2016 Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest Results
Please note that we may use any of the photos we received for this contest on our website, on social media, and in other NOAA publications. We will provide credit to photographers whenever we use any of the photos. We would like to thank all those who participated. Click each photograph to see the full version
Sanctuary Views
See the beautiful scenery of the National Marine Sanctuary System through visitors' eyes..
1st Place: A foaga site on Tutuila Island, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. The basins in this volcanic rock have been worn over the years by people making stone tools. Credit: Jason Jaskowiak
2nd Place: Stacked river rock on Ruby Beach, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Selah Preskey Martin.
3rd Place: Molasses Reef in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, complete with French, bluestriped, caesar, and Spanish grunts, as well as yellow goatfish and gray, lane, and mahogany snappers. Credit: Daryl Duda
Sanctuary Life
From tiny krill to enormous gray whales, thousands of species call the National Marine Sanctuary System home! This category depicts the amazing marine life that you can find in your national marine sanctuaries.
1st Place: This young Brandt's cormorant was photographed preening on the rocks on the Coast Guard Pier/Breakwater in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Christina Parsons
2nd Place: This large sunburst anemone (Anthopleura sola) was spotted during a safety stop at 15 feet near Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Evan Barba
3rd Place: Backdropped by a cloudless sky, a Manu-o-Kū flies over Kure Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: Andrew Sullivan-Haskins
Sanctuary Portraits
National marine sanctuaries provide an idyllic setting for a variety of recreational activities -- this category celebrates the people who visit them.
1st Place: A photographer captures the sunset at Second Beach in La Push, at Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Selah Preskey Martin
2nd Place: The photographer's wife dives on Hoyt S. Vandenberg, a sunken ship and artificial reef in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Steve Miller
3rd Place: Beginning his descent from a dive boat in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, this diver was greeted by schools of fish surrounding the rocky reefs of San Miguel Island. Credit: Cindy Shaw