Sanctuary Advisory Council Meetings, Announcements and Actions
Check this page for information about upcoming Sanctuary Advisory Council meetings and other announcements and to access minutes and other materials from previous meetings.
Sanctuary Advisory Council meetings are normally held on the third Tuesday of every other month (February, April, June, August, and October). The Council also meets on the second Tuesday of December.
Meetings are open to the public and you are invited to attend and provide comments.
Meetings
Note that all agendas for future meetings are subject to change up until the day of the meeting. Please treat any agenda for a future meeting as DRAFT until the day of the meeting.
2013
+February 19
Hawk's Cay
61 Hawk's Cay Boulevard
Duck Key, FL 33050
Draft Agenda (pdf, 21 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 89 kb)Other Materials:
Permit Procedures and Adaptive Management (pdf, 1 MB)
Coral Reef Ecosystem Restoration Working Group Progress, Next Steps (pdf, 193 kb)
Coast Guard Auxiliary Boater Education (pdf, 1.6 MB)
Shallow Water Working Group Progress, Next Steps (pdf, 637 kb)
Water Quality Protection Program Accomplishments, Future Actions (pdf, 568 kb)April 16
Hawk's Cay
61 Hawk's Cay Boulevard
Duck Key, FL 33050
Draft Agenda (pdf, 20 kb)Other Materials:
Motion Supporting Everglades Draft Management Plan Preferred Alternative with Caveats (pdf, 16 kb)
Ecosystem Protection Working Group Progress and Next Steps (pdf, 715 kb)
Shallow Water Wildlife and Habitat Protection Working Group Progress and Next Steps (pdf, 2 MB)
Coral Reef Ecosystem Protection Working Group Progress and Next Steps (pdf, 2.5 MB)
Education, Outreach and Media Activities and Products (pdf, 5.5 MB)
Everglades National Park Draft Management Plan/ East Everglades Wilderness Study (pdf, 4.5 MB)July 9
Islander Resort and Conference Center
Mile Marker 82.1 Oceanside
Islamorada, FL 33036August 20
October 15
December 10
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2012
+February 21
Agenda (pdf, 59 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 111 kb)Other Materials:
GIS 101 (pdf, 1.3 MB)
GIS System Support for the FKNMS (pdf, 500 kb)
Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges: Backcountry Management (pdf, 2.6 MB)
SAC Outreach Template for Review of the Marine Zones and Regulations (pdf, 935 kb)
April 17
Agenda (pdf, 53 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 219 kb)Other Materials:
Marine Zoning and Regulatory Review: Media and Community Outreach (pdf, 3.8 MB)
Tracking Life on the Reef: Monitoring Benthic Communities in No-Take Zones (pdf, 1.5 MB)
June 19
Agenda (pdf, 32 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 198 kb)
Other Materials:
Motion on the base location of the EPA Water Quality Protection Program staff (pdf, 7 MB)
August 21
Agenda (pdf, 56 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 172 kb)
Other Materials:
Scoping Summary Overview (pdf, 924 kb)
Zoning Process for the FKNMS (pdf, 5.5 MB)
Key West National Wildlife Refuge Sea Turtle Project (pdf, 3.3 MB)
Designating New National Marine Sanctuaries (pdf, 750 kb)
Biogeographic Assessments to Meet Management Needs (pdf, 4.7 MB)
Motion Regarding Site Evaluation List (pdf, 71 kb)
Site Evaluation List Letter of Support (pdf, 203 kb)
October 16
Agenda (pdf, 55 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 159 kb)
Other Materials:
Habitat-based Fishery Assessment (pdf, 1.5 MB)
December 11
Agenda (pdf, 138 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 247 kb)
Other Materials:
Draft Advisory Council Regulatory and Zoning Alternatives Development Workplan (pdf, 257 kb)
Summary of Boundary Adjustment Options and Study Area Recommendations (pdf, 1.3 MB)
Gulf of Mexico Mesophotic Reef Species Connectivity to FKNMS (pdf, 1.7 MB)
User Agreement by Lower Keys Fishing Guide Association, PWC Co-op (pdf, 188 kb)
PWC Co-op and Key West Anglers User Conflict Relief Request (pdf, 337 kb) -
2011
+February 15
Agenda (pdf, 36 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 250 kb)Other Materials:
Key West High School Alternative Energy Center (pdf, 1.4 MB)
National Wildlife Refuge – Friends & Volunteers of Refuges Presentation (pdf, 4.8 MB)
Overview of NOAA Coral Program Activities in FL Keys (pdf, 1.3 MB)
Resolution on Draft Aquaculture Policy (pdf, 40 kb)
Meeting Summary of Technical Advisory & WQPP Management Committees (pdf, 1.5 MB)April 19
Agenda (pdf, 13 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 207 kb)Other Materials:
Oceana Resort Location Landscape (pdf, 65 kb)
Oceana Resort Marine Habitat Survey (pdf, 205 kb)
Oceana Resort Presentation One (pdf, 627 kb)
Oceana Resort Presentation Two (pdf, 1.8 MB)June 21
Agenda (pdf, 35 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 137 kb)Other Materials:
FKNMS Enforcement Priorities Presentation (pdf, 990 kb)
NOAA Office of Law Enforcement Joint Enforcement Agreement for FKNMS (pdf, 138 kb)
Marine Sanctuaries Ecosystem Health – 2010 Summary Table (pdf, 464 kb)
Motion on Acropora Protection (pdf, 32 kb)
Resolution in Support of NRDA Funding for Projects (pdf, 49 kb)
Sanctuary Condition Reports Summary (pdf, 1.7 MB)August 16
Agenda (pdf, 64 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 237 kb)Other Materials:
30 Years of Change in Reef Fish Communities in the Florida Keys (pdf, 3.2 MB)
- Clip of Fish Survey Sites by Year (wmv, 353 kb)
- Clip of Coral Changes, 1960 to 2010 (wmv, 75.4 MB)
Implementing FKNMS Regulatory and Marine Zone Action Plans Summary (pdf, 709 kb)
Motion on Spiny Lobster Fishing in the EEZ (pdf, 7 kb)
Resolution Supporting Designation of Snapper Ledge & Coral Nursery as SPAs (pdf,67 kb)
Resolution on Regulatory and Marine Zone Action Plans (pdf, 78 kb)
Staff Summary for Implementing Regulatory and Marine Zoning Action Plans (pdf, 1.4 MB)October 25
Agenda (pdf, 40 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 233 kb)Other Materials:
Adaptive, Ecosystem-Based Management of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Reserve Network Presentation (pdf, 2.2 MB)
Ballyhoo Workgroup Update Presentation (pdf, 518 kb)
Comprehensive Regulatory Review Status Update and Next Steps (pdf, 740 kb)
Monroe County's Participation in FWC's Pilot Program for Anchoring & Mooring (pdf, 3.2 MB)
Resolution Supporting FWC Pilot Program for Anchoring and Mooring (pdf, 45 kb)December 13
Agenda (pdf, 52 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 204 kb)Other Materials:
Draft Goals and Objectives for Marine Zoning Review (pdf, 372 kb)
Draft Gant-format Regulatory and Zone Review Timeline (pdf, 103 kb)
Draft Bubble-format Regulatory and Zone Review Timeline (pdf, 555 kb)
Status of Plans for International Offshore Oil Exploration (pdf, 1.3 MB)
Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations in the Florida Keys (pdf, 3 MB)
Motion to Change Wording in Marine Zoning Review Document (pdf, 74 kb)
Motion to Adopt Marine Zoning Review Documents (pdf, 74 kb)
2010
+February 16
Agenda (pdf, 37 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 227 kb)Other Materials:
Resolution for Proposed NOAA MSD Discharge Rule (pdf, 40 kb)
Resolution Opposing Expansion of Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (pdf, 42 kb)April 20
Agenda (pdf, 36 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 208 kb)Other Materials:
Resolution Supporting Climate Change Action Plan for Florida Reef Tract (pdf, 59 kb)June 15
Agenda (pdf, 75 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 223 kb)August 17
Agenda (pdf, 36 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 220 kb)Other Materials:
Resolution on Tamiami Trail Bridge Extension (pdf, 54 kb)October 19
Agenda (pdf, 35 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 251 kb)Other Materials:
Resolution Supporting Changes to FWC Permit Fishery Regulations (pdf, 34 kb)December 14
Agenda (pdf, 58 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 261 kb)2009
+February 17
Agenda (pdf, 16 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 133 kb)Other Materials:
Eco-Mariner Resolution (pdf, 20 kb)
Motion on Forwarding Land (pdf, 11 kb)
Motion on Lionfish (pdf, 12 kb)
Motion Supporting Cramer (pdf, 9 kb)
Resolution – Spreader Canal (pdf, 15 kb)April 21
Agenda (pdf, 17 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 172 kb)June 16
Agenda (pdf, 67 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 252 kb)Other Materials:
Addendum to the 02-17-09 C-111 Resolution (pdf, 49 kb)
Resolution on EMB Service Area Expansion (pdf, 73 kb)
Everglades National Park GMP Resolution (pdf, 84 kb)
Resolution on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (pdf, 5 kb)
Offshore Oil Drilling in Eastern Gulf of Mexico (pdf, 6 kb)August 18
Agenda (pdf, 35 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 212 kb)Other Materials:
Resolution on Ocean Acidification (pdf, 39 kb)
Resolution on SEAKEYS (pdf, 41 kb)October 20
Agenda (pdf, 65 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 203 kb)December 8
Agenda (pdf, 58 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 220 kb)Other Materials:
Permit Resolutions (pdf, 34 kb)
Motion on SAC Charter Amendment (pdf, 40 kb)
Resolution on Climate Change (pdf, 34 kb)2008
+February 19
Agenda (pdf, 17 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 81 kb)Other Materials:
Florida Forever Resolution (pdf, 19 kb)
Working Waterfronts Motion (pdf, 16 kb)April 15
Agenda (pdf, 17 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 67 kb)Other Materials:
Resolution Supporting Inwater Research (pdf, 13 kb)
Motion Supporting Raising Vessel Registration Fees (pdf, 12 kb)June 17
Agenda (pdf, 17 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 95 kb)Other Materials:
Marine Zoning Draft Recommendations (pdf, 92 kb)
Resolution on Offshore Aquaculture Concerns (pdf, 16 kb)August 19
Meeting canceled due to weatherOctober 21
Agenda (pdf, 14 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 74 kb)Other Materials:
Resolution (pdf, 8 kb)December 9
Agenda (pdf, 14 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 114 kb)Other Materials:
Final Motion on Mandatory Boater Education (pdf, 12 kb)
Final Resolution Supporting Land Acquisition (pdf, 15 kb)
Final Motion on Revision of the FKNMS Regulatory Action Plan (pdf, 10 kb)2007
+February 20
Agenda (pdf, 17 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 145 kb)April 17
Agenda (pdf, 16 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 147 kb)June 19
Agenda (pdf, 16 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 67 kb)Other Materials:
Resolution (pdf, 18 kb)August 21
Agenda (pdf, 17 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 72 kb)Other Materials:
FIU SW Shelf Resolution (pdf, 11 kb)
Water Use Resolution (pdf, 17 kb)October 16
Agenda (pdf, 16 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 82 kb)Other Materials:
Card Sound Road (pdf, 24 kb)
Modified Waters Deliveries Project (pdf, 31 kb)
Sports Season Lobster Tagging Program and Debris Removal (pdf, 24 kb)December 11
Agenda (pdf, 17 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 83 kb)Other Materials:
Final Resolution on a Decompartmentalization Alternative (pdf, 24 kb)2006
+February 21
Agenda (pdf, 5 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 78 kb)April 11
Agenda (pdf, 5 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 70 kb)June 20
Agenda (pdf, 73 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 26 kb)August 15
Agenda (pdf, 6 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 66 kb)Other Materials:
SAC Motions (pdf, 81 kb)October 17
Agenda (pdf, 12 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 90 kb)December 12
Agenda (pdf, 18 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 65 kb)Other Materials:
Motions (pdf, 19 kb)2005
+February 15
Agenda (pdf, 12 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 25 kb)Other Materials:
Motions (pdf, 10 kb)April 19
Agenda (pdf, 11 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 25 kb)June 21
Agenda (pdf, 11 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 22 kb)Other Materials:
Motions (pdf, 13 kb)August 16
Agenda (pdf, 10 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 1.1 Mb)Other Materials:
Strategic Planning and Vision Workshop (pdf, 95 kb)October 11
Agenda (pdf, 11 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 13 kb)Other Materials:
PG Motion (pdf, 10 kb)
Ballyhoo Motion (pdf, 0 kb)
C-SOP Resolution (pdf, 13 kb)December 6
Agenda (pdf, 12 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 15 kb)Other Materials:
Vision and Mission Statements (pdf, 3 kb)
Workshops
2008
+Southern Everglades and Florida Keys Ecosystem Restoration Workshop – November 18, 2008
Final Agenda (pdf, 18 kb)
Presentations from the Southern Everglades and Florida Keys Ecosystem Restoration Workshop are included as links in the final agenda.
+Marine Zoning Workshop – March 25, 2008
Final Agenda (pdf, 20 kb)
Breakout Group Discussions Summary (pdf, 62 kb)
Copies of speaker presentations from the marine zoning workshop are available upon request to the Sanctuary Advisory Council Coordinator.
2007
+Climate Change and Energy Workshop – May 22, 2007
Final Agenda (pdf, 27 kb)
Resolution on Climate Change Final Draft (pdf, 20 kb)
Resolution on Energy Production Pollutants Final Draft (pdf, 21 kb)
Resolution of Coal-fired Power Plants Final Draft (pdf, 21 kb)
