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OMAO administers the NOAA fleet of ships & aircraft and trains divers to safely facilitate Earth observation.

National Marine Sanctuary: Flower Garden Banks

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is one of 14 federally designated underwater areas protected by NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. It is the only sanctuary site located in the Gulf of Mexico.

Situated 70 to 115 miles off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, the Flower Garden Banks sanctuary includes underwater communities that rise from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico atop underwater mountains called salt domes.

Topics

Facility Group

National Marine Sanctuaries, National Marine Sanctuaries: Southeast Region, National Marine Sanctuaries: Flower Garden Banks

Global region

Texas

Operation

Diving Program

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Reviewed: December 23, 2015. Contact us with page issues.

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