National Estuaries Week

Photo Contest 2016: Winners and Honorable Mentions NOAA Office for Coastal Management coast.noaa.gov/nerrs

Congratulations to the 2016 National Estuaries Week photo contest winners. Winning photos were selected from 145 submissions, and a select group received honorable mentions. Thank you to all the photographers who submitted entries.

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What the heck IS that??? Coreen Weilminster, Chesapeake Bay Reserve in Maryland

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National Estuaries Week Photo Contest Winners 2016

Emily Kuzmick, Old Woman Creek Reserve in Ohio

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Tom Muehleisen, San Francisco Reserve in California

Shipwreck. Jace Tunnell, Mission-Aransas Reserve in Texas

Emily Kuzmick, Old Woman Creek Reserve in Ohio

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National Estuaries Week Photo Contest Winners 2016

Culture. Jace Tunnell, Mission-Aransas Reserve in Texas

Adam Mackinnon, Sapelo Island Reserve in Georgia

Rebecca Zeiber, Great Bay Reserve in New Hampshire

Cynthia Crowley, Jacques Cousteau Reserve in New Jersey

National Estuaries Week Photo Contest Winners 2016

Honorable Mentions

Look Closer! Coreen Weilminster, Chesapeake Bay Reserve in Maryland

Full Moon Setting. Tom Muehleisen, San Francisco Reserve in California

Beth Roach, Sapelo Island Reserve in Georgia

Red Tail Hawk. Tom Muehleisen, San Francisco Reserve in California

National Estuaries Week Photo Contest Winners 2016

White Pelicans Take Flight. Tom Muehleisen, San Francisco Reserve in California

Emily Kuzmick, Old Woman Creek Reserve in Ohio

Beth Roach, Sapelo Island Reserve in Georgia

Christopher Janousek, South Slough Reserve in Oregon

Kristin Arend, Old Woman Creek Reserve in Ohio

Cinnamon Fern. M.L. Christmas, Great Bay Reserve in New Hampshire

National Estuaries Week Photo Contest Winners 2016

Lucy McCormick, Sapelo Island Reserve in Georgia

Serina Sabilian, Delaware Reserve

Steve Miller, Great Bay Reserve in New Hampshire

The Moody Reserve. Coreen Weilminster, Chesapeake Bay Reserve in Maryland

National Estuaries Week Photo Contest Winners 2016

Patuxent Symmetry. Coreen Weilminster, Chesapeake Bay Reserve in Maryland

George Zoto, Mashpee River near Waquoit Reserve in Massachusetts

Serina Sabilian, Wells Reserve in Maine