Archived Meeting Materials
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Archived Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Other Materials
2014
+February 18
9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Double Tree Grand Key Resort
3990 S. Roosevelt Boulevard
Key West, FL 33040
Agenda (pdf, 16 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 103 kb)Other Materials:
Regulatory Review Update (pdf, 575 kb)
Presentations on Enforcement in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary:
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (pdf, 7.4 MB)
NOAA Office of Law Enforcement (pdf, 1 MB)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (pdf, #8.8 MB)
U.S. Coast Guard (pdf, 930 kb)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (pdf, 3.2 MB)
NOAA General Council Enforcement Services (pdf, 761 kb)
Additional Materials:
Marine Sanctuary Penalty Schedule (pdf, 318 kb)
NOAA Office of Law Enforcement 2014 Quarter 1 Accomplishments Report (pdf, 580 kb)For additional information, refer to our Enforcement page.
April 15
9:00 a.m. - 2:35 p.m.
Islander Resort and Conference Center
Mile Marker 82.1 Oceanside
Islamorada, FL 33036
Agenda (pdf, 15 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 148 kb)Other Materials:
Motion Advocating Continued and Strengthened Support for Law Enforcement (pdf, 20 kb)
Marine Zoning and Regulatory Review: Update on Progress and Next Steps (pdf, 475 kb)
Biogeographic Assessment of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (pdf, 6 MB)
June 17
9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Hawk's Cay
61 Hawk's Cay Boulevard
Duck Key, FL 33050
Agenda (pdf, 16 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 192 kb)Other Materials:
Marine Zoning and Regulatory Review: Update on Progress and Next Steps (pdf, 481 kb)
Shallow Water Wildlife and Habitat Protection Working Group Recommendations (pdf, 386 kb)
Coral Reef Ecosystem Restoration Working Group Recommendations (pdf, 494 kb)
SAC Resolution to Advance Shallow Water Wildlife and Habitat Protection Working Group Recommendations for Analysis through a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (pdf, 105 kb)
SAC Resolution to Advance Coral Reef Ecosystem Restoration Working Group Recommendations for Analysis through a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (pdf, 98 kb)
Marine Protected Area and FKNMS Sanctuary Advisory Councils' Call to Action “Destination Marine Protected Areas: Sustaining America’s Most Treasured Ocean Places for Recreation and Stewardship” (pdf, 170 kb)
Additional Materials:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Restoration and Shallow Water Wildlife and Habitat Protection Working Group Recommendations for Sanctuary Advisory Council Consideration (pdf, 20 MB)
August 19
9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Hilton Key Largo Resort
97000 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, FL 33037
Agenda (pdf, 16 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 88 kb)Other Materials:
Marine Zoning and Regulatory Review: Update on Progress and Next Steps (pdf, 478 kb)
Ecosystem Protection Working Group Recommendations (pdf, 1,516 kb)
Considerations in Management within National Wildlife Refuges (pdf, 235 kb)
Marine Zoning and Regulatory Review: Advisory Council Recommendation & Agency Review (pdf, 441 kb)
SAC Resolution to Advance Ecosystem Protection Working Group Recommendations for Analysis through a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (pdf, 106 kb)
Additional Materials:
Ecosystem Protection: Ecological Reserves / Preservation Areas and Wildlife Protection Working Group Recommendations for Sanctuary Advisory Council Consideration (pdf, 10,633 kb)October 21
9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Hawk's Cay
61 Hawk's Cay Boulevard
Duck Key, FL 33050
Final Agenda (pdf, 14 kb)
Final Minutes (pdf, 242 kb)Other Materials:
Update on Progress and Next Steps (pdf, 442 kb)
SAC 2012 Work-Plan Items: Actions for Review and Recommendation (pdf, 210 kb)
Resolution of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Addressing Permit Procedures and Adaptive Management for Analysis in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (pdf, 103 kb)
Resolution of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Addressing Artificial Habitats for Analysis in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (pdf, 97 kb)
Resolution of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Addressing Water Quality for Analysis in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (pdf, 97 kb)
Resolution of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Addressing South Florida Fishery Management Coordination for Analysis in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (pdf, 96 kb)
Marine Zoning and Regulatory Review: Advisory Council Recommendation & Agency Review (pdf, 448 kb)
Endangered Species Act Updates: Coral Listing (final), Acropora Recovery Plan (draft), and Nassau Grouper Listing (proposed) (pdf, 536 kb)Additional Materials:
Sanctuary Advisory Council Work-Plan Actions for Review and Recommendation (pdf, 4,464 kb)
2013
+February 19
Hawk's Cay
61 Hawk's Cay Boulevard
Duck Key, FL 33050
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
Agenda (pdf, 20 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 115 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 33036
Agenda (pdf, 16 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 133 kb)Other Materials:
Shallow Water Wildlife and Habitat Protection Working Group Recommendations to SAC (pdf, 2 MB)
Ecosystem Protection Working Group Recommendations to SAC (pdf, 1 MB)
Coral Reef Ecosystem Restoration Working Group Recommendations to SAC (pdf, 4.2 MB)
User Fees and Alternative Funding Options (pdf, 752 kb)
RESTORE Act Coral Restoration Proposal (pdf, 764 kb)
Resolution Supporting RESTORE Act Funds for Coral Reef Restoration Proposal (pdf, 14 kb)
Motion on Examining Alternative Funding Sources for Sanctuary Management (pdf, 14 kb)August 20
Doubletree Grand Key Resort
3990 S. Roosevelt Blvd.
Key West, FL 33040
Agenda (pdf, 22 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 173 kb)Other Materials:
Marine Zoning and Regulatory Review Process Overview (pdf, 405 kb)
Ecosystem Protection Working Group: Summary and Work Products (pdf, 1.2 MB)
Ecosystem Protection Working Group Proposal for Regional Meetings (pdf, 349 kb)
Permit Procedures and Adaptive Management (pdf, 2.1 MB)
Boater Education (pdf, 834 kb)
Water Quality: Responses to Issues, Accomplishments and Future Actions (pdf, 1.1 MB)
Adminstrative Updates and Next Steps (pdf, 348 kb)
Written Public Comments (pdf, 6.7 MB)October 15 - * Cancelled due to government shut-down *
Islander Resort and Conference Center
Mile Marker 82.1 Oceanside
Islamorada, FL 33036
Draft Agenda (pdf, 21 kb)December 10
Islander Resort and Conference Center
Mile Marker 82.1 Oceanside
Islamorada, FL 33036
Agenda (pdf, 22 kb)
Minutes (pdf, 123 kb)Other Materials:
Ecosystem Protection Working Group Update (pdf, 715 kb)
Sanctuary Advisory Council Next Steps and 2014 Calendar (pdf, 687 kb)
Everglades Restoration: Update on Progress and Activities (pdf, 2 MB)
Motion Supporting the Continued Restoration of America's Everglades (pdf, 24 kb)
Motion Supporting NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement (pdf, 26 kb)
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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)
Motion of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Study Area and Boundary Modifications for Analysis in the Marine Zoning and Regulatory Review Process (pdf, 27 kb)
Motion of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Personal Watercraft Tours / Fishing Conflict Options for Analysis in the Marine Zoning and Regulatory Review Process (pdf, 32 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)
Archived Workshop Materials
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)
