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Coastal Management in Action Photo Contest

Coastal Management in Action Photo Contest

Winners Announced!

Congratulations to the 2023 Coastal Management in Action photo contest winners. A panel of judges anonymously selected winning photos and honorable mentions from over 90 submissions. Thank you to all the photographers out there.

Areas We Protect

View of the transition between hammock, marsh, and the Tolomato River>
Savanna Mathis. View of the transition between hammock, marsh, and the Tolomato River. GTM National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Nubble Lighthouse
Julio Aguilar. Nubble Lighthouse. York, Maine.

Recreation

Three surfers waiting for a wave and three beach walkers taking a morning stroll.
Julio Aguilar. Three surfers waiting for a wave and three beach walkers taking a morning stroll. Wells Beach, Maine.

Sunset over lake Michigan with kayakers.
Verena Kellner. Sunset over lake Michigan with kayakers. Wilderness State Park, Michigan.

Public Access

Sunset over Colonial Beach Municipal Pier.
Verena Kellner. Sunset over Colonial Beach Municipal Pier. Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.

View of the Pacific Ocean, trees, and dunes.
Verena Kellner. View of the Pacific Ocean, trees, and dunes. Oregon Dunes, Oregon.

Permitting

Sea walls after a storm front had cleared that morning.
Julio Aguilar. Sea walls after a storm front had cleared that morning. Wells, Maine.

Coastal Hazards

A sailboat sits just off the beach during a morning thunderstorm.
Sarah Beggerly. A sailboat sits just off the beach during a morning thunderstorm. Virginia Key Beach, Florida.

Rough seas on Lake Erie.
Steve Holland. Rough seas on Lake Erie. Fairport Harbor, Ohio.

Marine Debris

Two kids display their microplastic artwork using a washed up buoy and marine debris.
Melissa Rietfors. Two kids display their microplastic artwork using a washed up buoy and marine debris. Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii.

Ocean Planning

A school of bigeye scad swim in front of two hotels.
Bert Weeks. A school of bigeye scad swim in front of two hotels. Waikiki, Hawaii.

Economics

A school of damselfish lives in a patch of corals fronting a power plant.
Bert Weeks. A school of damselfish lives in a patch of corals fronting a power plant. Piti, Guam.

Sunrise over a still sleeping town.
Julio Aguilar. Sunrise over a still sleeping town. Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.

Honorable Mentions

The edge of Laudholm Reserve over Mile Road during the fall.

Julio Aguilar. The edge of Laudholm Reserve over Mile Road during the fall. Wells, Maine.

Green tree frog at ephemeral wetland within mesic hammock.

Savanna Mathis. Green tree frog at ephemeral wetland within mesic hammock. GTM National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Sun rising just after a storm front.

Julio Aguilar. Sun rising just after a storm front. Ogunquit, Maine.

Green sea turtle coming up for air after feeding on the seagrass.

Michael Schilling. Green sea turtle coming up for air after feeding on the seagrass. Culebra, Puerto Rico.

Mangrove at night with lights seen from Miami.

Michael Schilling. Mangrove at night with lights seen from Miami. Key Largo, Florida.