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Fire Island nominated for added federal protection

Fire Island (January 6, 2007)

Photo credit: Newsday File / Walter Boss | Fire Island (January 6, 2007)

Fire Island National Seashore has been nominated for inclusion in a federal system that is designed to protect marine resources.

The National Park Service, which owns the site, has nominated it to become part of the National System of Marine Protected Areas, a program run by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of the Interior.

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