TRAVIS BIELY The Stellwagen Bank. What it is Park of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Bay and the Gulf of Maine 842 square.

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TRAVIS BIELY The Stellwagen Bank

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 feet

Founder Henry Stellwagen Lieutenant Commander of the US Navy Also sampled the type of soil it was made of Finished mapping in

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 12 th National Marine Sanctuary First proposal in 1982

Uses of Stellwagen Bank Commercial Fishing Whaling(for food/ other products) No longer active Recreational fishing Whaling(site seeing) Sea traffic influence test site.

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

References Stellwagen Alive National Marine Sanctuaries ml ml The Encyclopedia of Earth _Sanctuary _Sanctuary Pictures on slide 5 watching.html#.UWV4TTCl7gc watching.html#.UWV4TTCl7gc