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The remote location and isolation of the Mariana Arc of Fire National Wildlife Refuge make it inaccessible to conduct on-site visits for educational or interpretative purposes. Thus, most educational and interpretative opportunities are necessarily delivered remotely through publications, off-site educational programs, displays, or other media, to inform and educate the public regarding the coral reef ecosystem and related marine resources and species of the monument and efforts to conserve them.
For a virtual experience visiting the depths of the monument here’s a way to see what the Okeanos captured exploring the Mariana Trench.
Other Facilities in the Complex
Mariana Arc of Fire NWR is managed as part of the Mariana Islands Refuges and Monuments Complex. A National Wildlife Refuge Complex is an administrative grouping of two or more refuges, wildlife management areas or other refuge conservation areas that are primarily managed from a central office location. Refuges are grouped into a complex structure structure
Something temporarily or permanently constructed, built, or placed; and constructed of natural or manufactured parts including, but not limited to, a building, shed, cabin, porch, bridge, walkway, stair steps, sign, landing, platform, dock, rack, fence, telecommunication device, antennae, fish cleaning table, satellite dish/mount, or well head.
Learn more about structure because they occur in a similar ecological region, such as a watershed or specific habitat type, and have a related purpose and management needs. Typically, a project leader or complex manager oversees the general management of all refuges within the complex and refuge managers are responsible for operations at specific refuges. Supporting staff, composed of administrative, law enforcement, refuge manager, biological, fire, visitor services, and maintenance professionals, are centrally located and support all refuges within the complex.
Other refuges in the Mariana Islands Refuges and Monuments Complex include: the Marianas Trench National Wildlife Refuge, Guam National Wildlife Refuge, and the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument. The Refuge Complex headquarters is located at the American Memorial Park, 924 Micro Beach Road, Saipan, MP 96950.