Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council to Meet in Marathon
August 3, 2011
NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary will hold a public meeting of the Sanctuary Advisory Council in Marathon, FL, on Tuesday, August 16, 2011.
Items on the agenda include a presentation on future implementation
of the sanctuary’s regulatory and marine zoning action plans at 11:00 a.m.,
and advisory council input on preliminary planning for a comprehensive review
of sanctuary regulations and zones at 1:00 p.m.
At 2:40 p.m., Benjamin Ruttenberg Ph.D., research fishery biologist for NOAA’s
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, will be presenting on thirty years of research
in the Florida Keys.
There will be opportunities for public comment at 10:05 a.m. and at 2:30 p.m.
WHAT: Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting
WHEN: August 16, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: Marathon Garden Club, 5270 Overseas Highway,
Marathon, FL 33050
WHO: NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
To receive more information, or to request a meeting agenda, please
contact Lilli Ferguson at 305-292-0311 or Lilli.Ferguson@noaa.gov.
Authorized in 1990 and established in 1992, the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council provides advice and recommendations on managing
and protecting the sanctuary. The council has 20 representatives and alternates
from community constituent groups, and 10 government agencies have non-voting
representatives on the council. Serving in a voluntary capacity, the council
members represent a variety of local user groups, as well as the general public.
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary protects 2,900 square nautical miles
of critical marine habitat, including coral reef, hard bottom, sea grass meadows,
mangrove communities and sand flats. NOAA and the state of Florida manage the
sanctuary. Visit us online at www.floridakeys.noaa.gov or
on Facebook at www.facebook.com/floridakeysnoaagov.
