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South Atlantic Marine Protected Areas

Learn more about these eight marine protected areas in the South Atlantic and the research NOAA Fisheries is conducting there.

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Two people smiling in front of a vista of a blue-tinted mountain range Meaghan and her husband, Travis, visiting the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. Photo provided by Meaghan Emory.
Horton NARW with her calf North Atlantic right whale Horton and newborn calf. Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919.
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An oceanic whitetip shark swims in the middle of the ocean. An oceanic whitetip shark swims near the surface of the water. Photo courtesy of John Carlson.