protecting biscayne’s underwater treasures
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Protecting Biscayne’s Underwater Treasures
Protecting Biscayne’s Underwater Treasures.
•Problem: boat groundings, depreciative behavior, (impacts to soil; impacts to vegetation; impacts to water; impacts to wildlife); crowding; conflict
•Strategies: reduce the impact of use, harden resource/ experience
•Management Practices: facility development/site design/maintenance; rules/regulations; information/ education
Protecting Biscayne’s Underwater Treasures.
•The park▫1968/1980▫173,000 acres (95% underwater)▫Biologically rich coral reefs and seagrass
meadows▫Shallow water▫Half a million visitors (boating, swimming,
snorkeling, fishing)
Protecting Biscayne’s Underwater Treasures.
•The park▫1968/1980▫173,000 acres (95% underwater)▫Biologically rich coral reefs and seagrass
meadows▫Shallow water▫Half a million visitors (boating, swimming,
snorkeling, fishing)•Damage from recreational boating
Protecting Biscayne’s Underwater Treasures.
•Challenge of contacting visitors•Information/education at docks, park website,
press releases•How to use nautical charts, use electronic
navigation equipment, tide tables•“brown, brown, run aground!”/”blue, blue,
cruise on through.”•Markers and buoys•Fines for grounding (and liability for cost of
restoration)•How to deal with a grounding
Coral Restoration Program•NPCA/Nature Valley•Coral restoration in action
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