The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation hosted a cocktail reception March 20th at the National Aquarium in Washington, D.C. to mark the unveiling of newly renovated exhibits throughout the Aquarium, including many featuring the National Marine Sanctuary System. The guests included the NMSF Board of Trustees, the managers of the National Marine Sanctuaries, representatives from NOAA, and congressional and corporate constituents.
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Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr.,
US Navy (Ret.)
Undersecretary of Commerce for
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The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation is also proud to have sponsored this new permanent exhibit for the National Aquarium, a nonprofit institution and the oldest continuously operating aquarium in the country. It includes more than 300 images of incredible beauty and detail provided by undersea photographers from all over the world. More than a dozen panels represent our national marine sanctuaries and will foster the understanding and public stewardship that is so essential to their preservation.
One of the largest panels is this photo essay on the National Marine Sanctuaries
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The photo panels were designed by Lyons/Zaremba - a Boston-based firm renowned for its creativity in Aquariums across the nation.
The exhibit was constructed by Joan Carol Design Group in Clinton, Maryland - the same firm that created the Reef Exhibit in the National Aquarium.
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Undersecretary Lautenbacher and
NMSP Director Dan Basta
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ATTENDING NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY MANAGERS
IN FRONT OF THEIR PANELS
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Fagatele Bay
Nancy Daschbach
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Flower Garden Banks
G.P.Schmahl
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Stellwagen Bank
Dr. Craig MacDonald
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Gray's Reef
Reed Bohne
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Thunder Bay
Jeff Gray
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Monitor
Dr. John Broadwater
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Olympic Coast
Carol Bernthal
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Florida Keys
Billy Causey
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The species identification panels above each tank have also been replaced and many of the images selected were provided by the National Marine Sanctuaries or photographers associated with them, with the assistance of several helpful sanctuary staff members. These partnerships, along with the generosity of nearly 50 freelance photographers, made this renovation possible. We owe a special thanks to Emma Hickerson of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary for working so closely with us on this project.
Thanks to these National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA, and Aquarium Staff
Channel Islands - Laura Francis, Education Coordinator
Channel Islands – Rebecca Young, Database Coordinator
Cordell Bank - Jennifer Stock, Education and Outreach
Fagatele Bay - Nancy Daschbach, Sanctuary Manager
Florida Keys - Joy Tatgenhorst, Education Specialist
Florida Keys - Nancy Diersing, Education Specialist
Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank - Anne Smrcina, Education Coordinator
Gray’s Reef - Cathy Sakas, Education Coordinator
Gulf of the Farallones - Maria Brown, Asst. Sanctuary Manager
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale - Christine Brammer, Oahu Program Coordinator
Monitor - Michelle Fox, Education and Outreach Coordinator
National Aquarium, Jay Bradley, Staff
National Aquarium, Harry Chow, Staff
National Aquarium, Melanie Litton, Staff
National Aquarium, Scott Matthews, Staff
National Aquarium, TJ Stanek, Staff
National Aquarium, Bill Simpkins, Director
National Marine Sanctuary Program – Catherine Marzin, Partnership Coordinator
National Marine Sanctuary Program – Michael Murphy, Outreach Coordinator
National Marine Sanctuary Program - Sandra Nitchie, Graphic Designer
National Marine Sanctuary Program - Claire Johnson - West Coast Education Liaison
NOAA - Carla Wallace, Librarian
NOAA - Christine Taylor, Geographer
Olympic Coast - Carey Floyd, Graphic Designer
Thunder Bay - Kate Kauffman, Assistant Project Coordinator
Thanks to our Photographers
Gerald R. Allen, Conservation International
© Karen Angle
Regina A. Asmutis-Silvia
Peter Auster and Paul Donaldson, NURC, UConn.
© Larry Benvenuti, 2003
Hal Beral
Cordell Expeditions, www.cordell.org
Dann Blackwood, USGS
© John Brill, www.pearlfishpress.com
John Brooks, National Marine Sanctuary Program
Joyce and Frank Burek, Flower Garden Banks NMS
Bonnie J. Cardone
Marc C. Chamberlain
© Bob Cumming, www.BCummingFish.com
© Kip F. Evans, www.KipEvansPhotography.com
Paula A. Evans, BLM
Rod M. Farb
Dr. Antonio J. Ferreira © California Academy of Sciences
© Steven R. Fisher
William C. Flaxington
Laura Francis, Channel Islands NMS
Photograph by www.JamesForte.net
Rich Galiano
Daniel L. Geiger/SNAP http://vetigastropoda.com/SNAP/
Daniel W. Gotshall
Howard Hall, www.howardhall.com
Courtesy of the Hawai'i Undersea Research Laboratory
© Dave Hawxhurst, www.hawxhurst.com
Robert J. Hurt
© Johnny Jensen, www.jjphoto.dk
Andrew J. Martinez, www.andrewjmartinez.com
© Gary Meszaros, Nature Productions
Cleveland Metroparks/Kevin E. Metcalf
Scott Michael
Photo by Mark S. Mohlmann
Richard Murphy, Ocean Futures Society
Robert F. Myers, Coral Graphics
Tom Ordway, Ocean Futures Society
Richard Pyle
Kim Reisenbichler © MBARI 1996
Barry Rice, www.sarracenia.com
John Rinne, US. Forest Service
Ed Robinson, www.maui-scuba.com
© Tim Rock, www.doubleblue.com
© Karen Roeder
Jan Roletto, GFNMS, NOAA
Cathy Sakas, Gray’s Reef NMS
Don Santee, Ocean Futures Society
Susan Scott, www.susanscott.net
© Nancy Sefton
Gregory Skomal
Karen C. Smyth, www.whalenet.org
Todd Stailey, Tennessee Aquarium
Doug Stamm, www.stammphoto.com
Robert Steelquist, Olympic Coast NMS
Roger Steene, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Dr. Rocky Strong, Ocean Futures Society
James Watt, www.Wattstock.com
Steven Webster, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Dr. Edith Widder, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
© Russ Wilkins, Flower Garden Banks NMS
© Christopher Wojcik, Jenkinson’s Aquarium
Gene Wright
