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Image Library

STETSON BANK MONITORING IMAGES

Long-term monitoring efforts at the sanctuary include the use of repetitive photo stations--pins mark locations on the reef where researchers return each year to take photos. By comparing photos from year to year they can evaluate the changes taking place on the reef.

Following are photos from 2002 to present for three of the repetitive photo stations at Stetson Bank. These photos may be used as part of the Stetson Bank Monitoring educational activity available for the classroom.

Download the Stetson Bank Monitoring Activity (444kb pdf)

Click on a picture below to see a larger, hi-resolution image. Right click on the resulting image and save it to your computer for use with the Stetson Bank Monitoring Activity. All images should be credited to Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS).

PIN 26 Photos
Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2002.
Stetson Bank Pin 26
June 2002		 Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2003.
Stetson Bank Pin 26
September 2003
Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2004.
Stetson Bank Pin 26
June 2004		 Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2005.
Stetson Bank Pin 26
June 2005
Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2006.
Stetson Bank Pin 26
June 2006		 Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2007.
Stetson Bank Pin 26
July 2007
Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2008.
Stetson Bank Pin 26
June 2008

PIN 37 Photos
Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2002.
Stetson Bank Pin 37
June 2002		 Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2003.
Stetson Bank Pin 37
September 2003
Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2004.
Stetson Bank Pin 37
June 2004		 Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2005.
Stetson Bank Pin 37
June 2005
Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2006.
Stetson Bank Pin 37
June 2006		 Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2007.
Stetson Bank Pin 37
July 2007

PIN 40 Photos
Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2002.
Stetson Bank Pin 40
June 2002		 Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2003.
Stetson Bank Pin 40
September 2003
Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2004.
Stetson Bank Pin 40
June 2004		 Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2005.
Stetson Bank Pin 40
June 2005
Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2006.
Stetson Bank Pin 40
June 2006		 Coral, sponges, and algae on the reef in 2007.
Stetson Bank Pin 40
July 2007



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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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