Flower Garden Banks
National Marine Sanctuary
Multimedia Gallery

Make a splash in some of the healthiest coral reefs in the world.

Northeast and Great Lakes Region

Mallows Bay-Potomac River Monitor Stellwagen Bank Thunder Bay

West Coast Region

Channel Islands Cordell Bank Greater Farallones Monterey Bay Olympic Coast

Pacific Islands Region

American Samoa Hawaii Humpback Whale Papahānaumokuākea

Southeast Region

Florida Keys Flower Garden Banks Gray's Reef
waves crash against rocks on a rocky coast

Climate Change in your Sanctuaries
a seahorse surrounded by colorful corals

Seahorses
Fish swim around a colorful reef

Banks 101
many arms of a starfish weaved together

Basket Star
The face of a red orange spikey crab

Spider Crab
Two brown and white speckled fish

Marbled Grouper
A lobster

Spanish Slipper Lobster
Fish swim near a coral reef

Grouper Spawning
a mobula gliding through the water

Mantas vs. Mobulas
coral spawning

Coral spawning in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
rov arm collecting samples

R/V Manta Timelapse
manta ray swimming overhead

Manta Ray
moray eel

Flower Garden Banks Expansion
Lionfish

Invasive Species
photo of a lionfish

Lionfish: Terror of the Coral Reefs, Part 3
A scuba diver floats below the surface

Tiger Shark Cruises by Divers at Safety Stop
dustin picard wearing scuba gear

Lt. Dustin Picard
diver taking a photograph

1400 Dives and Counting
Barrel sponge at East Garden Bank (2014)

Barrel Sponge
Healthy times

Healthy Times
Big barrel sponge (West Flower Garden Bank, 2016)

Big Barrel Sponge
Bleached brain coral

Bleached Brain Coral
Bleaching, algae, and a lionfish, OH MY!

Bleaching, Algae, and a Lionfish, OH MY!