1. 46 Bridges 46 Bridges >1600 Keys >1600 Keys >1800 miles of >1800 miles of shoreline shoreline Florida Keys “….This world of the Keys has no counterpart elsewhere in the United States, and indeed few Coasts of the earth are like it ….” Rachel Carson Rachel Carson

2. Sanctuary Advisory Council Monroe County Elected Official Monroe County Elected Official Citizen Reps. Citizen Reps. Recreation Fishing Reps. Recreation Fishing Reps. Commercial Fishing Reps. Commercial Fishing Reps. Tropical Fishing Collector Tropical Fishing Collector Archaeology rep Archaeology rep Dive Industry Reps. Dive Industry Reps. Science Rep. Science Rep. Conservation Organization Reps. Conservation Organization Reps. Education Rep. Education Rep. Tourism reps Tourism reps 19 Members of various stakeholders

3. Sanctuary Advisory Council Council Our Conduit To the Waterfront Community

4. Marine Zones Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Sanctuary Preservation Areas Sanctuary Preservation Areas Special-Use Areas Special-Use Areas Ecological Reserves Ecological Reserves Wildlife Management Areas Wildlife Management Areas Existing Management Areas Existing Management Areas

5. Final July 1, 2001 July 1, 2001 518 sq k 518 sq k 151 sq mi 151 sq mi Tortugas N & S Tortugas N & S FKNMS ( boundary expanded) FKNMS ( boundary expanded) 7 Separate Jurisdictions 7 Separate Jurisdictions Tortugas Ecological Reserve

6. Tortugas 2000 Working Group 25 member Working Group of Sanctuary Advisory Council25 member Working Group of Sanctuary Advisory Council All stakeholdersAll stakeholders All Resource ManagersAll Resource Managers Ecosystem ApproachEcosystem Approach Ignored JurisdictionsIgnored Jurisdictions Focus not on size or % area, but objectivesFocus not on size or % area, but objectives

7. High potential for receiving & retaining larvae High potential for providing larvae to downstream areas Oceanography / Currents Current Meters Bathymetry

8. Four Paths of Satellite Current-Tracking Meters Investigators: Dr. Tom Lee Dr. Liz Williams Un of Miami NOAA Funds

9. Socio-economic Assessment Reef Fish Rec Fish LobsterDiving

10. Sanctuary Enforcement Use Interpretive Enforcement  Use Interpretive Enforcement Federally Funded  Federally Funded  State FWC Officers  Equipment  17 Sanctuary Officers  Captain & 4 Lieutenants  NOAA / Enforcement

11. Enforcement Utilize an 82’ USCG cutter for patrolsUtilize an 82’ USCG cutter for patrols Utilize a 41’ USCG patrol craft for patrolsUtilize a 41’ USCG patrol craft for patrols

12. 19972550 75 100 125 1999 2001 19972550 75 100 125 1999 2001 size (mm CL) Frequency year 10 20 30 40 50 Western Sambo Ecological Reserve Pelican Shoal Reference Size-Frequency of Male Spiny Lobsters Cox et al.

13. Reef Fishes Bohnsack et al.

15. 1997 Yellowtail Snapper Density No-take Marine Reserves Key West Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Adults)

16. 1998 Yellowtail Snapper Density No-take Marine Reserves Key West Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Adults)

17. 1999 Yellowtail Snapper Density No-take Marine Reserves Key West Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Adults)

18. 2000 Yellowtail Snapper Density No-take Marine Reserves Key West Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Adults)

19. 2001 Yellowtail Snapper Density No-take Marine Reserves Key West Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Adults)