Our Marine Sanctuaries Mrs. McCormack’s Science Academic League.
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Florida Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
-LOCATION
*Gulf of Mexico
-ENDANGERED ANIMALS
*Hawksbill Sea Turtle
-THREATENED ANIMALS
*Logger Head Sea Turtle
-HUMAN IMPACT
*Fishing and pollution
-INTERESTING FACT
*It is called flower garden bank because of the brightly colored sponges and other plants.
The Florida Keys
-LOCATION
*Florida
-ENDANGERED ANIMALS
*Sea Turtles
American Alligator
-HUMAN IMPACT
*Pollution is killing the coral reefs.
*Anchors drop on the coral reefs.
-INTERESTING FACTS
*There are 42 bridges connecting the islands of the Florida Keys.
*The sanctuary protects 2,900 square nautical miles of water surrounding Florida.
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary-LOCATION
*Hawaii
-ANIMAL
*Humpback whale
-HUMAN IMPACT
*fishing
*trespassing
*surface activities
-INTERESTING FACTS
*Most humpback whales come to
this sanctuary.
* The whales perform a variety of
spectacular behaviors.
*It is the biggest humpback whale
habitat.
Papahanaumokuakea
-LOCATION
*Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
-ANIMALS
*Sharks, Hawaiian Sea Turtle
-ENDANGERED ANIMALS
*Monk Seal
-HUMAN IMPACT
*Shipping activity
Ship based pollution
-INTERESTING FACTS
*Encompasses 139, 797 square miles of Pacific Ocean.
*It is the single largest conservation area.
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary-LOCATION
*It is off the rugged Olympic Peninsula.
-ANIMALS
*Gray Whales
*many species of fish
-HUMAN IMPACT
*We crowd their habitat
*cruise ship pollution
-INTERESTING FACTS
*The sanctuary extends 25 to 50 miles seaward.
*Many species of fish and invertebrates thrive in the sanctuary.