Coast Guard Partnership in Education20th Anniversary Art Contest

• Contest Dates: February 14 – March 31

• Themes: Living Marine ResourcesMarine Environmental Protection

• Categories: Painting and Drawing

• Eligibility: K-12th grade students at U.S. Coast Guard Partnership in Education participating schools

• Competition: Finalists will be chosen in the following categories by grade levels: K-2nd, 3rd – 6th, 7th – 9th, and 10th – 12th

• Awards: District and national winners will be announced in May. Winning art will be displayed at Coast Guard Headquarters and at the Coast Guard Band annual Veterans Day Concert in Washington, DC.

(see contest guidelines at http://www.uscg.mil/pie-resources for more details)

U.S. Coast Guard Living Marine Resources Division: Marine Protected

Species Program

U.S. Coast Guard- The Nation’s Ocean Steward

Endangered Species ActU.S. Coast Guard identified to enforce the provisions of the Act.

Living Marine ResourcesThe Coast Guard enforces fishing regulations. Some of these regulations require fishing gear that is less harmful to protected species, like nets that allow turtles to escape (Turtle Excluder Devices)• Fishery Enforcement

•- Domestic Fishing Vessels•- Other Law Enforcement/Foreign

Fishing Vessels

The Coast Guard is also the nation’s first responder to when animals are entangled at-sea, enforcing regulations for marine sanctuaries.• Marine Protected Species

• Entanglements• Strandings• National Marine Sanctuaries

Whales sometimes get entangled in fishing line and other ocean debris.

Coast Guard-the first respondersHumpback Whale: Cutting away the debris wrapped around the whale.

Pilot Whale: Responding to an entangled whale at sea.

Sea turtles get entangled too, the Coast Guard takes action!

Leatherback Sea Turtle Loggerhead Sea Turtle

The Coast Guard returns turtles to the ocean once they are recuperated.

Sometimes, Coast Guard aircraft is used to transport animals long distances to ensure their recovery.

The Coast Guard also takes care of the ocean by removing debris that can trap animals and

hurt coral reefs.

The Coast Guard is the Nation’s ocean steward.U.S. Coast Guard- Semper Paratus