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Flower garden banks nms, tx

Nms: Fgbnms Coral Mortality Event; Flower Garden Banks Nms, Tx · NOAAORR-9330

issued
2016-07-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-08-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-08-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
27.990, -94.040
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

NMS: FGBNMS Coral Mortality Event; Flower Garden Banks NMS, TX.
Flower Garden Banks NMS, TX.
1. 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.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 27.990N 094.040W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9330: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9330

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