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Description:
Title:
St. Thomas East End Reserves watershed management plan
Alternate Title:
STEER watershed management plan
Author(s):
Ferguson, Rob
United States, National Ocean Service
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Horsley Witten Group, Inc
United States Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources,
Corporate Name:
United States, National Ocean Service
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Horsley Witten Group, Inc
United States Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources,
Dates of Publication:
2013
Abstract:
This management report provides watershed restoration recommendations for the lands surrounding the St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER). STEER is a 3.7 sq. mile collection of marine reserves and wildlife sanctuaries that includes the last remaining mangrove lagoon on St. Thomas. Widely recognized as one of the Territory's most significant nursery grounds for commercially and recreationally-important fisheries, STEER encompasses Mangrove Lagoon, Benner Bay, Compass Pt. Salt Pond, Jersey Bay, Nazareth Bay, Cow pet Bay, and Great Bay. The STEER watershed is 6.2 sq. miles of upland area that drain directly to these waters. More information on the environmental, social, and economic aspects of STEER can be found in the 2011 STEER Management Plan and in the 2012 S TEER Coastal Use Survey"--Introduction.
Keywords:
Coral reef conservation
Environmental aspects
Management
Marine ecosystem management
Marine resources conservation
Pollution
Prevention
Water
Watershed management
Watershed restoration
Watersheds
Place Keywords:
United States Virgin Islands
Saint Thomas
Local Corporate Name:
NOS (National Ocean Service)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Type of Resource:
Miscellaneous
Note:
This management report provides watershed restoration recommendations for the lands surrounding the St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER). STEER is a 3.7 sq. mile collection of marine reserves and wildlife sanctuaries that includes the last remaining mangrove lagoon on St. Thomas. Widely recognized as one of the Territory's most significant nursery grounds for commercially and recreationally-important fisheries, STEER encompasses Mangrove Lagoon, Benner Bay, Compass Pt. Salt Pond, Jersey Bay, Nazareth Bay, Cow pet Bay, and Great Bay. The STEER watershed is 6.2 sq. miles of upland area that drain directly to these waters. More information on the environmental, social, and economic aspects of STEER can be found in the 2011 STEER Management Plan and in the 2012 S TEER Coastal Use Survey"--Introduction.
2013
NOS (National Ocean Service)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Library
Public Domain
1936
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