathoming Our Past (2007)
Author(s) and Contributor(s): John Broadwater, Kekuena Kikiloi, Matthew Lawrence, Wayne Lusardi, Deborah Marx, Joylynn Oliveria, Julie Taomia, Bruce G. Terrell, Hans Van Tilburg
Posted: 2009
Document Size: 9.7MB

Maritime Archaeology Program Brochure (2003)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: 2003
Document Size: 116K

Report on Mapping Maritime Heritage Resources in National Marine Sanctuaries (2003)
Author(s): Brad Barr, Senior Policy Advisor and East Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes Regional Coordinator, NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: 2003
Document Size: 1.1MB

General Reports

A Facilities Master Plan for Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Author(s):Facility Programming and Consulting with TranSystems
Posted: January 2015
Document Size:15.9MB

A Facility Strategy for Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Author(s):Facility Programming and Consulting
Posted: January 2015
Document Size:1.7MB

A Conceptual Site Plan for Kure Atoll
Author(s):Facility Programming and Consulting
Posted: January 2015
Document Size:10.96MB

National Facilities and Exhibits Plan 2010
Author(s):Facility Programming and Consulting with TranSystems
Posted: January 2015
Document Size:40.41MB

A Facility Strategy for the Kaua'i NOAA Sanctuary Discovery Center
Author(s):Facility Programming and Consulting
Posted: August 2011
Document Size:4.7MB

Charrette Report for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Marine Operations Center
Author(s):Black and Veatch Special Projects Corp. with Facility Programming and Consulting
Posted: August 2011
Document Size:13.2MB

Downtown Savannah Outreach Market Study
Author(s):Facility Programming and Consulting
Posted: August 2011
Document Size:12.5MB

Downtown Savannah Outreach Facility Study
Author(s):Facility Programming and Consulting
Posted: August 2011
Document Size:9.1MB

Master Plan Update: Improvements to the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Author(s):Facility Programming and Consulting
Posted: August 2011
Document Size:11MB

Action Plan for the Kalauha'iha'i (Lucas Spring) Fishpond Restoration Project
Author(s):Facility Programming and Consulting with Fraser and Fogle Architects and Leeway Enterprise
Posted: August 2011
Document Size:9.2MB

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Requirements Document
Author(s):Ferraro Choi and Associates with TranSystems and Facility Programming and Consulting
Posted: August 2011
Document Size:1.1MB

Facilities and Exhibits Master Plan Executive Summary
Author(s):Facility Programming and Consulting and TranSystems prepared the National Facilities and Exhibits Master Plan.
Posted: February 2011
Document Size:1MB

Airborne Platform Requirements FY 2006 - FY 2015
Author(s):U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: July 2008
Document Size:3.2MB

Small Boat Requirements Study FY 2006 - FY 2015
Author(s):U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: July 2008
Document Size:8.4MB

National Marine Sanctuaries Program Final Inspection Report
Author(s): U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General
Document Size:1.9MB

Small Boat Requirements Study, FY2003-FY2013
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Document Size: 360K

Partnerships in the National Marine Sanctuary Program (2004)
Parterships Table:/library/national/partnershipstable.pdf
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: July 2005
Document Sizes: 80K, 92K

National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Handbook (2002)
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Posted: 2002
Document Sizes: 796K

Pre-Construction Coral Survey of the Wellwood (FL) Grounding Site
Author(s): National Marine Sanctuary Program
Document Size: 124K