NOAA announced winners of the National Estuaries Week – Photo Contest 2025

Photo Contests that celebrate and focuses on Natural reserves brings not only awareness but involvement in the change and protection we look to see in ocean conservation. 

This includes photos from Jillian Daly and Justin Ridge of North Carolina Reserve, Leandro Ponce, Sapelo Island Reserve, Georgia, Chris Bowser, Hudson River Reserve, New York, Erin Shields, Chesapeake Bay Reserve, Virginia, Melissa Brogle, Great Bay Reserve, New Hampshire, Kathy Hicks, Weeks Bay Reserve, Alabama, Leandro Ponce, Sapelo Island Reserve, Georgia and more

View full portfolio of winners selected from 160 submissions.

https://coast.noaa.gov/nerrs/about/photo-contest-winners.html