Following is a selection of reefs and banks of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, listed from west to east. Click on each bank name for more detailed information and images.
Horseshoe Bank – named by sanctuary staff for its shape
MacNeil Bank – named for F. Stearns MacNeil, a U.S. Geological Survey geologist
Rankin Bank – named for John L. Rankin of Minerals Management Service
28 Fathom Bank – named for its depth
Bright Bank – named for Thomas Bright, a Texas A&M University marine biologist
Geyer Bank – named for Richard A. Geyer, a Texas A&M University geophysicist
Elvers Bank – named for Douglas J. Elvers, a Minerals Management Service geophysicist
McGrail Bank (formerly 18 Fathom Bank) – named for David W. McGrail, a Texas A&M and Coast Guard oceanographer
Sonnier Bank (formerly Three Hickey Rocks or Candy Mountain) – named for Farley Sonnier, an offshore wildlife photographer
Bouma Bank – named for Arnold H. Bouma, an LSU geologist
Rezak Bank – named for Richard Rezak, a Texas A&M University oceanographer
Sidner Bank – named for Bruce Sidner, a Texas A&M University geologist
Parker Bank – named for Frances L. Parker, an oceanographer from Scripps
Alderdice Bank – named for Robert Alderdice, founder of the Flower Garden Ocean Research Center (FGORC)