Press Releases

April 29, 2009 - The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council will hold a public meeting May 19, 2009, at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras, N.C. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a public comment period at 11:30 a.m. NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries manages the sanctuary.

March 20, 2009 - NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is seeking people between 14 and 17 years of age to provide input to its advisory council and superintendent on ocean conservation issues and how this next generation views ocean issues.

March 5, 2009 - NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is accepting applications for the advisory council seat representing North Carolina maritime museums. One primary member will be selected for the seat.

August 15, 2008 - NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is seeking to fill one seat and one alternate position on its advisory council, which ensures public participation in sanctuary management and provides advice to the sanctuary superintendent.

July 7, 2008 - NOAA will lead a research expedition July 7-26 to study the wrecks of three German submarines sunk by U.S. forces in 1942 off the coast of North Carolina during the Battle of the Atlantic.

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.