Fishing Happens Here
Photo: Matt McIntosh/NOAA
Recreational fishing is one of the most popular pastimes in the United States—and 98 percent of national marine sanctuary waters are open to recreational anglers. These ocean parks provide excellent opportunities for sustainable recreational fishing and boating!
Fish these national marine sanctuaries:
Fishing gives young people the opportunity to get out on the water and connect with their national marine sanctuaries. Photo: Sanctuary Classic
A child fishes from the beach in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Matt McIntosh
An angler releases a fish in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Photos: Matt McIntosh/NOAA