Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council to meet at the Gray's Reef Ocean Discovery Center, Savannah, GA
 The Gray's Reef Ocean Discovery Center in historic downtown Savannah, Georgia. Photo by NOAA
NOAA’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) Advisory Council will hold its summer meeting on July 10, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. (ET). The meeting will be held at the GRNMS Ocean Discovery Center at 340 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Savannah, Georgia.
The public is invited to attend in-person, or remotely through a GoToWebinar web link.
Agenda highlights include consideration and potential adoption of a resolution promoting expansion of GRNMS to include specific deep-water coral habitats on the nearby Blake Plateau. The council will also receive presentations about local River Keeper programs and riverine impacts to the sanctuary, as well as updates from the sanctuary superintendent regarding ongoing sanctuary programs and administration, and from the director for the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, GRNMS Chapter about current and future non-profit activities supporting the sanctuary.
A public comment period is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Anyone wishing to address the council should join the meeting no later than 2:00 p.m. in case the meeting progresses quickly and the public comment segment occurs earlier than scheduled. All agenda times are estimates and subject to adjustment. The public is encouraged to review the meeting agenda and contact any council member to discuss or provide comments on agenda items, or any other subject of interest concerning the marine sanctuary. For any major action by the council, the chair may offer, at their discretion, an opportunity for public comment prior to any final council vote or general consent motion.
Please note, the meeting will be audio recorded (including the public comment section) to aid preparation of a meeting summary. All public comments received will be included in the written meeting summary, will be public, and will be maintained by the sanctuary as part of its administrative record. If you are providing a public comment, please do not include any personally identifiable information beyond your name. If you do not want to be recorded, please contact graysreef@noaa.gov.
For meeting updates, including a final agenda with remote participation instructions, visit: https://graysreef.noaa.gov/management/advisory-council/news.html
For web or smartphone on-line access to the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council meeting on July 10, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. (ET), register at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7782560348921248089.
After registering on-line, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the virtual meeting by webinar. For more details about attending the meeting via computer or smartphone or by phoning in with a landline telephone, see the guidance and privacy statement at the bottom of the meeting agenda.
 Image of a scuba diver at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. Photo by NOAA
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