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Rose Atoll Marine National Monument and National Wildlife Refuge
Photo credit: Ian Shive/USFWS, March 22, 2016
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National Monuments in Danger
We are down to the final days of the comment period! Please, take the time today to comment on the fate of this national monument, any of the other 27 monuments on the Interior Department's list, or on the fate of all of them.
To comment on the monument review process (due July 10, 2017):
The Rose Atoll is the furthest point south in the United States. In some ways, that feels worthy of monument all on its own, but the real treasure here is the reefs. As the National Geographic article I share with each one of these monuments explains, rising sea temperatures, pollution, and other factors are putting the world's coral reefs in extreme jeopardy.
Losing these reefs will do more than just bum out snorkelers and SCUBA divers, it might also bum out anyone who likes seafood, and anyone who depends on healthy oceans for anything (including all of us who like to breathe oxygen). When the reefs go, it could lead affect much of the oceans in ways we are only beginning to understand...
So there is a lot at stake here and only HOURS left to make a comment! Please do that TODAY, right now even! Before it is too late...
Rose Atoll Marine National Monument and National Wildlife Refuge
Photo credit: Ian Shive/USFWS, March 23, 2016
CC BY-NC 2.0
https://flic.kr/p/U3a1Vd
From National Geographic:
Seabirds and turtles nest on this small atoll, one of the most pristine in the world at the southernmost point of the U.S. This thriving ecosystem is home to 272 species of reef fish, as well as many larger predators like whitetip and blacktip reef shark
Rose Atoll Marine National Monument Map (as of July 2017) - JPG
The Rose Atoll is the furthest point south in the United States. In some ways, that feels worthy of monument all on its own, but the real treasure here is the reefs. As the National Geographic article I share with each one of these monuments explains, rising sea temperatures, pollution, and other factors are putting the world's coral reefs in extreme jeopardy.
Losing these reefs will do more than just bum out snorkelers and SCUBA divers, it might also bum out anyone who likes seafood, and anyone who depends on healthy oceans for anything (including all of us who like to breathe oxygen). When the reefs go, it could lead affect much of the oceans in ways we are only beginning to understand...
So there is a lot at stake here and only HOURS left to make a comment! Please do that TODAY, right now even! Before it is too late...
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| Rose Atoll Marine National Monument and National Wildlife Refuge Photo credit: Ian Shive/USFWS, March 23, 2016 CC BY-NC 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/U3a1Vd |
Seabirds and turtles nest on this small atoll, one of the most pristine in the world at the southernmost point of the U.S. This thriving ecosystem is home to 272 species of reef fish, as well as many larger predators like whitetip and blacktip reef shark
Rose Atoll Marine National Monument Map (as of July 2017) - JPG
To comment on the monument review process (due July 10, 2017):
Links
27 Monuments:
Website
https://www.27monuments.org
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/27Monuments
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/brentdangerrose
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/27monuments
Rubble - National Monuments in Danger:
Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
Facebook
Rose Atoll Marine National Monument:
USFWS Website
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rose_atoll_marine_national_monument
NOAA Websites
http://www.fpir.noaa.gov/MNM/mnm_roseatoll.html
https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/monuments_science/rose_atoll_marine_national_monument.php
Map
http://www.fpir.noaa.gov/Graphics/MNM/mnm-roseatollmap2-large.jpg
flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwspacific/sets/72157653913138348/with/34181849501/
Google Street View Goes Underwater!
https://www.google.com/streetview/#oceans/the-channel-at-rose-atoll-american-samoa
Why It’s Important to Save Our Seas’ Pristine Places (February 2017)
Where Obama’s Deep Love for the Ocean Comes From (February 2017)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/02/interview-president-obama-underwater-snorkeling/
The White House:
Proclamation -- Establishment of the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/01/12/E9-505/establishment-of-the-rose-atoll-marine-national-monument
27 Monuments:
Website
https://www.27monuments.org
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/27Monumentshttps://www.instagram.com/brentdangerrose
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/27monuments
Rubble - National Monuments in Danger:
Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
Facebook
Rose Atoll Marine National Monument:
USFWS Website
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rose_atoll_marine_national_monument
NOAA Websites
http://www.fpir.noaa.gov/MNM/mnm_roseatoll.htmlhttps://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/monuments_science/rose_atoll_marine_national_monument.php
Map
http://www.fpir.noaa.gov/Graphics/MNM/mnm-roseatollmap2-large.jpg
flickr
https://www.google.com/streetview/#oceans/the-channel-at-rose-atoll-american-samoa
Why It’s Important to Save Our Seas’ Pristine Places (February 2017)
Where Obama’s Deep Love for the Ocean Comes From (February 2017)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/02/interview-president-obama-underwater-snorkeling/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/02/interview-president-obama-underwater-snorkeling/
The White House:
Proclamation -- Establishment of the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/01/12/E9-505/establishment-of-the-rose-atoll-marine-national-monument
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/01/12/E9-505/establishment-of-the-rose-atoll-marine-national-monument
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