SCIENCE DOCUMENTS

Looking for a list of sanctuary science projects? Need to know the outcomes of sanctuary research efforts? Want to know what happened on the latest expedition? You’ve come to the right place.

This page is a compilation of all of the science documents found elsewhere in this web site. You will also find links to these documents on the appropriate web pages.

General Science Documents
Cruise Reports
Bureau of Ocean Energy Managmen (BOEM) Reports
Animal Sighting Forms
Publications
Research Reports
Science Posters

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GENERAL DOCUMENTS

2008 Condition Report (1.6MB pdf)
- also available as a web page at 2008 Condition Report

Annual Coral Spawning Event (12kb pdf)

Biological Considerations of the Effects of Spearfishing (207kb pdf)
- a summary of research regarding the impacts of spearfishing on biological communities.

Collections Data Form (134kd pdf) - Must be submitted for approval any collection of samples or species from the sanctuary.

Manta Catalog (4.2MB pdf)

Mapping, Assessment and Removal of Derelict Fishing Gear (DFG) from Stetson Bank (648kb pdf)
- summary of marine debris removal project

Nutrient Stress on Coral Reef Communities (16kb pdf)

Permit Application (225kb pdf) - Request a permit to conduct research activities in the sanctuary.

Permit Application Instructions (288kb pdf) - Instructions for completing the Permit Application available above.

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

Research Projects (172kb 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

Coral Cap Species List (1.3MB pdf)
- comprehensive list of all the species identified in the sanctuary within recreational dive limits (0-130 ft, 0-40 m deep)

Temperature & Salinity Data (36kb pdf)
- data from 2005 to 2008

White Plague Coral Disease at the FGBNMS (556kb pdf)
- project summary by researcher Bob Jonas

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CRUISE REPORTS

Cruise Reports provide a summary of activities conducted during specific research cruises.

May 2010: Benthic Survey Cruise DFH14 (56kb pdf)

August 2009: Coral Spawning Cruise (692kb pdf)

May 2009: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Deep-Sea Coral Investigations (web page)

October 2008: Post-Ike Quick-Look Assessment Cruise (3.9MB pdf)

August 2008: Coral Spawning Cruise (812kb pdf)

July 2008: Mooring Drilling Cruise (416kb pdf)

July 2008: ICRS Field Trip (700kb pdf)

August 2006: Coral Spawning Cruise (508kb pdf)

October 2005: Hurricane Rita Impacts at the FGBNMS (1.3MB pdf)

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

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

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RESEARCH REPORTS

Research Reports provide a summary of research activities conducted during a calendar year.

2012 Research Report (4.3MB pdf)

2011 Research Report (76kb pdf)
- also available as a web page at 2011 Research Summary

2010 Research Report (65kb pdf)
- also available as a web page at 2010 Research Summary

2009 Research Report (1MB pdf)
- also available as a web page at 2009 Research Summary

2008 Research Report (444kb pdf)
- also available as a web page at 2008 Research Summary

2007 Research Report (336kb pdf)

2006 Research Report (856kb pdf)

2005 Research Report (328kb pdf)

2004 Research Report (136kb pdf)

2003 Research Report (320kb pdf)

2002 Research Report (304kb pdf)

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BOEM (MMS) DOCUMENTS

These documents are published by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), formerly known as the Minerals Management Service (MMS). For sanctuary-related documents prior to 2001, please visit the BOEM Environmental Reports website.

2010
2010-052 Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks: 2004-2008, Volume I: Technical Report (21.2MB pdf)

2010-053 Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks: 2004-2008, Volume II: Appendices (49.7MB pdf)

2009
MMS 2009-032 Post-Hurricane Assessment of Sensitive Habitats of the Flower Garden Banks Vicinity (9.8MB pdf)

2008
MMS 2008-027 Long Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks 2004-2005 - Interim Report Vol. I: Technical Report (4.1MB pdf)

MMS 2008-028 Long Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks 2004-2005 - Interim Report Vol. II: Appendices (5.7MB pdf)

MMS 2008-019 Post Hurricane Assessment at the East Flower Garden Bank Long Term Monitoring site: November 2005 (6.1MB pdf)

2006
MMS 2006-035 Long Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks 2002-2003 (8MB pdf)

MMS 2006-037 Effect of Depth, Location, and Habitat Type, on Relative Abundance and Species Composition of Fishes Associated with Petroleum Platforms and Sonnier Bank in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (4.1MB pdf)

2003
MMS 2003-031 Long Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks 2000-2001 (2.7MB)

2001
MMS 2001-101 Long Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks 1998-1999 (13MB pdf)

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SCIENCE POSTERS

Posters are available in both high and low resolution versions. The high resolution files are considerably larger in size.

Deepwater Antipatharians Poster, High Resolution (42MB pdf)

Deepwater Antipatharians Poster, Low Resolution (560kb pdf)

Deepwater Fishes Poster, High Resolution (40MB pdf)

Deepwater Fishes Poster, Low Resolution (376kb pdf)

Deepwater Invertebrates Poster, High Resolution (31MB pdf)

Deepwater Invertebrates Poster, Low Resolution (508kb pdf)

Deepwater Octocorals Poster, High Resolution (29MB pdf)

Deepwater Octocorals Poster, Low Resolution (560kb pdf)

Deepwater Sponges Poster, High Resolution (21MB pdf)

Deepwater Sponges Poster, Low Resolution (8MB pdf)

Manta Catalog Poster, High Resolution (1MB pdf)

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PUBLICATIONS

2008 Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Chapter, STATE OF THE CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS OF THE U.S. (2.6MB pdf)

2005 Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Chapter, STATE OF THE CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS OF THE U.S. (2.6MB pdf)

2002 Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Chapter, STATE OF THE CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS OF THE U.S. (200kb pdf)

For the full reports from 2008, 2005 and 2002, visit the NCCOS Sate of Coral Reef Ecosystems page.

A new species of Alpheus (Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae) from the Gulf of Mexico (1.9MB 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 - Final Report (August 2009) (This is a link to the NCCOS page that includes the report)

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

Coral spawn timing is a direct response to solar light cycles and is not an entrained circadian response (164kb pdf)

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

Understanding impacts of tropical storms and hurricanes on submerged bank reefs and coral communities in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico (1.57MB pdf)

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ANIMAL SIGHTING FORMS

Animal Sighting Report Form (263kb pdf) - Report observations of manta rays, whale sharks, other sharks and rays, sea turtles, marine mammals, octopus, squid, birds, or spawning organisms of any kind.

Lionfish Sighting Report Form (390kb pdf) - Report sightings of invasive lionfish anywhere in the sanctuary.

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