NMS: FGBNMS Coral Mortality Event; Flower Garden Banks NMS, TX
Flower Garden Banks NMS, TX | 2016-Jul-29
Initial Notification: On July 27, 2016 , the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Research Coordinator notified Dr. Steve Gittings of NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries Office of what appears to be an unprecedented mass dieoff of numerous species of at least corals, sea urchins, brittle stars, and sponges over a large area.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Other |
| Latitude (approximate): | 27° 59.40′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 94° 2.40′ West |