b'NEWSWIRENew StampsNEWSWIREFeature National Marine SanctuariesT ocelebrate50yearsofoceanand coastal conservation, the U.S. Postal Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have teamed up to showcase the nations underwater treasures with16newForeverstamps.Thestamps feature scenes that showcase the diverse and abundantwildlifeandecosystemsthatcan be found throughout the National Marine SanctuarySystem.Thebackofthestamp booklet also features a map of the National Marine Sanctuary System. FromtoweringkelpforestsoffthePacific coast and dazzling coral displays in American Samoa, to underwater banks, reefs, ledges, and seamounts in the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and the North Atlantic, to the famed shipwrecks beneath the waters of the Great Lakes and the Potomac River in Maryland, national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments have protected areas with special ecological, cultural,andhistoricalsignificancefor fivedecades.Amongthenationalmarine sanctuariesinwhichPVAvesselmembers operate are: Channel Islands (CA); Monterey Bay(CA);FloridaKeys;StellwagenBanks (MA);WisconsinShipwreckCoast;and Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale NMS.PHOTOS COURTESY OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE37 SEPTEMBER 2022'