Our Mission
The Foundation is a leading voice for U.S. protected waters, working with communities to conserve and expand those special places for a healthy ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. Working together, we safeguard species and the places they call home, and preserve America’s maritime history.
How Your Donations Help
- $10 buys 1 set of protective gloves and a waterproof slate for a diver doing maintenance on newly planted coral.
- $25 provides over 2 meters of bank stabilization needed to diffuse and absorb energy and provide structural permanence.
- $50 buys 1 specialized debris bag to remove harmful underwater marine debris affecting reef ecosystems and wildlife.
- $100 purchases 1 drone to conduct aerial monitoring of kelp coverage in sanctuaries.
- $250 funds the restoration of 1 coral cluster to a degraded reef.
- $300 equips 1 teacher with an underwater robotics kit to teach ocean exploration and conservation to STEM students.
- $500 equips 1 whale disentanglement team with the equipment needed to respond to whale entanglement emergencies.
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Our Impact
Causes We Support
Countries We Serve
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation supports projects across the National Marine Sanctuary System, a network of nationally significant protected areas in our ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. The National Marine Sanctuary System is comprised of 14 individual sites and spans more than 600,000 square miles of American waters.
