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  2. Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    On January 19, 2021, NOAA issued the Final Instruction for expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. This action protects 14 additional reefs and banks, slightly adjusts the boundaries of the sanctuary's original three banks and expands the sanctuary from 56 square miles (145 km 2) to a total of 160 square miles (415 km 2).

  3. Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier - Wikipedia

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    Concept art of the park. Pleasure Pier entrance in Galveston, Texas The new Pleasure Pier in 2012.. Features at the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier include: [2] [3] Iron Shark — a steel roller coaster constructed by Gerstlauer, [10] a 100 feet (30 m) tall coaster offering four inversions with a back section cantilevering over the water.

  4. San Luis Pass (Galveston Island) - Wikipedia

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    Across the strait from Galveston, San Luis was an island until 1885, when the strait Little Pass closed. [16] It is now a part of Follet's Island that was once called the Velasco Peninsula. [17] [18] San Luis, Texas was an abandoned establishment that once had a population of 2,000 after 1836. [16] As of 1989, about 20 people inhabited this ...

  5. Great white shark makes history after being spotted near ...

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    The furthest west a white shark has been spotted in the Gulf of Mexico, researchers report a great white shark named LeeBeth has made history. ... Great white sharks have been observed in Texas ...

  6. Shark tourism - Wikipedia

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    The whale sharks in the area are considered highly valuable in the ecotourism industry, as the industry provides numerous jobs to local people and brings in US$12 million annually. Tourist interest in wildlife tourism continues to grow, and the whale shark tourism industry is expected to increase through the year 2020. [13]

  7. Sharks can forecast hurricanes weeks ahead, experts ... - AOL

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    One nautical whiz, a fishing captain from Galveston, Tex., says he was able to predict three major hurricanes — including Ike, in 2008 — by observing eccentric and group behavior exhibited by ...

  8. Massive shark reeled in by anglers on Texas pier, video ... - AOL

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    Shark fishing is legal in Texas, where the daily limit is one fish per person. Port Aransas is on the Gulf of Mexico and is about 40 miles east of Corpus Christi. Show comments

  9. Marine Megafauna Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF) is a marine biology research and conservation nonprofit known for discovering, researching, and protecting large marine animals including whale sharks, manta rays, sea turtles, whales, and dugongs. Whale Sharks are the World's Biggest Fish Giant Manta Ray