September 3, 2026

Mooring Buoy Maintenance East and West Flower Garden Banks

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary divers recently performed some much-needed repairs and replacements to the fleet of mooring buoys in the sanctuary. Over four days, the team was able to successfully install three new u-bolt anchors, which were cemented into reef rock: two at East Flower Garden Bank and one at West Flower Garden Bank. While mooring buoys were not placed on these bolts at this time, they are ready for the next time the team is offshore.

Read more from Notes from the Field: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/notes/2026/mooring-buoy-maintenance-east-west-flower-garden-banks.html

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