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Last Updated:April 27, 2009
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The Secretary of Commerce established the
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council to provide
advice to the Sanctuary Superintendent and the Director of the Office
of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas, Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (Sanctuary Managers) regarding management of
the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
The Council shall advise and assist NOAA
and the
State of Florida in the development and implementation of the
comprehensive plan for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The
Council shall function as a forum for consultation and deliberation
between its members and as a source of consensus advice to the
Secretary. The Council shall draw on the expertise of its members and
other sources to provide advice and assist NOAA. Such advice shall
represent the collective and individual views of the Council members.
For more information, read the Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Charter. (pdf)
The
Sanctuary Advisory Council consists of
members appointed by NOAA, in consultation with the State of Florida.
Members include representatives of commercial and recreational user
groups (i.e. commercial and recreational fishermen, the dive industry,
and the boating industry), conservation and other public interest
organizations, scientific and educational organizations, and members of
the public interested in the protection and multiple use management of
Sanctuary resources.
Click here
for a SAC Member list
The Sanctuary Advisory Council has four
responsibilities that provide a framework for all of their activities.
Those responsibilities are to: - Identify
and evaluate emergent or critical
issues involving Sanctuary use or resources and serve as the local
communities’ liaison to the Sanctuary Managers regarding the
impact of Sanctuary management;
- Assist Sanctuary
Managers to develop an
informed constituency, increasing awareness and understanding of the
purpose and value of National Marine Sanctuaries;
- Provide
advice to Sanctuary Managers on the
development of the Sanctuary's annual action plan; and
- Evaluate
and advise on the success of
implementation of action plans and activities.
The
Council will hold its meetings as necessary
to carry out its responsibilities. All meetings are open to the public.
Sanctuary Advisory Council meetings are normally held at the Marathon
Garden Club, 5270 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida (unless stated
otherwise in the draft agenda) on the third Tuesday, every other month
(February, April, June, August, October); an exception is the December
meeting, which is held on the second Tuesday of that month. Meetings
normally begin at 9:00 AM, and include morning and afternoon public
comment periods. Contact the Florida Keys
National Marine
Sanctuary office in Key West at (305) 292-0311 for possible date or
location changes for each meeting.
See below for minutes and agendas.
Meeting Agendas and Minutes
are available as .pdf documents. Adobe
Acrobat Reader Required Please
note:
All agendas for future meetings are subject to change up until the day
of the meeting. Please treat any agenda for a future meeting as DRAFT
until the day of the meeting. |
2009 |
| 2008 |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
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2004 |
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2002 |
| Agenda |
Minutes |
Other
| January
17 (special meeting) |
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February
19 | |
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| April
16 | |
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| June
18 | |
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| August
20 | |
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| October
15 | |
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November
14 (special meeting)
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| December
10 | |
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2001 |
| Agenda |
Minutes |
Other
| February
20 | |
| | April
17 | |
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| June
19 | |
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| August
21 | |
| | October
16 | |
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| December
11 | |
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2000 |
| Agenda |
Minutes |
Other
| February
15 | |
| | April
18 | |
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| June
20 | |
| | August
15 | |
| | October
17 | |
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| November
17 | |
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| December
12 | |
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information on earlier meetings, please
contact the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. |
Workshops |
Southern Everglades and Florida Keys Ecosystem
Restoration Workshop - November 18, 2008 Presentations from the Southern Everglades and Florida Keys
Ecosystem
Restoration Workshop are included as links in the final agenda.
| Marine Zoning Workshop
- March 25, 2008
Copies of speaker presentations from the marine zoning workshop are
available upon request to the Sanctuary Advisory Council Coordinator. |
Climate Change and Energy Workshop
- May
22, 2007
The proceedings of the workshop may be viewed on the Monroe County, Florida web site.
Click on "Video on Demand," then scroll to "SAC Climate Change and
Energy Workshop" - the proceedings are stored in three parts. |
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Working
Groups are established by the Sanctuary
Advisory Council, with approval of the Sanctuary Managers, to provide
specialized or technical assistance to the Council on specific matters.
Working Groups are composed of members of the Advisory Council and may
include persons outside of the Council. Working Groups provide
specialized or technical assistance only to the Advisory Council, which
will use the assistance in developing recommendations to the Sanctuary
Managers. Currently, there is a Ballyhoo
Working Group, an Ecosystem Restoration Working Group, and an Education
and Outreach Working Group. To join one of the
Sanctuary Advisory Council Working
Groups, send an email message to the Sanctuary Advisory Council Chair
(see SAC Member List).
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