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The List of National System Mpas List Is Current As of July 2013 The List of National System MPAs List is current as of July 2013 FEDERAL MARINE PROTECTED AREAS Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge (Texas) Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Breton National Wildlife Refuge (Louisiana) Tybee National Wildlife Refuge (Georgia, South Carolina) Marine National Monument Cape May National Wildlife Refuge (New Jersey) Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (South Carolina) Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (Hawaii) Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge (South Carolina) Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge (Virginia) Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge (North Carolina) Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge (Georgia) National Marine Fisheries Service Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (New York) Lydonia Canyon Gear Restricted Area Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Willapa National Wildlife Refuge (Washington) Norfolk Canyon Gear Restricted Area Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Maryland, Virginia) Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge (Georgia) Oceanographer Canyon Gear Restricted Area Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge (New York) Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska) Veatch Canyon Gear Restricted Area Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge (Maine) FEDERAL / STATE PARTNERSHIP MARINE PROTECTED AREAS National Marine Sanctuaries Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (California) Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (North Carolina) National Estuarine Research Reserves Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (California) Delta National Wildlife Refuge (Louisiana) Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Florida) Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (Texas) (California) Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (New Gerry E. Studds/Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge (Washington) Jersey) (Massachusetts) Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (Maryland) Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Puerto Rico) Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (Georgia) Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge (Virginia) Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Florida) Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (California) Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (New Jersey) Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Farallon National Wildlife Refuge (California) (Massachusetts) (Hawaii) Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge (Virginia) Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (California) Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge (Virginia) STATE & TERRITORIAL MARINE PROTECTED AREAS National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (American Samoa) Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Alabama, Mississippi) American Samoa NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (North Carolina) Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge (Washington) Alofau Village Marine Protected Area Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (Washington) Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge (New Hampshire) Amanave Village Marine Protected Area Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Amaua & Auto Village Marine Protected Area Preserve (Michigan) Guam National Wildlife Refuge (Guam) Aoa Village Marine Protected Area Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge (Georgia) Aua Village Marine Protected Area National Parks Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge (Pacific Islands) Fagamalo Village Marine Protected Area Assateague Island National Seashore (Maryland, Virginia) Huron National Wildlife Refuge (Michigan) Masausi Village Marine Protected Area Biscayne National Park (Florida) Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Matu'u & Faganeanea Village Marine Protected Area Buck Island Reef National Monument (U.S. Virgin Islands) J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Poloa Village Marine Protected Area Cabrillo National Monument (California) Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge (Pacific Islands) Sa'ilele Village Marine Protected Area Canaveral National Seashore (Florida) John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge (Rhode Island) Vatia Village Marine Protected Area Cape Cod National Seashore (Massachusetts) Johnston Island National Wildlife Refuge (Pacific Islands) Cape Hatteras National Seashore (North Carolina) Key West National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) California Cape Lookout National Seashore (North Carolina) Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge (Pacific Islands) Abalone Cove State Marine Conservation Area Channel Islands National Park (California) Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge (Oregon, Washington) Anacapa Island Special Closure (A) Cumberland Island National Seashore (Georgia) Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Anacapa Island Special Closure (B) Dry Tortugas National Park (Florida) Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge (North Carolina) Anacapa Island State Marine Conservation Area Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve (Washington) Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge (Virginia) Anacapa Island State Marine Reserve Everglades National Park (Florida) Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge (California) Ano Nuevo ASBS State Water Quality Protection Area Fire Island National Seashore (New York) Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Maryland) Ano Nuevo State Marine Conservation Area Fort Pulaski National Monument (Georgia) Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (Massachusetts) Arrow Point to Lion Head Point (Catalina Island) State Marine Gateway National Recreation Area (New York) Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Conservation Area Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (Alaska) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Asilomar State Marine Reserve Golden Gate National Recreation Area (California) Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (Hawaii) Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Indiana) Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge (Massachusetts) Begg Rock (San Nicolas Island Quad) State Marine Reserve Isle Royale National Park (Michigan) National Key Deer Refuge (Florida) Big Creek State Marine Conservation Area Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Oregon) Big Creek State Marine Reserve Preserve (Louisiana) Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge (Rhode Island) Big Flat State Marine Conservation Area Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Hawaii) Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (Washington) Big River Estuary State Marine Conservation Area Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park (Hawaii) Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge (Massachusetts) Bird Rock (Catalina Island) State Marine Conservation Area National Park of American Samoa (American Samoa) Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Virginia) Bird Rock ASBS State Water Quality Protection Area Olympic National Park (Washington) Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge (New York) Blue Cavern (Catalina Island) State Marine Conservation Area Padre Island National Seashore (Texas) Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (Pacific Islands) Bodega ASBS State Water Quality Protection Area Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Michigan) Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Massachusetts) Bodega Head State Marine Conservation Area Point Reyes National Seashore (California) Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (North Carolina) Bodega Head State Marine Reserve Redwood National Park (California) Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Bolsa Bay State Marine Conservation Area Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge (South Carolina) Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area (U.S. Virgin Islands) Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Cabrillo State Marine Reserve San Juan Island National Historical Park (Washington) Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) Cambria State Marine Conservation Area Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (Michigan) Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge (Virginia) Campus Point State Marine Conservation Area Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument (U.S. Virgin Islands) Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge (Maine) Carmel Bay ASBS State Water Quality Protection Area Virgin Islands National Park (U.S. Virgin Islands) Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (Delaware) Carmel Bay State Marine Conservation Area Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge (Washington) Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve National Wildlife Refuges Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge (Maine) Carrington Point (Santa Rosa Island) State Marine Reserve ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge (South Carolina) Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (Pacific Islands) Casino Point (Catalina Island) State Marine Conservation Area Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska) Sabine National Wildlife Refuge (Louisiana) Castle Rock Special Closure Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge (North Carolina) Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge (Rhode Island) Cat Harbor (Catalina Island) State Marine Conservation Area Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge (Texas) San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (Texas) Crystal Cove State Marine Conservation Area Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (Texas) San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge (California) Dana Point State Marine Conservation
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