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SANCTUARY MAPS

Maps of the sanctuary have been created in various formats over the years. Some show where the sanctuary is located, others show boundaries, and still others show the bathymetry of the sea floor.

Sanctuary Location
Individual Banks

To learn more about the areas surrounding Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, please visit our interactive, GIS-based map. With this map you can view the bathymetry of the banks, boundaries, ROV tracks, platform and pipeline locations, shipping fairways, and more.

Gulf of Mexico map showing approximate location of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

Locator map for the FGBNMS in the Gulf of Mexico

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SANCTUARY LOCATION

Location of Flower Garden Banks NMS (410kb jpg)

National Marine Sanctuaries System Map (96kb gif)

Gulf of Mexico Current System (399kb jpg)

Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Banks (201kb jpg)

Weather Buoy Map (552kb jpg)

Galveston Office Location (11kb jpg)

Gulf of Mexico Watershed Map (756kb jpg)

Ancient Shorelines Map of Northern Gulf of Mexico (776kb jpg)

FGBNMS Atlas Map (560kb jpg)

Shipping Fairways near Sanctuary (148kb jpg)

Platforms and Pipelines Surrounding Sanctuary (216kb jpg)

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WEST FLOWER GARDEN BANK (WFGB)

WFGB Depth Map (215kb jpg)

WFGB Mooring Buoy Map (496kb jpg)

WFGB Hi-resolution Bathymetry Map (1.4MB jpg)

EAST FLOWER GARDEN BANK (EFGB)

EFGB Depth Map (552kb jpg)

EFGB Mooring Buoy Map (508kb jpg)

STETSON BANK (SB)

SB Depth Grid (1.86MB jpg)

SB ROV Track Map (138kb jpg)

SB Bathymetry Map (468kb jpg)

SB Bathymetry and Contour Map (1.9MB jpg)

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Juvenile blue tang (fish).  Bright yellow body with irridescent blue marking around eye and at top edge of dorsal fin.
   
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