Press Releases

November 1, 2007 - The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council will hold a public advisory council meeting November 9, 2007 at The Mariners' Museum in Newport News, VA. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a public comment period at 11:45 a.m.

September 20, 2007 - The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is seeking to fill Recreational Diving, Conservation, Maritime Archaeological Research, Heritage Tourism and Citizen-at-Large vacancies on its sanctuary advisory council. Applicants will be chosen based upon a variety of critera. Applications are due November 9, 2007.

May 18, 2007 - The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is seeking to fill the education seat on its sanctuary advisory council. Applicants will be chosen based upon a variety of critera. Applications are due June 30, 2007.

April 17, 2007 - The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council will hold a public advisory council meeting April 27, 2007 at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras, N.C. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a public comment period from 11:30 a.m. to noon.

April 11, 2007 - Underwater robots built by 15 high school teams from Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware and Maryland will be put to the test at the Langley Air Force Base swimming pool on Saturday, April 21, during the second Mid-Atlantic regional remotely operated vehicle (ROV) competition.

March 9, 2007 - Exactly 145 years after the historic clash between the Civil War ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, The Mariners' Museum and NOAA today opened the doors to one of America's premier maritime Civil War attractions, the new USS Monitor Center.

March 8, 2007 - Last summer's expedition to the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary and the resulting video documentary are among the major accomplishments highlighted in the 2006 State of the Sanctuaries Report.