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Attachment 3 



UNITED tTATCt DEPARTMENT Of COMMERCE 



Natiorul Octanic »n4 Atmetphark A*ii4ni«tratia<i 



NATIOMAL OCIAN tf RVICt 



OmCI OP OCIJkN AND COASTAL tCSOUICI MAHAetMfMT 



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Fact Sheet 

 Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary 



Lacatlaa • 110 ml SSE or Galvcxoo. TX (shallowcM tnu of ibe Eau Rower Oaniea Bank: 27*S4.S'N, 

 «3*36.ffW: ibaUowcM treat of Ibe Waal Rowar Garden Bantc 27*S2.5'N, 93*40.0^0. 



Habitat aad R*«eare«« • Sheir-edfe lopographic feaiurei capped by ibe aonbemmou coral reefi 

 io Nortb America. Rouflily 300 acre* of coral reefi, bome lo more Ibta SO specie* of tl|ae. 

 250 speclei of iovertebraiet, and I7S ipeciei ot ntta; importaal babitai lo ibarkt. tea lurtlet, 

 and maoli rayi. Other viiitort include ipolted dolpbioi and whale ibarkt. 



Priaary Utera - Sport divert, iport and commerelal flibermeo, boaiert, tclcoiitu. 



Dcdgaatlea Date - January 17. 1992; ibe Naiioo'i lOtb of 13 oatiooal marine lanctuariei. 



Aatkarlty - Marine Protection, Retearcb, and Sanclutriet Act of 1972: to detifnaic u ntUooal 

 marine tanciuariei diKrete areat of tbc marine eovironmeni of tpecial aatiooal tl(oiflcancc 

 doe 10 ibeir coniervation, recrcaiional, ecological, blttorical, rcacarcb. educaliooal, or 

 eatbetic value in order lo pronoie comprcbentive contervalioa and maaatemenl of ifae areat. 



AdBlalalratlva Agaacy - Naiiooal Oceanic * Aimotpberic Admioitlraiioo. Office of Ocean and 

 Coaaial Retotirce Mioafemeni. Sancniarica and Retervet Dlvltlo*. 



Caalt • Long-term retource proieciioa; topport, proooie, and coordinate acleatlfic retearcb and 

 mooiioriog: enhance public awareneu: managemeni tailored to Sanctuary needt and goals: 

 facilitate eoviroomeoitlly touad multiple ute. 



Caaceraa - unrestricted anchoring: long-term effecu of offtborc oil and gat development activiiiet: 

 ovcrfitbiog: increating ute by recreational divert tod boaters. 



SIsa af Saactaary • 41.7 square aautkal miles (19.2 tquarc nautical milet ai tbe East Flower 

 Garden Bank, and 22.5 tquare nautical milet at Ibe Weat Rower Garden Bank). Boundariet 

 include all areat Ictt than 100 a deep, and those areas greater than 100 ■ wilbia tbe 'no 

 activity* tone around each bank eatablished by tbe Mineralt Management Service, rotmded out 

 to allow eaty Ideatiflcatioo of Sanctuary boundaries for enforcement purpotea. 



For fbrthcr laformatloo, cooiact: 



Dr. Stephen R. fflltlagt. Manager 



Rower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary 



1716 Briarcrest Drive 



SulU 702 



Bryan, Teut 77103 



(409) I47-9296 PAX (409) I45-7S2S 



