Common southeast Florida corals and primary regulations
"These information cards for field use were developed as awareness training material as a Phase 2 product of the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI) Maritime Industry and Coastal Construction Impacts (MICCI) Combined Project 4, 21, 23, and 24...
Fisheries resource status and management alternatives for the southeast Florida region
Management options to prevent anchoring, grounding, and accidental impacts to coral reef and hardbottom resources in southeast Florida: Phase II
"Commercial and recreational anchor damage and groundings within southeast Florida have historically resulted in severe negative impacts to the Florida Reef Tract. Since 1979, there have been 113 documented cases in the southeast Florida region (Miami-Dad...
Biomarker study to identify and trace coral reef contaminants
"Southeast Floridas coral reefs are part of the worlds third largest coral reef ecosystem. Divers rate them among the Top 10 sites worldwide for viewing marine life, and annual reef-related expenditures for fishing, diving and boating contribute $6.3 bill...
A study to evaluate reef recovery following injury and mitigation structures offshore southeast Florida: Phase I
"The high latitude reefs of southeast Florida are subjected to multiple natural and anthropogenic stressors due to their location along a heavily populated coast. Multiple coastal construction projects, including beach nourishment, channel dredging, and c...
A study to evaluate reef recovery following injury and mitigation structures offshore southeast Florida: Phase II
"Ecological, economic, and aesthetic resource services are lost when a reef injury event occurs on the coral reefs and hard bottom habitats of the southeast Florida region. These lost services need to be compensated either through recovery of the injured ...
Management options to prevent anchoring, grounding, and accidental impacts to coral reef and hardbottom resources in southeast Florida. Phase I
"This final report is the product of Phase 1 of Maritime Industry and Coastal Construction Impacts (MICCI) Project 9 and 25 - Identification of Management Options to Prevent Coral Reef and Hardbottom Impacts. The main objective of the project was to ident...
Guidelines and management practices for artificial reef siting, use, construction, and anchoring in southeast Florida
"This document describes artificial reef technology and some of the science behind it, as a means of assisting practitioners with varied backgrounds, skills and experience in achieving responsible and sustainable reef development. Its goal is to present b...
Management options to prevent anchoring, grounding, and accidental impacts to coral reef and hardbottom resources in southeast Florida: Phase III
Management options to prevent anchoring, grounding, and accidental impacts to coral reef and hardbottom resources in southeast Florida: Phase IV