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Put your photography skills to the test during this year’s Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest. From May 24, 2024 through September 2, 2024 (#MemorialDay wknd to #LaborDay wknd), the floor is yours to show us your experience visiting @sanctuaries. sanctuaries.noaa.gov/photo-contest.…

Due to the incoming inclement weather projected to affect the Savannah area, we are planning to close the Gray's Reef Ocean Discovery Center on Wednesday. Stay safe and dry this week! #Debby

Friends are found everywhere at #GraysReef National Marine Sanctuary! 🪼🐟 Symbiotic relationships like this one between fish and sea jellies benefits both animals with food, protection, and cleaning. #internationaldayoffriendship #Ocean

#SharkWeek2024 already?! Check out some of the FIN-tastic products in our Ocean Discovery Center gift store, hosted by the @CHSgeorgia! #GraysReef National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Discovery Center open Wed-Fri, 10am-4pm #ocean #SharkWeek graysreef.noaa.gov/visit/centers/

Wishing you a wonderful Fourth of July! 🇺🇸

Join us for another Trash to Treasure craft workshop using repurposed bottle caps to make ocean critters. July 3 at 10 a.m. at the #GraysReef Ocean Discovery center in #SavannahGA. These patriotic pocket pals are the guest stars of your Fourth of July party! #IndependenceDay

This Friday at 10:00 a.m., join @ChasCoLibrary at Baxter Patrick James Island Library for a program featuring the Curvy Wave Wall exhibits. Sanctuary Advisory Council member Kent Wicker explores the new curvy wave wall exhibits + answers your ocean questions.

Reshare if you LOVE the ocean! #WorldOceanDay 🌊🐠🦀🐙🐬🐡🦈🦑🪸🪼🦭🐋🐚 sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/may24/eig…

Congratulations to the latest #NationalMarineSanctuary, Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary! The sanctuary recognizes the dozens of shipwreck along the New York coast as a special part in the nation's maritime history.

Reshare if you love turtles! 🐢#WorldTurtleDay

Happy #EarthDay2024 from #GraysReef! Happening now is our microplastics workshop where you can filter water samples from the sanctuary and count and identify microplastics.

Our actions on land impact the water quality of our oceans. On #EarthDay2024 at 11 a.m., join #GraysReef and make a difference in your garden and sanctuary with native wildflowers while reusing single-use food containers. Recycle, Repurpose, Replant. graysreef.noaa.gov/visit/centers/

#SavannahGA students are encouraged to #volunteer to share the wonder this summer! Sign up on Sat. April 20, 10a-4p if you have a passion for marine conservation, like to network with ocean scientists and educators, all while building resume experience. graysreef.noaa.gov/visit/centers/

Next Saturday, join #GraysReef for a mix of activities about ocean plastics as part of #EarthDay2024 at the Ocean Discovery Center. #Microplastics classes. Food container #gardening. #Ocean #Volunteering. #SavannahGa graysreef.noaa.gov/visit/centers/

Hear from Kathy Liu, 2023-2024 State Fellow, on the student blog today! She shares reflections from her time with @GraysReefNMS and the experiences that will help guide her future career. 🌊 t.uga.edu/9Oj

Tonight at 6:00P, Island Library and @liveoakpl host the final 'A Deep Dive into Gray's Reef' program series. This history and habitat program covers how #GraysReef formed naturally, and who was instrumental in protecting and designating the sanctuary. #savannahga #ocean

@SKiOinSavannah is now home port to @GraysReefNMS's new research vessel, the R/V Gannet, which will allow marine scientists to conduct long-term studies at the protected live-bottom reef. t.uga.edu/9Mh

Tonight at 6:00 PM, the Midway-Riceboro Library hosts the free, public program 'A Deep Dive Into Gray's Reef: A Catalyst for Research.' Join #GraysReef and @liveoakpl exploring the fishes that live at Gray's Reef, and science across the sanctuary. graysreef.noaa.gov/visit/centers/

Happy International Women’s Day! Want to learn about some of our favorite sanctuary heroes? Visit the links below! #index" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/mar22/wom… fosterscholars.noaa.gov/scholars.html sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/mar20/cel…