Mariana Trench Marine National Monument

The Mariana Trench Marine National Monument wants your help to raise awareness and help us name three newly discovered Mud Volcanoes in the Mariana Forearc. This academic competition is open to high school students across the CNMI. So fill out an entry form, be creative, and tell us:...

Mud volcanoes are found around the world, and are commonly produced when a viscous mixture of water and sediment (that we commonly call “mud”) beneath the land or seafloor surface become pressurized and erupts to the surface to form a pool that often is surrounded by a cone similar to the...

Mariana Trench Park Ranger Jihan Younis and Professor Alan Jamieson are the guests this week to discuss the Mariana Snailfish and deep-sea exploration in the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument.  Here are some links for this excellent 33 minute...

Meeting notes for the MTMAC Meeting on 12-21-23 8am ChST; 12-20-23 12pm HST

Meeting Notes for MTMAC from 3/4/24

Meeting Notes for the MTMAC Virtual Meeting from 04/04/24

In this appendix, the Federal agencies respond to comments that were received on the November 2020 Marianas Trench MNM Draft MMP/EA during the official public comment period from February 24 to July 26, 2021. Comments were submitted to regulations.gov. All substantial comments regarding the...

This management plan provides the foundation for long-term collaborative management and community stewardship of the monument, where public and stakeholder involvement will be key to achieving the plan’s vision and goals over the next 15 years.

Under this management plan, the Service, NOAA...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and partners have completed a Monument Management Plan (MMP) for the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument (Monument). Representatives from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands...