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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies (Sub-organization)
|Mission=The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary protects spectacular coral reefs and associated marine habitats in the Gulf of Mexico, promoting conservation, research, education, and sustainable use of these underwater ecosystems.
|ParentOrganization=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|TopOrganization=Department of Commerce
|OrganizationExecutive=Superintendent
|Services=Coral Reef Conservation; Research; Educational Outreach; Diving; Fishing Regulation
|Regulations=15 CFR Part 922 (National Marine Sanctuary Program Regulations)
|HeadquartersLocation=29.27577, -94.81386
|HeadquartersAddress=4700 Avenue U, Building 216 Galveston, TX 77551
|Website=https://flowergarden.noaa.gov
}}
{{Short description|Marine protected area off of Texas, US}}
{{Short description|Marine protected area off of Texas, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
 
{{Infobox protected area
| name            = Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
| photo          = Flower Gardens NMS map.jpg
| photo_caption  = Map of Flower Garden Banks
| location        = [[Gulf of Mexico]], [[United States]]
| coordinates    = {{coord|27|55|N|93|43|W|region:US_type:landmark_dim:50000|display=title,inline}}<ref>{{cite web|title=GulfBase - Flower Garden Banks|url=http://www.gulfbase.org/reef/view.php?rid=fgb1|access-date=2011-12-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125120635/http://www.gulfbase.org/reef/view.php?rid=fgb1|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>
| established    = {{plainlist|
*{{start date and age|1992|1|17}}
*Expanded October 11, 1996, and January&nbsp;19,&nbsp;2021
}}
| governing_body  = [[National Ocean Service|NOAA National Ocean Service]]
| url            = http://flowergarden.noaa.gov
| area_sqmi      = 160
}}
The '''Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary''' ('''FGBNMS''') is a [[United States National Marine Sanctuary]] located {{Convert|100|nmi|mi km|lk=in}} off of [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], [[Texas]], in the northwestern [[Gulf of Mexico]]. It contains the northernmost [[coral reef]]s in the United States.
The '''Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary''' ('''FGBNMS''') is a [[United States National Marine Sanctuary]] located {{Convert|100|nmi|mi km|lk=in}} off of [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], [[Texas]], in the northwestern [[Gulf of Mexico]]. It contains the northernmost [[coral reef]]s in the United States.


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