Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council to meet in Marathon

April 3, 2012

Media Contact:

Karrie Carnes
305-809-4700 x236

 

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Sanctuary Advisory Council

NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary will hold a public meeting of the Sanctuary Advisory Council in Marathon, Fla., on Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2012. 

Items on the agenda include the 11:45 a.m. election of a new council chair and vice-chair, and a 1 p.m. update on public scoping meetings for the sanctuary’s marine zoning and regulatory review. At 1:30 p.m., Dr. Steven Miller, of NOVA Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, will provide a presentation on the monitoring of benthic – or bottom – communities in the sanctuary’s marine zones.

The public comment periods are 10:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. 

WHAT:    Sanctuary Advisory Council meeting

WHEN:    Apr. 17, 2012, 9:00 a.m.

WHERE:   Marathon County Government Center, Emergency Operations Center/Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, 2798 Overseas Hwy. 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 305-809-4700 x245 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 floridakeys.noaa.gov or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/floridakeysnoaagov.

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