Resolution 109-1977
RESOLUTION NO. 109 - 1977
RESOLUTION REQUESTING PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN
REPORTS COMPILED BY THE MARINE RESOURCE
INVENTORY TEAM.
WHEREAS, the Marine Resource Inventory Team of the Monroe
County Sea grant Marine Advisory Program, Florida Cooperative
Extension Service, has recently compiled, after extensive research,
two reports of regional significance and will by October I, 1977
have completed six more reports which will also have regional
significance, and
WHEREAS, said reports, in addition to having regional sig-
nificance, also have great importance to the citizens of Monroe
County, Florida, and
WHEREAS, the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA have heretofore designated the Commercial Fishing Industry
in Monroe County as the number one industry in Monroe County in
importance and long term to Monroe County so that the Board in all
of its endeavors will recognize and foster all contributions and
activities which will enhance and protect said industry, and
WHEREAS, the publication of and wide distribution of the
eight reports so compiled, not only in Monroe County but throughout
the Southeastern States will insure that said reports will provide
the maximum benefit to all persons, and
WHEREAS, through the Florida Sea Grant Program's regular
publication series, said reports would receive the regional distri-
bution that would render them useful to the maximum extent possible,
now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA that DR. HUGH POPENOE, Director of the
Florida Sea Grant Program, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida be and he is hereby requested by the Board to review, edit
as required and publish the following reports within the Florida
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Sea Grant Program's Regular Publication Series, to-wit:
1. The Mackerel Resources of Monroe County and adjacent
areas.
2. The Commercial Sponge Fishing of Florida - I. Biology
and Utilization of the Commercial Sponges; II. Sponge Culture
Potential in Monroe County.
3. An Analysis of the Stone Crab, Menippe Mercenaria
(Say), Industry In Monroe County, Florida.
4. An Analysis of the Aquarium Fish Collecting Industry
in Monroe County, Florida; Part II. Exploitation and Management.
5. Monroe County Deepwater Fishing and Resource Potentials
and Gear Needs.
6. The Inshore Snapper/Grouper Fishing of Monroe County;
Biology and Exploitation.
7. A Review of the Tarpon (Megalops Atlantica Valenciennes).
8. Marine Inshore Invertibrates of Monroe County; Exp1oita-
tion and Management Needs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board extend its sincere
appreciation to the Marine Resource Inventory Team of the Monroe
County Marine Advisory Program of the Florida Cooperative Extension
Service for their work in compiling the reports and for their service
to the Citizens of Monroe County, Florida.
RESOLVED in Regular Meeting at Key West, Monroe County,
Florida this 7.th day of June, A.D. 1977.
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