Item B1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
2/13/02
Division: Mayor McCoy
Department: BOCC-3
Bulk Item: Yes
No X
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Proclamation proclaiming March as Seagrass Awareness Month,
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes No
COST TO COUNTY:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No AMOUNT PER MONTH YEAR
Mayor
APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing_
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION: Included: X
To Follow:_Not Required:_
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM # /-L? /
Revised 2/27/01
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WHEREAS, the seagrass community of South Florida is the largest seagrass
meadow in the world and has helped create and sustain the world class fishing in
the Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, in 2000 alone,seagrass communities in Monroe County
supported an estimated harvest of roughly $56 million for six commercial species
of fish and shellfish; and
WHEREAS, while there are 1,5 million acres of seagrass in Monroe County,
Florida, over 30,000 acres in that area have propeller scars: and
WHEREAS, seagrass stabilizes bottom sediments and helps to absorb the
excess nutrients from land run-off which can further damage the quality of our
waters; and
WHEREAS, the seagrass community supports hundreds of species~ffIsh at
various stages of their development; and .
WHEREAS, awareness of the problems facing this vital natural resource
will help to create an understanding of the ways seagrass damage can impact both
the economic and ecological value of our marine resources.
Now, Therefore, by virtue of the power vested in me as mayor of Monroe
County, I do hereby proclaim the month of March, 2002 as
SEA GRASS A WARENESS MONTH
DATED this
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13th day of February, 2002,
CHARLES 'SONNY' MCCOY, MAYOR
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