Brine seep at East Flower Garden Bank. Areas of apparent salt encrustation and
bacteria on the sea floor beneath the brine lake.
Image ID: sanc0463, NOAA's Sanctuaries Collection Location: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Photo Date: 2007 March Photographer: Institute for Exploration. Credit: Rhode Island Institute for Archaeological Oceanography; Secrets of the Gulf Expedition. NOAA/NOS/NMS/FGBNMS.