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{{Organization
| name = Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
|OrganizationName=Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
| iucn_category = IV
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies (Sub-organization)
| photo = Scamp over invertebrates - Grays Reef NMS.jpg
|Mission=Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary protects a unique and diverse ecosystem of live bottom reefs off the Georgia coast, fostering scientific research, education, and conservation efforts to preserve this marine habitat for future generations.
| photo_caption = Sponges in Gray's Reef NMS
|ParentOrganization=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| map = USA Georgia#USA
|TopOrganization=Department of Commerce
| relief = 1
|OrganizationExecutive=Superintendent
| map_caption =  
|Services=Marine Research; Education; Recreational Diving; Conservation; Outreach Programs
| location = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States|USA]]
|Regulations=15 CFR Part 922 (National Marine Sanctuary Program Regulations)
| nearest_city = [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah, GA]]
|HeadquartersLocation=31.98854, -81.02168
| coordinates = {{coords|31|25|N|80|55|W|region:US|display=inline, title}}
|HeadquartersAddress=10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411 (Note: This is the address for the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, where the sanctuary office is located)
| area_km2 = 57
|Website=https://graysreef.noaa.gov
| established = {{start date and age|1981|1|16}}<ref>42 FR 7942. Retrieved from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1981-01-26/pdf/FR-1981-01-26.pdf</ref>
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| governing_body = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
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'''Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary''' is one of the largest near-shore live-bottom [[reef]]s in the [[southeastern United States]]. The sanctuary, designated in January 1981, is located {{convert|19|mi|nmi km}} off [[Sapelo Island]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and is part of the U.S. [[National Marine Sanctuary]] System.
'''Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary''' is one of the largest near-shore live-bottom [[reef]]s in the [[southeastern United States]]. The sanctuary, designated in January 1981, is located {{convert|19|mi|nmi km}} off [[Sapelo Island]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and is part of the U.S. [[National Marine Sanctuary]] System.
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