Images

Visit the Gray's Reef Flickr album for more incredible photos of the sanctuary. Additional images are available upon request.

Explore the Creature Feature to learn about the fishes, sharks, invertebrates, marine mammals and sea turtles that are seen in the sanctuary.

A pair of fish swim near the seafloor next to sponges and other invertebrates.
Black sea bass are one of several fish species being tracked by researchers using acoustic tags that "ping" receivers around the reef at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, helping us better understand how and why fish move through the sanctuary off the Georgia coast. Photo: Greg McFall/NOAA
A blue and yellow sea slug crawls on the ocean floor.
A Regal Sea Goddess nudibranch in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, off the coast of Georgia. Photo Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA
A brown fish shows its head between the walls of a pink sponge.
This juvenile black seabass and vase sponge make for a deliciously colorful photo from Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Georgia. Photo: Greg McFall/NOAA
A scuba diver swims between two branching sponges.
Divers and anglers come to Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary to enjoy the incredible biodiversity of the live-bottom habitat. Photo: Greg McFall/NOAA
A sea turtle tucked under a rocky ledge.
Loggerhead sea turtles are the most common sea turtle species at Gray's Reef National Marine
A colorful blue fish swims past some green algae on the seafloor.
Small fish like wrasses are a common sight for divers at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Greg McFall/NOAA
An informational sheet about the fishing and diving at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Graphics and Posters

View and download some of the free-of-charge educational or inspirational posters Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary has to offer.

PDF formats of each poster are available upon request, contact graysreef@noaa.gov to make a request or for printed copies of select prints.

Download the Sanctuaries 50th poster of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/posters/grays-reef/

Posters from other sanctuary sites can be viewed and downloaded at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/50/

Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

An illustration of an underwater scene with a sea turtle, fishes, angler and scuba divers at the surface of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary.
An illustration of an underwater scene with a sea turtle, fishes, angler and scuba divers at the surface of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary.

Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Collage

A poster with a compilation of underwater reef pictures taken at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary.
A poster with a compilation of underwater reef pictures taken at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary.

Turtle Travels Board Game

An illustrated map of the Atlantic Ocean with game squares explaining how a sea turtle migrates.
An illustrated map of the Atlantic Ocean with game squares explaining how a sea turtle migrates.

Explore the Atlantic Seafloor

A poster image describing the changes in the Atlantic seafloor from the east coast of the United States to the west coast of Africa.
A poster image describing the changes in the Atlantic seafloor from the east coast of the United States to the west coast of Africa.

Rivers to Reefs Poster

Poster describing the transition from river, to marsh, to ocean reef seen in coastal Georgia.
Poster describing the transition from river, to marsh, to ocean reef seen in coastal Georgia.

Invertebrates of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

An illustrated underwater reef scene with types of invertebrates commonly seen in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
An illustrated underwater reef scene with types of invertebrates commonly seen in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

The Water Cycle

An illustrated mountain range showing the movement of water through the water cycle.
An illustrated mountain range showing the movement of water through the water cycle.

Additional posters available upon request (contact graysreef@noaa.gov) include:

  • Explore Coastal Georgia
  • Marine Fishes of of Georgia
  • Coral Calcification
  • Scuba Diving at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
  • Sea Monsters in the Sand
  • Ocean Acidification
  • Planet Ocean
  • Remotely Operated Vehicle

Maps

Nautical and navigation charts of the sanctuary can be downloaded here.

Bottom types at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

A map of the ocean with orange and blue colors indicating the types of bottom in a particular area. Text reads: Flat sand, rippled sand, sparsely colonized live bottom, densely colonized live bottom.
The types of habitats - whether sand or rocky bottom - can be determined using backscatter. Image: NOAA

Depth and Bathymetry at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

A map of the ocean with red and blue colors indicating the depth in an area. Text reads: Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Multibeam Bathymetry, research area, sanctuary boundary, shallower, deeper.
A detailed map of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary has been compiled using multibeam sonar technologies. High-quality maps help researchers plan future studies and experiments. Image: Alison Soss/NOAA

Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and the coastal southeast

A map of a section of the southeast coast of the United States with labels on the barrier islands.
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary is 19 miles east of Sapelo Island, Georgia in the Atlantic Ocean. Image: NOAA

Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and diving locations

A map of the South Atlantic Bight showing a zoomed in portion of a national marine sanctuary with three buoy images.
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary has dozens of available dive sites in the northern two-thirds of the sanctuary. Map Credit: Alison Soss/NOAA