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Coastal Management in Action Photo Contest

Coastal Management in Action Photo Contest

Winners Announced!

Congratulations to the 2024 Coastal Management in Action photo contest winners. A panel of judges anonymously selected winning photos and honorable mentions from more than 100 submissions. Thank you to all the photographers who participated.

Areas We Protect

Rock formations at Wingaersheek Beach.
Julio Aguilar. Rock formations at Wingaersheek Beach. Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Ecola Point Conservation Area
Andy Lanier. Early morning site visit to the intertidal area of the newly designated Ecola Point Conservation Area. Clatsop County, Oregon.

Recreation

Sculler on the Charles River.
Julio Aguilar. Sculler on the Charles River. Boston, Massachusetts.

Public Access

Annisquam Harbor Light Station.
Julio Aguilar. Annisquam Harbor Light Station. Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Lower Spring Branch Tidal Marsh.
Thomas Muehleisen. Lower Spring Branch Tidal Marsh. San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, California.

A boat in water on a foggy day.
Shane O. Wever. Foggy dive day with Nova Southeastern University’s Coral Reef Restoration, Assessment, and Monitoring Laboratory. Hollywood Beach, Florida.

Permitting

Silhouette of a tractor plowing the Sargassum seagrass into the sand.
Shane O. Wever. Silhouette of a tractor plowing the Sargassum seagrass into the sand. Hollywood Beach, Florida.

Coastal Hazards

A derelict sailboat off the coast.
Sarah Beggerly. Derelict sailboat off the coast. Biscayne Bay, Florida.

Marine Debris

Marine debris at Cedar Creek.
Lynne Pusey. Marine debris at Cedar Creek. Milford, Delaware.

Ocean Planning

A group of people standing on a pier in front of a boat.
Logan Kline. Teammates from NOAA, USGS, Grand Valley State University, and Michigan Technological University prepare for data collection in Lake Michigan. Muskegon, Michigan.

Hazard Mitigation

Sunny day of prescribed scrub area burning.
Savanna J Mathis. Sunny day of prescribed scrub area burning. Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida.

Prescribed burn along the boardwalk.
Candace Killian. Prescribed burn along the boardwalk. Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Honorable Mentions

Hatched loggerhead starts its journey out to sea.

Sarah Beggerly. Hatched loggerhead starts its journey out to sea. Miami, Florida.

Sunset from Fishing Rock overview.

Andy Lanier. Sunset from Fishing Rock overview. Fogarty Creek Marine Conservation Area, Oregon.

Sailboat at sunrise.

Sarah Beggerly. Sailboat at sunrise. Miami, Florida.

Foggy morning walk along Pitt Street Bridge.

Tashya Allen. Foggy morning walk along Pitt Street Bridge. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Montastraea cavernosa coral suffers from Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease.

Shane O. Wever. Montastraea cavernosa coral suffers from Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. Broward County, Florida.