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2026 Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary coral reef monitoring is now complete!

Three divers with equipment swim over a reef collecting data.
A dive team wraps up their fish and benthic surveys. Credit: Sarah Rojano, Research Planning, Inc. on contract with NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science.

2026 Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary coral reef monitoring is now complete! As part of NOAA’s National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, NCCOS coral scientists and partners surveyed 61 sites over 4 days to collect photos and data on coral ecosystems and health. Learn more about this monitoring effort.