Hawaii Students Help Restore Native Forests during Navigating Change Field Trips
May.7, 2010
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Participants for Papahānaumokuākea 'Ahahui Alaka'i Program Chosen
April. 23, 2010
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2010 Participant List
Learn more about global climate change and local impacts during a free presentation from one of our partners.
Feb. 10, 2010
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"Lost on a Reef" Maritme heritage exhibit opens at Mokupāpapa
Feb. 8, 2010
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NWHI Compensation Program for Commercial Lobster and Bottomfish Fishermen Complete
Jan. 21, 2010
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Monument Website Brings The Place To The People
Jan. 15, 2010
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Deep Sea Submersibles Find New Species in
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Dec. 9, 2009
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Nominations Sought for Papahānaumokuākea
Educators Workshop on Midway Atoll
Nov. 20, 2009
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Papahānaumokuākea
Marine National Monument Coral Arrives At The Waikiki Aquarium
Oct. 26, 2009
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Papahānaumokuākea
Islands Mostly Spared by Tropical Storm Neki
Oct. 26, 2009
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Ship Returns From
Papahānaumokuākea
Loaded With Marine Debris
Sept. 30, 2009
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World’s Largest Marine Protected Areas
Sign Partnership Agreement
Sept. 23, 2009
Unveiling the Secrets of a
Mystery Island
Sept.17, 2009
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Protecting Papahānaumokuākea
from Marine Aliens
Sept. 9, 2009
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Deep Coral Reef Exploration Reveals more Ocean Wonders
Sept. 3, 2009
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Join our 2008 Educators Expedition to Nihoa,
Mokumanamana and French Frigate Shoals
Visit the educator's blog!
(you will be re-directed to a non-NOAA server)
Particularly Sensitive Sea Area––PSSA
The fragile and unique marine ecosystems of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands encompassed by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will receive additional protection under a new internationally recognized designation announced April 4, 2008 by NOAA.The designation, which was finalized on April 3 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), declares the waters of the monument a “Particularly Sensitive Sea Area” (PSSA). The designation puts into effect internationally recognized measures designed to protect marine resources of ecological or cultural significance from damage by ships while helping keep mariners safe.
- Press Release
- PSSA FAQ
- Link to NOAA's release
- Link to the IMO
(you will be directed to a non-NOAA web site)
Finding Marine Debris
The NOAA ship Oscar Elton Sette is taking part in a 17-day Marine Debris research cruise from March 24 to April 9, 2008. The crew begins at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, then moves to an area north of Hawaii called the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone.
Check out the crew's blog!
Archipelago Exhibition
The exhibition of 40 dramatic large-format photographs taken by the award-winning team of Susan Middleton and David Liittschwager, are now on display at the Kaua‘i Museum, from November 12, 2007 through May 9, 2008.
Learn more by clicking here.Visit the Kaua‘i Museum's website by clicking here. (you will be sent to a non-NOAA server)
One Year Anniversary
The Monument Celebrates
Just over one year ago, on June 15, 2006, President Bush signed a proclamation that created the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument.
65th Anniversary
of the Battle of Midway
Commemoration Ceremony, 4 June 2007
State of the Sanctuary
Report 2006
click here to download
Learn about the presidential designation of the monument, recent science cruises and more.
Our Sea of Islands
A Regional Forum for Oceania on Marine Managed Areas and World Heritage