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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies (Sub-organization)
|Mission=The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary aims to protect, conserve, and interpret the maritime heritage of Lake Michigan by managing significant shipwreck sites, promoting research, education, and tourism while fostering stewardship of this cultural resource.
|ParentOrganization=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|TopOrganization=Department of Commerce
|OrganizationExecutive=Superintendent
|Services=Shipwreck Preservation; Research; Public Education; Tourism Promotion; Community Engagement
|HeadquartersLocation=43.73725, -87.75483
|HeadquartersAddress=One University Drive, Sheboygan, WI 53081
|Website=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wisconsin
}}
{{Short description|Protected marine area in Lake Michigan off Wisconsin, United States}}

The '''Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary''' is a [[National Marine Sanctuary|national marine sanctuary]]<ref name=natmarinesanctuaryWSCNMSpress>[https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/press/wisconsin/ National Marine Sanctuaries press release: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021]</ref> administered by the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA), an agency of the [[United States Department of Commerce]]; NOAA co-manages the sanctuary jointly with the [[Government of Wisconsin|State of Wisconsin]]. It is located in [[Lake Michigan]] along the coast of [[Wisconsin]]. It was created in 2021 as the 15th national marine sanctuary and protects [[shipwreck]]s considered nationally important [[Archaeology|archaeological]] resources.<ref name=natmarinesanctuaryWSCNMS>[https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wisconsin/ National Marine Sanctuaries: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021]</ref>