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Socioeconomic Monitoring Program for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - Recreation/Tourism
This subtheme is called recreation/tourism because in all of the studies conducted, the distinction is made between residents of Monroe County (Florida Keys) and nonresidents (visitors) to the county. It includes all projects included in the socioeconomic monitoring program for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (some may also be included in other themes).
Linking the Economy and Environment of the Florida Keys/Florida Bay
South Florida Reef Study, 2000-2001
Recreational Spiny Lobster Survey
New Artificial Reefs
Reports and Fact Sheets
Linking the Economy and Environment of the Florida Keys/Florida Bay
For the Florida Keys/Florida Bay, 1995-96 serves as the baseline year for general recreation/tourist activities, estimates on market and nonmarket economic values associated with these uses, and importance/satisfaction ratings for 25 natural resource attributes, facilities and services. The study called Linking the Economy and Environment of the Florida Keys/Florida Bay provided this baseline data.
This study, due to its breadth, did not include important details for some types of uses. Use in the 1995-96 study can be broken down into detailed activities by type of access and by region of activity. However, specificity as to reef use (artificial or natural) or estimates of use on Sanctuary Preservation Areas and Ecological Reserves (no-take areas) were not possible in 1995-96 (no-take areas were not created and did not go into effect until July 1997). The 2000-2001 study provides baseline measurements for artificial and natural reef use and associated economic measurements, as well as baseline estimates of use for SPAs and ERs. Planning for a ten-year replication of this study is now underway. Funding from NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program has been approved for FY 2006. Current expectations are that the study surveys will begin in July 2007.
South Florida Reef Study, 2000-2001
This study includes estimates of artificial and natural reef use and associated economic values for four South Florida counties (Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe). Chapter 6 of the report Socioeconomic Study of Reefs in Southeast Florida includes information on Monroe County (Florida Keys). Other reports include information specific to the FKNMS gathered in this study, including baseline estimates of SPA and ER use, and a five-year replication of the importance/satisfaction ratings for 25 natural resource attributes, facilities and services. Relevant comparisons with the baseline 1995-96 study are presented.
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Recreational Spiny Lobster Survey
The Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI) has conducted a recreational lobster survey for the past 10 years. The survey is used to estimate the annual recreational harvest of spiny lobsters. In 1992, the survey included a socioeconomic section with questions designed to estimate the market and nonmarket economic value of recreational spiny lobster fishing. In 2001, CORE replicated the socioeconomic survey.
New Artificial Reefs
In 2001, NOAA established a monitoring program for the new artificial reef. The U.S.S. Spiegel Grove, which is to be sunk off of Key Largo, Florida in the spring of 2003. NOAA hired Marine Habitats, Inc. to collect 10 months of pre-sinking and one year of post-sinking monitoring data of the artificial and natural reefs surrounding the new artificial reef site. The data collection and analysis are designed to test the hypothesis that introduction of a new artificial reef in a natural reef environment will reduce pressure (use) on the surrounding natural reefs. Similar efforts are planned for the U.S.S. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, which is to be sunk off of Key West
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