Sanctuary Watch

Welcome to Sanctuary Watch, a centralized location for information used in the management of sanctuaries within the National Marine Sanctuary System. Use the tools below to explore the data and track the trends that help us to better understand and manage our sanctuaries together.

Tracking Sanctuary Conditions

How are ecosystem conditions and historical resources changing within our sanctuaries over time? Here we display information we use to track and assess the conditions of individual sanctuaries.

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Coming Soon

Characterizing New Sanctuaries

What key pieces of scientific and historical information fed into the creation of a new sanctuary? Here we display selected data that were used during the designation process or that were deemed important for future sanctuary management.

Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
Coming Soon

Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary
Coming Soon

Exploring System-Wide Topics

How does the sanctuary system address topics that span multiple sanctuaries? Here we display data associated with one such topic, ocean sound.

Sound