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Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
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Hawaiian squirrelfish (Sargocentron xantherythrum) Map showing the Indo-Pacific region with major marine protected areas highlighted in purple across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The map labels specific reserves such as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Australia, the Galapagos Marine Reserve in Ecuador, and several U.S. national monuments and reserves, indicating their locations and relative sizes. Surrounding continents including Asia, Australia, North America, and South America are partially visible for geographic context. School of fish A large school of Galapagos sharks, Carcharhinus galapagensis, swims together in blue water at Maro Reef in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Plastic pollution Shipwreck Grass
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Hawaiian squirrelfish (Sargocentron xantherythrum)
These brightly colored fishes are found throughout the Hawaiian islands.
NOAA
Marine protected areas
Several of these large conservation areas dot the Indian and Pacific oceans. One...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
School of fish
A yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school in the Pacific...
Claire Fackler—Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary/NOAA
Galapagos sharks (Carcharhinus galapagensis).
Several sharks of the species Carcharhinus galapagensis circle at Maro Reef...
James Watt—SeaPics via NOAA
Plastic pollution
The waters and island shores in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument are...
Ryan Tabata/NOAA
Shipwreck
The remains of the USS Macaw shipwreck lie near Midway Island in the Papahānaumokuākea...
Robert Schwemmer—CINMS/NOAA
Grass
Tufts of grasses sprout from the sand on Laysan Island in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine...
Dr. Dwayne Meadows—NMFSOPR/NOAA
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