The Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee, which advises the U.S. Departments of Commerce and the Interior on issues related to marine protected areas (MPAs), will meet May 23-24 at the Annapolis Maritime Museum in Annapolis, Maryland. The committee advises the agencies on topics related to the development and implementation of the nation’s system of marine protected areas.
![St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, a marine protected area in Florida. (Image credit: NOAA) St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, a marine protected area in Florida.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO%20-%20heritage-header%20-%20051817%20-%20NOAA%20-%201120x534%20-%20LANDSCAPE.jpg?itok=iBgPSfSn)
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, a marine protected area in Florida. (Image credit: NOAA)