The Florida Oceans and Coastal Council envisions the bountiful ocean and coastal resources of Florida as a perpetual life-support system and the foundation of our economy and society.
The Council will promote innovative research and the use of scientific results to guide management and stewardship of Florida’s ocean and coastal resources for future generations.
Narrator: Each year, more than 60,000 jobs and over 6 billion dollars of our local economy depend on the health of our coral reefs in southeast Florida.
The vast and beautiful reefs off our shores, provide habitat for 30 percent of our fisheries, and protect our shorelines from erosion, storms and hurricanes.
However, pollution, coastal construction, maritime industry impacts, over-fishing and recreational misuse are harming our reefs.
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