Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary is a gem off the Georgia coast. While we invite you to explore the whole website, we’ve compiled a number of resources and information for quick access to get the important information you need.
Gray’s Reef Southeast Regional MATE ROV Competition is an opportunity for teachers and their students to engage in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through building model ROVs that operate like actual ROVs in real life scenarios undertaken in ocean exploration and research.
Council members provide advice and recommendations to the Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary superintendent in the form of letters, resolutions, and passed motions.
Fishing happens here! Gray’s Reef is a popular spot off the Georgia coast for recreational fishing and diving. Sport fishing occurs year-round but at different levels of intensity. Anglers protect and preserve Gray’s Reef for future generations by fishing sustainably and using sanctuary best practices.
Milton ‚Sam‘ Gray was a marine taxonomist and biological collector who studied invertebrates along the Atlantic coast. Most of his career was spent studying seafloor life in the northeastern United States, but migrated south later to study the diversity of the Georgia coasts—the first of such studies in the region.
Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary provides advanced scuba divers the opportunity to explore the ledges, plateaus, and undercuts of live-bottom habitats common throughout the South Atlantic Bight.
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Diving happens here! Advanced divers who make a 65-foot dive at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary will be amazed by the vivid colors of its soft corals and sponges. This natural live-bottom reef provides wonders for divers, boaters,and anglers.
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The sanctuary achieves lasting conservation and protection of our coastal and ocean resources through collaboration with a diverse range of partners, including state and local governments, non-governmental organizations, industry, academic and science institutions, local communities, and businesses. By leveraging the strengths of these collaborations, we can achieve much greater success than going it alone.
