Celebrating the Expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary!

By admin | August 30, 2021 |

Celebrating the Expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary!

Time to celebrate! Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary has been expanded from 56 to 160 square miles. The expansion adds 14 additional reefs and banks to the sanctuary, with slight adjustments to the boundaries of the sanctuary’s original three banks. The new sanctuary boundary extends protections to additional essential habitats for commercially and recreationally important fish, as well as habitats for threatened and endangered species, while also minimizing potential user conflicts.

To learn more, visit https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/jan21/flower-garden-banks-expansion.html

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5 Comments

  1. Glenn Amesquita on August 30, 2021 at 12:52 am

    Great! Love our oceans



  2. Linda Fielder on August 30, 2021 at 12:58 am

    Thank you for working to expand our Marine Sanctuary.



  3. Callie Summerlin on August 30, 2021 at 1:09 am

    I want to dive the Gardens. Thank you so much for your work!



  4. Aiden Porcho on August 30, 2021 at 1:12 am

    cool



  5. Anthony W Mitchell on August 30, 2021 at 1:21 am

    Climate change=the tropics are moving further north in America As the cold is moving further south in Asia