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Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Name: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Address: 4700 Avenue U, Building 216, Galveston, TX, 77550, US

4700 Avenue U, Building 216

Galveston, TX 77550

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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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