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.
the live-bottom habitats of the sanctuary, managers have
Safely tucked away in the Atlantic Ocean, Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary is cared for and treasured by divers, anglers, scientists, and conservationists. NOAA designated the area as a national marine sanctuary in 1981 because of its diversity of species and abundance of marine life.
invertebrates—animals without a backbone—and 200 species of fish have
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.
the live-bottom habitats of the sanctuary, managers have
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.
and aquaria around the southeastern United States have
Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary is a natural live-bottom protected area that may be important in connecting recreationally, commercially, and ecologically important species to other areas of the West Atlantic Ocean.
A variety of species have been found at Gray’s Reef
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