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NOAA Designates New National Marine Sanctuary in Wisconsin's Lake Michigan
June 23, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on June 22, 2021:

Today NOAA announced the designation of a 962-square-mile area of Wisconsin's Lake Michigan as a national marine sanctuary. Such sanctuaries are protected waters that include important habitats and, in cases like this one, archeological sites.

"Preserving this region furthers the Biden-Harris Administ . . .

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