NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries today announced that it is seeking comments by Thursday, Feb. 11 on whether to allow the 2015 nomination of the proposed Lake Erie Quadrangle National Marine Sanctuary to remain on the inventory for an additional 5 years. The proposed sanctuary would span ~759 of Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie waters up to the low water mark.
Special attention will be given to new information about the national significance of natural or cultural resources, changes in the threats to the resources originally proposed for protection, and changes to management frameworks in the area. NOAA will also assess community-level support for the nomination.
