Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

4700 Avenue U, Building 216
Galveston, TX 77550

409-621-5151

The Flower Garden Banks were discovered by snapper and grouper fishermen in the late 1800's. They named the banks after the brightly colored sponges, plants, and other marine life they could see on the colorful reefs below their boats.

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