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The Stellwagen Bank

The Stellwagen Bank. Travis Biely. What it is. Park of the S tellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Bay and the Gulf of Maine 842 square miles Includes the Tillie's bank Sandy plateau Depth 65- 600 feet. http:// sanctuaries.noaa.gov/pgallery/atlasmaps/sb.html. Founder.

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The Stellwagen Bank

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  1. The Stellwagen Bank Travis Biely

  2. What it is • Park of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Bay and the Gulf of Maine • 842 square miles • Includes the Tillie's bank • Sandy plateau • Depth 65- 600 feet http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/pgallery/atlasmaps/sb.html

  3. Founder • Henry Stellwagen • Lieutenant Commander of the US Navy • Also sampled the type of soil it was made of • Finished mapping in 1854 http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/about/discovery.html

  4. History • Above sea level during the Ice age • Submerged as the ice melted • Colonists traverse waters to get to land • After settling, fishing and whaling starts • 12th National Marine Sanctuary • First proposal in 1982

  5. Uses of Stellwagen Bank • Commercial Fishing • Whaling(for food/ other products) • No longer active • Recreational fishing • Whaling(site seeing) • Sea traffic influence test site. http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/galleries/10thingsnottomissmay?pg=5

  6. Biodiversity • Ocean currents rise and deposit nutrients • Allows phytoplankton to thrive • Sunken Ships provide habbitat • Roughly 50 ships lay within the sanctuary • Over 500 species of marine life • Shellfish, birds, mammals, fish, turtles

  7. References • Stellwagen Alive • http://www.stellwagenalive.org/stellwagen_history.php • National Marine Sanctuaries • http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/pgallery/pgstellwagen/pgstellwagen.html • The Encyclopedia of Earth • http://www.eoearth.org/article/Stellwagen_Bank_National_Marine_Sanctuary • Pictures on slide 5 • http://www.boston-discovery-guide.com/boston-whale-watching.html#.UWV4TTCl7gc • http://www.neseabirds.com/Birdsstormpetrelleach.htm

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