2017 Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest Results

Thank you to all the photographers who shared their view of national marine sanctuaries with us! Click each photograph to see the full version.

Sanctuary Views

See the beautiful scenery of the National Marine Sanctuary System through visitors' eyes.

point arena lighthouse — **1st Place**: The Point Arena Lighthouse, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Michael Beattie

sea anemones — **2nd Place**: A "garden" of anemones in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Michelle Manson

rowers pass a lighthouse in fog — **3rd Place**: The Shipwreck Rowers pass the Alpena Light, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Bryan Dort

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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**: A bloom of sea nettles drifts through Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Curtis Wee

sea otter mother and pup — **2nd Place**: A sea otter grooms her pup in the Great Tidepool of the aquarium at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Eric Palmer

**3rd Place**: A green sea turtle, or *honu* in Hawaiian, hangs out at Maluaka Beach in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Mike Rineer

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Sanctuary Portraits

National marine sanctuaries provide an idyllic setting for a variety of recreational activities – this category celebrates the people who visit them.

surfer above the waves — **1st Place**: A surfer contemplates the swell at Lighthouse Point in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Douglas Croft

silhouetted diver — **2nd Place**: A diver in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is silhouetted from beneath as they pass through the sunlit water. Photo: Steve Miller

people on black rock — **3rd Place**: A group of people venture out on Black Rock on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Dan Mitchell

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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 and National Marine Sanctuary Foundation publications. We will provide credit to photographers whenever we use any of the photos.