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SCIENCE DOCUMENTS

2002 Research Report (304kb pdf)
- summary of sanctuary research activities in 2002

2003 Research Report (320kb pdf)
- summary of sanctuary research activities in 2003

2004 Research Report (136kb pdf)
- summary of sanctuary research activities in 2004

2005 Research Report (328kb pdf)
- summary of sanctuary research activities in 2005

2006 Research Report (856kb pdf)
- summary of sanctuary research activities in 2006

2007 Research Report (336kb pdf)
- summary of sanctuary research activities in 2007

Annual Coral Spawning Event (12kb pdf)

Assessing and Tracking Resident, Immature Loggerheads (Caretta caretta) in and around the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Northwest Gulf of Mexico (December 2000) (4.3MB pdf)

Biogeographic Characterization of Fish Communities within the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary - Work Plan (September 2006) (152kb pdf)

Biogeographic Characterization of Fish Communities within the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary - Mission Report (October 2006) (400kb pdf)

Coral Disease Monitoring Cruise (May 2005) (332kb pdf)

Coral Disease Response Cruise (April 2005) (284kb pdf)

Coral Spawning Cruise 2006 (508kb pdf)

Fish Cleaning Behavior in the Sanctuary (12kb pdf)

Hurricane Rita Impacts at the FGBNMS (1.3MB pdf)

Nutrient Stress on Coral Reef Communities (16kb pdf)

Permit Application Packet (404kb pdf)
- guidelines and application forms for requesting a permit to do research within the sanctuary

Prior Assessments of Fish Communities on the Flower Garden Banks (16kb pdf)

Research Chronology (100kb pdf)
- a chronology of research in the sanctuary

Research Projects (124kb pdf)
- a listing of current science projects within the sanctuary

Secrets of the Gulf via Internet 2 (844kb pdf)
- an article by Peter Etnoyer, one of the researchers who participated in the Secrets of the Gulf expedition from a command center in Corpus Christi, TX

Species List (240kb pdf)
- a listing of all known plant and animal species found in the coral cap area of the sanctuary (the area within recreational dive limits)

SCIENCE POSTERS

Deepwater Antipatharians Poster (DRAFT), High Resolution (41.7MB pdf)

Deepwater Antipatharians Poster (DRAFT), Low Resolution (560kb pdf)

Deepwater Fishes Poster Poster (DRAFT), High Resolution (40MB pdf)

Deepwater Fishes Poster Poster (DRAFT), Low Resolution (376kb pdf)

Deepwater Invertebrates Poster (DRAFT), High Resolution (31.2MB pdf)

Deepwater Invertebrates Poster (DRAFT), Low Resolution (508kb pdf)

Deepwater Octocorals Poster (DRAFT), High Resolution (28.2MB pdf)

Deepwater Octocorals Poster (DRAFT), Low Resolution (560kb pdf)

Deepwater Sponges Poster (DRAFT), High Resolution (32.3MB pdf)

Deepwater Sponges Poster (DRAFT), Low Resolution (616kb pdf)