Because of its remote location, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is a site most people will never see in person. However, photos and videos of the sanctuary are the next best thing.
Below are links to several video pages that show off the spectacular variety of life within the sanctuary. We hope you enjoy your "virtual" visit and come to appreciate these wonderful reefs as much as we do!
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This page includes video of:
- High Island A389A - the gas production platform located at East Flower Garden Bank
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This page includes video of:
- Balloonfish (Diodon holocanthus)
- Fishes of Flower Garden and Stetson Banks
- Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris)
- Winter Visitors to Stetson Bank (drop camera footage)
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This page includes video of:
- Sanctuary Invertebrates
- Moon Jellies (Aurelia aurita)
- Octopus & Squid (Octopus filosus, Loligo plei)
- Sea Hares (Aplysia sp.)
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This page includes video of:
- Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta, Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Saving an Entangled Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
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This page includes video of:
- Sharks (Sphyrna lewini, Rhincodon typus, Carcharhinus sp.)
- Rays (Aetobatus narinari, Manta birostris, Dasyatis americana, Dasyatis centroura)
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This page includes video of:
- Brittle Stars (Ophioderma squamosissimus, Ophioderma rubicundum)
- Christmas Tree Worms (Spirobranchus giganteus)
- Corals
- Sponges (Xestospongia muta, Agelas clathrodes)
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This page includes video of:
- R/V MANTA
- Salt Dome Formation
- Secret Reef Exhibit at Tennessee Aquarium
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| Be sure to check back with us every so often and see what else we've added to the Video Library! |
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