The Economic Benefits Associated With Florida's Artificial Reefs

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• Personal Author:
  Ropicki, Andrew ; Adams, Chuck ; Lindberg, Bill ; Stevely, John
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Sea Grant
• Sea Grant Program:
  FLSGP (Florida Sea Grant)
• Description:
  Florida has the most permitted artificial reefs in the nation. This publication presents the results of several studies to determine the economic benefits of artificial reefs. It is intended as a helpful reference for resource managers, coastal community and state government agencies, reef user groups including fishers and divers, and Extension agents. The authors present findings by region, with sections on Pinellas County, Miami-Dade County, northwest Florida, southeast Florida, southwest Florida, Martin County, and the sinking of the USS Spiegel Grove (off of Key Largo), USS Oriskany (off of Pensacola), and the USS Vandenberg (off of Key West).
• Keywords:
  Artificial Reefs Economic Aspects Artificial Reefs Economic Aspects
• Series:
  IFAS Publication   FE649
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe649-2021
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Rights Information:
  Accepted Manuscript
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bb89f8241a327ba8bafc875a2dd59778f04e9d5aa91b6034850120d97b536789
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/41755/noaa_41755_DS1.pdf
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