'From Sea to Shining Sea: A Celebration of Marine Sanctuaries' has opened at Epcot's Living Seas, Walt Disney World Resort. The centerpiece of this exhibit, the masterful painting by renowned artist Robert Lyn Nelson, 'From Sea to Shining Sea', has traveled the world, representing the United States at Expo '98 in Lisbon, as part of the 'Year of the Ocean' celebration. The exhibit has also been featured at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.

From Sea to Shining Sea: A Celebration of Marine Sanctuaries' is sponsored by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. It has delighted audiences this year at both the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans and the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida.