Pacific Islands Heritage Marine

About Pacific Islands Heritage Marine

Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument encompasses seven remote islands and atolls scattered across the central Pacific Ocean. The monument protects pristine coral reef ecosystems, nesting seabirds, marine mammals, and some of the most untouched marine environments on Earth. Managed jointly by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA, it includes Wake Island, Johnston Atoll, and Palmyra Atoll among others. These isolated islands serve as critical stepping stones for migratory species and contain some of the last intact predator-dominated coral reef ecosystems.