Join our petition calling on NOAA to designate Hudson Canyon as our newest national marine sanctuary. Add Your Name:
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Dear Friend,
Located approximately 100 miles southeast of the Statue of Liberty, there is a giant underwater chasm comparable to the Grand Canyon.
This place is called Hudson Canyon, and it's more than seven miles wide and two miles deep at its lowest point.[1] It's also home to endangered whales, sharks and sea turtles.[2]
For the sake of current and future generations of people and wildlife, we're working to ensure Hudson Canyon becomes a national marine sanctuary. This would ensure the canyon and its connected ecosystems are off-limits to oil drilling.
Sign our petition in support of designating Hudson Canyon a national marine sanctuary.
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More than 200 species of fish and 17 kinds of marine mammals reside in Hudson Canyon. It's also visited by migrating birds and whales that stop there to feed.[3] Hudson Canyon is a biodiversity hotspot that deserves to be protected.
If Hudson Canyon becomes a national marine sanctuary, it will receive protections similar to a national park. The underwater area could also be permanently closed to oil, gas and mineral development.[4]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is evaluating a proposal to make Hudson Canyon a national marine sanctuary and is accepting public input. NOAA is legally obligated to review all comments and consider them in its decision-making. By adding your name to our petition, you'll help build the necessary support to see the proposal finalized.
NOAA is only accepting public input through Aug 8. Submit your comment today.
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Thank you for all you do,
Rex Wilmouth
Senior Program Director
1. Eric McDaniel, "Hudson Canyon, a giant underwater chasm, could be the newest national marine sanctuary," NPR, June 8, 2022.
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2. Lisa Friedman, "Biden Proposes a New Marine Sanctuary Off the Northeastern U.S.," The New York Times, June 8, 2022.
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3. Lisa Friedman, "Biden Proposes a New Marine Sanctuary Off the Northeastern U.S.," The New York Times, June 8, 2022.
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4. Sarah Kuta, "This Underwater Canyon Could Become America's Newest Marine Sanctuary," Smithsonian Magazine, June 14, 2022.
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