Item C04
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: June 14. 2000
Division: Community Services
Bulk Item: Yes.x. No_
Department: Extension Services
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to accept a grant (in lieu of a grant, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Sanctuaries & Reserves Division provides funding in the form of a purchase
order)from Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to continue lobster monitoring in marine
reserve from June 1,2000 through May 31,2001.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
This grant for $17,974 will provide funds to monitor the Western Sambos Ecological Reserve
by contracting a local commercial lobster fisherman to evaluate the influence of the reserve on
local lobster abundance and size.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
Submittal of initial grant application approved 8/19/97. First year grant acceptance approved
1/14/98. Second year grant acceptance approved 5/12/99.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approval.
TOTAL COST: $17.974.00
BUDGETED: YeslLNo
COST TO COUNTY: $500 (100% in-kind administrative staff time)
REVENUE PRODUCING: YES NO X AMT. PER MONTH _YEAR
APPROVED BY: COUNTY ATTORNEY ~ OMB/PURCHASIN~- RISK MGMTtl.J<..
ITEM PREPARED BY: Douqlas GreQory
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION: INClUDEDjL
TO FOllOW
NOT REQUIRED
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DISPOSITION
MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CONTRACT SUMMARY
Contract #
Contract with: Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary
Effective Date:
Expiration Date:
June 1. 2000
May 31,2001
Contract Purpose/Description: Grant will provide funds to contract with commercial lobster fisherman
to monitor the Western Sambos Ecological Reserve with four weeks of sampling in each of the summer
and winter seasons to evaluate the influence of the reserve on local lobster abundances and size.
Douglas Gregory
(N ame)
for BOCC meeting on 6/14/00
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Contract Manager:
Extension Services
(Department)
Agenda Deadline: 5/31/00
Total Dollar Value of Contract:
Budgeted? Yes x
Grant: $17,974
County Match: $0
Estimated Ongoing Cost:
No
(Not included in dollar value above)
$500 /yr
Division Director
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County Attorney
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CONTRACT COSTS
Current Year Portion: $9,962
Account Codes:
TO BE ASSIGNED, PLEASE SEE
ATTACHED PROPOSAL
ADDITIONAL COSTS
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stafftime
eg: maintenance, utilities, janitorial, salaries, etc.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NATIONALOCEANSER~CE
SANCTUARlliS&R~ERVESDnnsION
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
P.O. Box 500368
Marathon, FL 33050
(305) 743-2437 Voice (305) 743-2357 Fax
EMail: patti.hartsing@noaa.gov
VIA FACSIMILE
May 30. 2000
Mr. Douglas Gregory
Monroe County Extension Service
5100 College Road
Key West. FL 33040
Dear Mr. Gregory.
This letter is to inform you that a purchase order is currently being processed by the
Central Administrative Support Center for the amount of $17.974 to enable you to
continue the third year of the Sentinel Fishery Project. I do not anticipate any problems
with the approval of this funding and fully expect you will have approval to spend by
June 15. 2000. The project period will be June 2000 - May 31, 2001.
Thank you,
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Administrative Management Specialist
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Sentinel lobster fisheries project for the
Western Sambos Ecological Reserve and adjacent areas
within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Statement of Work for June 1, 2000 - May 31, 2001
Principal Investigator: Douglas R. Gregory, Jr.
University of FloridalFlorida Sea Grant
Monroe County Cooperative Extension Service
5 I 00 College Road, Key West, FL 33040
Phone: 305-292-450 I; Fax: 305-4415; email: drg@ufl.edu
Introduction
This proposal is for continuation of the Sentinel Lobster Fisheries Monitoring Project for the third year of a
continuing 5 year study.
Purpose and Objective
The purpose of this proposed project is to evaluate the long-term (5 year) effectiveness of the Western
Sambos Ecological Reserve as a haven for spiny lobster that would provide localized year round increased
abundance and larger lobsters than that found within the adjacent areas that are fished. This sentinel
fisheries program directly involves commercial fishermen in the collection of data through direct monitoring
and recovery oftagged lobsters. By involving fishermen, they will observe directly the effects of the
reserve and be able to provide the industry with a commercial fisherman's perspective on the relevance of
the reserve to the commercial fishing community.
The three objectives of this study are:
Objective 1. To determine if trap catch per unit effort and the average size of spiny lobsters within
the reserve increases above that of the surrounding area during the initial five years of closure.
Objective 2. To determine iflobsters from within the reserve are emigrating and providing yield to
fishermen fishing adjacent to the reserve.
Objective 3. To get fishermen involved in direct monitoring of the changes in lobster populations
brought about by the closure of the reserve.
Tasks and Deliverables
Between June 1, 2000 and May 31, 2001, the contractor shall oversee, facilitate and conduct the lobster
sentinel fisheries program in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This shall include the following
tasks and deliverables:
Task 1. Contract with a sentinel fisherman and observers by June 1, 2000.
Deliverable: Names, addresses, and phone nunbers for one sentinel fisherman.
Task 2. Produce a hardcopy report on the results of the out of season monitoring in the reserve and
adjacent areas by July 31, 2000.
Deliverable: A hardcopy report on size, sex, and cpue for lobster catch in the reserve and adjacent
areas, including a comparison with the previous years' results.
Task 3. Present the preliminary results of sentinel program to local industry groups and to the scientific and
regulatory community at workshops and conferences.
Deliverable: Provide the Sanctuary with advance notice, including the date, time, and location of all
public presentations and a copy of any publication or handouts used to disseminate information
about the lobster sentinel fisheries program.
Task 4. Produce a hardcopy final report on the results of the Year 3 sentinel fisheries program by February
15, 200 I, including a comparison with Years I and 2 results.
Deliverable: Provide the Sanctuary a hardcopy report that summarizes the results of the sentinel
program. The report should detail methods used, summary statistics on sampling efforts, problems
encountered with recommendations on how to improve the program. The report should include
maps showing areas sampled.
Proposed Budget
Contractual Services
40% of one month salary for PI
Univ. Fla. Statistical Consulting
Fishing Vessel Observers
$100/day, 9 days/year
Commercial Fishing Vessel Charter
$900/day, 9 days/year
$2,300.00
$3,000.00
900.00
Subtotal
8.1 00.00
$14,300.00
Travel
Subtotal
174.00
2,000.00
$2,174.00
Local Travel - 600 miles @ 29~/mile
Conference Travel - 2 meetings
Operating Supplies
Trap pop-ups, buoys, rope.
Capital Equipment
Replacement/repair of field data computer
TOTAL COST
$500.00
$1,000.00
$17,974.00
Explanation of Budget Changes from Previous Year (-1950)
Contractual Services
PI salary reduced from two to one month (- $2,000)
Statistical Consulting fee for data analysis (+ $3,000).
Fishing Vessel Observers and Commercial Fishing Vessel Charter reduced from 12 to 9
days due to use of funds from the 1999 Grant Extension (- $1,800).
Operating Supplies
No tags will be purchased and no tag awards will be made (-$1,150)
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