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West Flower Garden Bank (Flower Garden Banks NMS)
Texas, United States
Depth59–130 ft (18–39.6 m)
AccessBoat
Cert LevelAdvanced Open Water or equivalent experience
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July-September (calmest seas, coral spawning in August); winter trips target hammerheads.
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The western of the two coral-capped salt domes in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, about 110 miles off Freeport and 12 miles from East Bank. Its reef cap (roughly 60-100 ft) carries the same dense boulder star and brain coral cover, with deep sand flats and reef margins sloping past recreational limits. Dived from liveaboard charters on sanctuary mooring buoys, usually combined with East Bank and Stetson Bank on 2-3 day trips.
Quick Facts
Depth Range18m – 39.6m
CertificationAdvanced Open Water or equivalent experience
GearNitrox recommended; SMB required by most charters; 3-5 mm exposure protection.
HazardsOpen-ocean currents and swell; remoteness (100+ miles offshore); depth; fire coral.
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