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Hurricane
Katrina Survivors
"We had sustained winds of over 197mph and gusts
of 230 mph. The entire St.Bernard area has to be bulldozed
because the houses are uninhabitable. The only thing
standing strong is our U.S.Building. My wife said
she would like to live in her U.S. Building because
if it could stand up to KATRINA'S WRATH it could survive
anything.These structures are amazing!"
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National
Ocean Service
Office of Coast Survey
Navigation Managers
The
Office of Coast Survey maintains a regional presence in
the field to serve its customers and act as ambassadors
to the maritime community. The Navigation Managers focus
primarily on resolving charting and navigation questions,
educating constituents on emerging charting technologies
and their uses, and soliciting feedback on NOAA's navigation
products and services from the commercial maritime industry.
They also help to identify the challenges facing marine
transportation. These agents assist the Coast Survey in
overseeing NOAA’s nautical chart data collection and
information programs to meet constituent needs for information
to navigate safely and efficiently.
Florida
is served by the Southeast Region Navigation Manager based
in Charleston, SC, and the Eastern Gulf Region Navigation
Manager based in Lafayette, LA. For more information on
Coast Survey and the Navigation Managers, please visit:
http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/reps.htm
National
Ocean Service
Office of Coast Survey
Navigation Response Teams
The
Office of Coast Survey maintains 6 Navigation Response Teams
(NRTs) located regionally around the country for rapid-response
hydrographic surveys and nautical chart product verifications.
NOAA NRTs verify Electronic Navigational Chart data collection
and Coast Pilot field examinations to promote safe marine
navigation, but they are also on call 365 days a year for
emergency survey requests. This capability is very useful
for port and homeland security as the NRTs can provide emergency
depth surveys for major ports when disaster has occurred.
For example, in September 2004, a NOAA NRT responded to
a request from the Captain of the Port of Charleston, SC
to survey for new shoals created by Hurricane JEANNE after
the BERMUDA STAR, a bulk cargo ship, ran aground near the
port. More recently an NRT assisted in locating the submerged
pipe responsible for the 2004 ATHOS oil spill on the Delaware
River. Surveying to verify clear waters or locate obstructions
after a natural or man-made disaster is critical to reopening
the port. A port closure can impact the economy as ships
and cargo are stalled or re-routed, and military deployments
are delayed.
For
more information on Coast Survey and the Navigation Response
Teams, please visit: http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/nrb.htm
National
Ocean Service
Office of Coast Survey
Nautical Charts
The Office of Coast Survey is responsible for creating and
maintaining the 1000 nautical charts of the U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone. A nautical chart is a graphic portrayal of
the marine environment showing the nature and form of the
coast, the general configuration of the sea bottom including
water depths, locations of dangers to navigation, locations
and characteristics of man-made aids to navigation and other
features useful to the mariner. Available to the mariner
in three main formats -- paper, raster, and vector -- the
nautical chart is essential for safe navigation. Raster
Nautical Charts are geo-referenced digital images of the
paper nautical chart. NOAA’s most recent nautical chart
product, the Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC), is a vector-based
“smart chart” with the ability to provide more
detailed and accurate information than the traditional paper
chart. NOAA ENCs can be integrated with Global Positioning
System satellite data and other sensor information such
as radar, water levels, winds and weather to enhance situational
awareness and help to make informed, safe decisions in all
weather conditions. Available for free on the Internet,
NOAA ENCs are designed to meet the increasingly sophisticated
technological demands of mariners.
For
more information on Coast Survey and the Nautical Charting
Program, please visit: http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/staff/charts.htm
National
Ocean Service
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
National Water Level Observation Network
NOS
operates 16 long-term continuously operating tide stations
in the state of Florida which provide data and information
on tidal datums and relative sea level trends, and are capable
of producing real-time data for storm surge warning. These
stations are located at Fernandina Beach, Mayport, St Augustine
Beach, Trident Submarine Base Pier, Virginia Key, Vaca Key,
Key West, Naples, Fort Myers, St. Petersburg, Clearwater
Beach, Cedar Key, Apalachicola, Panama City, Panama City
Beach, and Pensacola. The NWLON stations are supplemented
by 112 cooperative stations operated by the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection on the St. Johns River and Intracoastal
Waterway (ICWW) in northeast Florida. The stations provide
data and information on tidal datums and relative sea level
trends, and are capable of producing real-time data for
storm surge warning. The stations are located on the St.
Johns River at: Mayport Naval Station (2 sites), Main Street
Bridge, I-295 Bridge, Red Bay Point, Racy Point, Buffalo
Bluff, and Palatka. Sites on the ICWW are: Vilano Beach,
State Road 312, Crescent Beach, and Bings Landing. These
stations can be found on the Tides Online web page, http://tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov/geographic.html
FL-2
( Panama City)
National
Marine Fisheries Service
Panama City Facility
The
Panama City Facility is located on the western shore of
St. Andrews Bay, a short distance from the Gulf of Mexico.
This laboratory which is the Fisheries Bioprofiles Branch
of the Southeast Fisheries & Science Center's Sustainable
Fisheries Division, conducts research in fishery biology,
fishery ecology and marine reserves. Specific research activities,
focus on distribution, abundance, movement, migration, stock
identification, predator-prey relations, age and growth,
reproductive biology, and early life history and recruitment.
For additional information on the Panama City Facility,
please contact: http://199.242.233.41/
FL-2
( Tallahassee)
National
Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
This
National Weather Service office provides all the weather
and flood warnings, daily forecasts, and meteorologic and
hydrologic data for the Florida Panhandle, southwestern
Georgia, and southeast Alabama. For further information
on the Tallahassee Weather Forecast Office, please contact:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tlh
FL-2 ( Tallahassee)
National
Ocean Service
National Geodetic Survey
Geodetic Advisor
The
Geodetic Advisor is a jointly funded National Ocean Service
(NOS) employee that resides in the state to provide liaison
between NOS and the host state. The Geodetic Advisor guides
and assists the state's charting, geodetic and surveying
programs through technical expertise. This program also
provides technical assistance in planning and implementing
Geographic/Land Information System: (GIS/LIS) projects.
Additional information on the National Geodetic Survey's
State Geodetic Advisor Program can be found at
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ADVISORS/AdvisorsIndex.shtml
FL-2
( Tallahassee)
National Ocean Service
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
Florida Coastal Management Program
Lead
Agency: Florida Department of Community Affairs.
Florida
has our Nation's second largest coast--some 8,400 miles
of tidally influenced shoreline. Along these shores are
many valuable resources in need of protection, including
broad coastal wetlands, vast estuaries, and beautiful beaches.
Working with local governments, the Florida Coastal Management
Program is identifying methods for protecting these valuable
coastal resources.
Tourism
and agriculture are key coastal industries in Florida.
The
program coordinates state governmental activities related
to the protection, preservation, and development of Florida's
natural, cultural, and economic coastal resources. A network
of 10 agencies implements the program. A 15-member Governor's
Coastal Advisory Committee advises the Governor and the
Legislature on coastal management issues and program implementation.
For more information on the Florida Coastal Management Program,
please visit: http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/czm/czmflorida.html
FL-2
( Tallahassee)
NOAA
Research
Educational Partnership Program
The Environmental Cooperative Science Center
NOAA’s
Environmental Cooperative Science Center (ECSC) is led by
Florida A&M University in collaboration with Delaware
State University, Jackson State University, Morgan State
University, South Carolina State University, and the University
of Miami. This Center is one of four cooperative science
centers that are part of NOAA’s Educational Partnership
Program with Minority Serving Institutions. ECSC goals include:
increase the number of underrepresented minorities in atmospheric,
environmental, and oceanic sciences by training students
and expanding the capacity of faculty from member institutions
to participate in NOAA related research; improve the scientific
basis for coastal resourcemanagement; and facilitate community
education and outreach relating to the function and significance
of coastal ecosystems. For more information, visit: http://www.famu.edu/acad/colleges/esi/
FL-2
(Apalachiola)
National
Ocean Service
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Located
in the Florida panhandle, the Apalachicola Bay basin is
a wonder of natural diversity, featuring 1,162 plant species,
315 species of birds, over 180 species of fresh, estuarine
and saltwater fish, and 57 species of mammals, as well as
the greatest assortment of amphibians and reptiles in North
America above Mexico. Under the guidance of a 6-member advisory
council of local and state appointments, long-term monitoring
of physical, chemical and biological parameters important
to estuarine productivity are carried out. The Reserve also
is noted for valuable research on threatened sea turtles
and for migratory bird nest protection and monitoring. A
wide range of activities educate and engage visitors. For
additional information on the Apalachicola Bay Reserve,
please visit:
http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/nerr/reserves/nerrapalachicola.html
FL-4
( Jacksonville)
National
Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Jacksonville International Airport
This
National Weather Service office provides all the weather
and flood warnings, daily forecasts, and meteorologic and
hydrologic data for 15 counties in northeast Florida and
13 counties in southeast Georgia. For additional information
on the Jacksonville Weather Forecast Office, please contact:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax
FL-4
( Jacksonville)
National
Weather Service
Center Weather Service Unit
Housed
in the Federal Aviation Administration's Jacksonville Air
Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) in Hilliard, the Center
Weather Service Unit (CWSU) Jacksonville staff provides
forecasts and other weather information to ARTCC personnel
for use in directing the safe, smooth flow of aviation traffic
in northern Florida, parts of Alabama, Georgia and South
Carolina. For further information , please visithttp://www.srh.noaa.gov/zjx
FL-6
( Gainesville)
NOAA
Research
Florida Sea Grant College Program
NOAA’s
National Sea Grant College Program is a federal-university
partnership that integrates research, education, and outreach
(extension and communications). Sea Grant forms a network
of 32 programs in all U.S. coastal and Great Lakes states,
Puerto Rico and Guam.
The
Florida Sea Grant College Program, based at the University
of Florida, focuses research on marine biotechnology, fisheries,
aquaculture, seafood safety, coastal ecosystem health, water
quality, boating and waterways, coastal habitat, and coastal
hazards. In conjunction with its research, Florida Sea Grant
also provides support to graduate education. Citizens, industry
and policy makers are kept informed on a variety of marine
and coastal issues, ranging from safe navigation to seafood
quality and safety, through a cadre of more than 20 marine
extension agents and specialists serving the 35 coastal
counties of Florida. For more information see
http://www.flseagrant.org
FL-7
( St. Augustine)
National
Ocean Service
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) National Estuarine Research
Reserve
The
Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) Reserve was designated in
1999. It encompasses approximately 55,000 acres of publicly
owned lands and waters in St. Johns and Flagler Counties
on the east coast of Florida near St. Augustine. It is an
area important to many resident and migratory fish and waterfowl
and a variety of threatened and endangered species, including
the manatee, the least tern, and the loggerhead, green and
leatherback turtles. Major habitat types include beach dunes,
salt and freshwater marshes, cypress and hardwood swamps,
shell mounds, and xeric hammocks. The Matanzas Inlet is
the last naturally occurring inlet on the east coast of
Florida that has not been subject to dredging and other
manmade disturbances.
For additional information on the National Estuarine Research
Reserve System, please visit:
http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/nerr/reserves/nerrgtm.html
FL-10
( St. Petersburg)
National
Marine Fisheries Service
Southeast Regional Office
The
Regional Office is responsible for the management and protection
of living marine resources. and their habitats in the Southeast,
Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Caribbean. The Office is comprised
of five divisions: Sustainable Fisheries, Protected Resources,
Fisheries Economics, Habitat Conservation, and State/Federal
liaison. For additional information on the Southeast Region
Office, please contact:
http://caldera.sero.nmfs.gov
FL-10
( St. Petersburg)
National
Marine Fisheries Service
Seafood Inspection Program
Inspection Office
The
National Seafood Inspection Program conducts a voluntary
inspection program for fishery products on a fee-for-service
basis. The office offers a wide range of services to the
area's fishermen and fish processors including process and
product inspection, product grading, lot inspection, laboratory
analysis, and training. All edible foodstuffs, ranging from
whole fish to formulated products, as well as fish meal
used for animal foods, are eligible for inspection and certification.
For additional information on the National Seafood Inspection
Program, please contact:
http://seafood.nmfs.noaa.gov/
FL-10
( St Petersburg)
National
Ocean Service
Office of Response and Restoration
Injury Assessment Coordinator
The
Injury Assessment Coordinator (IAC) based in St. Petersburg
is responsible for determining and quantifying injuries
to natural resources through identification of a hazardous
materials release, determination of a pathway, definition
of the injury, and demonstration of causal mechanisms. IACs
document the severity, geographic extent, and likely duration
of the injury. Potential causes are evaluated according
to the significance of injury, casual link to the potentially
responsible party, cost effectiveness, statue of limitation,
liability of the responsible party, litigation risks, geographic
location, and restoration potential. IACs also provide timely
response to an oil or chemical spill to collect information,
samples, and evidence that are time dependant and critical
to support natural resource damage assessments. Additional
information about the Office of Response and Restoration
can be found at
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov
FL-11
( Tampa)
National
Ocean Service
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
Tampa Bay PORTS
A
Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS® ) is
operated cooperatively with the local maritime community
in Tampa Bay at which real-time data are quality-controlled
and disseminated to local users for safe and efficient navigation.
Real-time data are available for water level from four stations,
for currents from three stations, and for meteorological
data from five locations. Additional information on the
Tampa Bay PORTS can be found at
http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov
FL-11
( Tampa)
Office
of Marine and Aviation Operations
Aircraft Operations Center
MacDill Air Force Base
The
NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) is charged with maintaining
and operating NOAA aircraft, the charter of aircraft for
NOAA projects, and other activities in support of NOAA airborne
programs. NOAA Aircraft Operations Center fixed-wing aircraft
and helicopters operate throughout the United States and
around the world, over open ocean mountains, coastal wetlands
and Arctic pack ice. NOAA Aircraft Operations Center's aircraft
provide NOAA's scientists and cartographers with the airborne
platforms necessary to collect the environmental and geographic
data essential to their programs. The Hurricane Hunter Lockheed
WP-3D Orion and the Gulfstream IV-SP high performance long
range aircraft are among the most advanced airborne environmental
research planes flying today. These aircraft give scientists
a unique platform for the study of tropical cyclones and
other severe storms, global climate change, air chemistry
and pollution oceanography, arctic ice formation and many
other environmental issues. For further information on AOC,
please contact
http://www.aoc.noaa.gov
FL-11
( Tampa)
National
Marine Fisheries Service
Seafood Inspection Program
Inspection Office
The
National Seafood Inspection Program conducts a voluntary
inspection program for fishery products on a fee-for-service
basis. The office offers a wide range of services to the
area's fishermen and fish processors including process and
product inspection, product grading, lot inspection, laboratory
analysis, and training. All edible foodstuffs, ranging from
whole fish to formulated products, as well as fish meal
used for animal foods, are eligible for inspection and certification.
For additional information on the National Seafood Inspection
Program, please contact:
http://seafood.nmfs.noaa.gov/
FL-11 ( Tampa – MacDill Air Force Base)
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations
Aircraft Operations Center
MacDill Air Force Base
The
NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) is charged with maintaining
and operating thirteen NOAA aircraft, facilitating the charter
of aircraft for NOAA projects, and other activities in support
of NOAA airborne programs. NOAA aircraft operate throughout
the United States and around the world, over open ocean,
mountains, coastal wetlands and Arctic pack ice. NOAA’s
aircraft provide NOAA's scientists and cartographers with
airborne platforms for the collection of environmental and
geographic data essential to their programs. NOAA’s
two Hurricane Hunter Lockheed WP-3D Orions and its Gulfstream
IV-SP high performance long range aircraft are among the
most advanced airborne environmental research planes flying
today. These aircraft give scientists a unique platform
for the study of tropical cyclones and other severe storms,
global climate change, air chemistry and pollution oceanography,
arctic ice formation and many other environmental issues.
For further information on AOC, please contact http://www.aoc.noaa.gov
FL-12
( Tampa Bay Area)
National
Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
This
National Weather Service office provides all the weather
and flood warnings, daily forecasts, and meteorologic and
hydrologic data for the western portion of central Florida.
For further information on the Tampa Bay Area Weather Forecast
Office, please contact:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tbw
FL-14
( Naples)
National
Ocean Service
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
On-site
boat trips, trails, workshops, adult education courses and
field studies take visitors out into Rookery Bay, a Reserve
holding pristine mangrove forests, shallow bay waters, pine
flatwoods and tropical hardwood hammocks. Located 8 kilometers
south of Naples, this Reserve has pioneered innovation in
natural resource management; for example, implementing programs
such as prescribed burns of diseased vegetation, exotic
plant removal, restoration of disturbed sites and marine
mammal recovery and rescue. Long-term monitoring and visiting
investigator programs have furthered exciting research about
wetland structure and function and habitat mapping. The
Reserve is managed jointly by the Florida Department of
Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy, Inc., and the
National Audubon Society. For additional information on
the Rookery Bay Reserve, please visit:
http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/nerr/reserves/nerrrookery.html
FL-15
( Melbourne)
National
Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Located
at the Melbourne Regional Airport, this National Weather
Service office provides all the weather and flood warnings,
daily forecasts, and meteorologic and hydrologic data for
east Central Florida and adjacent coastal waters. For further
information on the Melbourne Weather Forecast Office, please
contact:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb
FL-17 (Miami-South Florida)
National
Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Located
at Florida International University, this National Weather
Service office provides all the weather and flood warnings,
daily forecasts, and meteorologic and hydrologic data for
the southern portion of the Florida, except for the Florida
Keys. For further information on the Miami-South Florida
Weather Forecast Office, please contact: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/MIA
FL-17
( Miami)
National
Weather Service
National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center
The
National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center (NHC/TPC)
is best known for its hurricane responsibilities including
extensive marine and aviation forecast and warning programs
for tropical and subtropical regions of the North Atlantic,
Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Eastern North Pacific, including
adjacent land areas. To fulfill these responsibilities,
the Center prepares and distributes tropical weather forecasts
which employ the latest electronic equipment. It also conducts
relevant training for courses for meteorologists and response
officials from around the world. It works very closely with
the World Meteorological Organization. The Center is located
on the University Park Campus of Florida International University
in Miami, which also houses a statewide center for hurricane
mitigation and research. For further information on the
National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center, please
contact:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
FL-17
( Pembroke Park)
National
Marine Fisheries Service
Seafood Inspection Program
Inspection Office
The
National Seafood Inspection Program conducts a voluntary
inspection program for fishery products on a fee-for-service
basis. The office offers a wide range of services to the
area's fishermen and fish processors including process and
product inspection, product grading, lot inspection, laboratory
analysis, and training. All edible foodstuffs, ranging from
whole fish to formulated products, as well as fish meal
used for animal foods, are eligible for inspection and certification.
For additional information on the National Seafood Inspection
Program, please contact:
http://seafood.nmfs.noaa.gov/
FL-18
( Miami)
National
Marine Fisheries Service
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
The
Fisheries Science Center, which is located on Virginia Key
across from the University of Miami's Marine Campus, provides
overall direction, science planning and coordination for
the five National Marine Fisheries Service facilities in
the Southeast region. The Science Center also has a Sustainable
Fisheries Division and a Protected Resources & Biodiversity
Division. The Sustainable Fisheries Division conducts vital
research on the distribution and abundance of living marine
resources managed under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act and international fishery agreements.
The Protected Resources and Biodiversity Division conducts
critical research on sea turtles, marine mammals, and other
endangered/threatened species as required by the EndangeredSpecies
and Marine Mammal Protection Acts and international agreements.
The Center also conducts needed research in other key areas
including: coral reefs, marine protected areas and the South
Florida Ecosystem Restoration effort. For further information
on the Southeast Fisheries Science Center, please contact:
http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/
FL-18
( Miami)
NOAA
Research
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Atlantic
Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) conducts
basic and applied research in oceanography, marine biogeochemistry,
and tropical meteorology. Research conducted at AOML supports
the National Hurricane Center. To improve existing hurricane
prediction models, the AOML Hurricane Research Division
is developing complex models using high resolution movable
grids. For additional information on AOML, please visit
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov
FL-18
( Miami)
NOAA
Research
Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies
(CIMAS)
CIMAS
is a cooperative institute between NOAA and the University
of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.
Research conducted is in two themes - climate variability
and ecosystem dynamics and supports the mission of the NOAA
Research Laboratories and the National Marine Fisheries
Service. For additional information on CIMAS, please visit
http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/cimas/
FL-18
( Miami)
National
Ocean Service
Office of Response and Restoration
Scientific Support Coordinator
NOAA's
Hazardous Materials Response Division (HAZMAT) strives to
reduce risks to coastal habitats and resources from oil
and hazardous chemical spills. HAZMAT's multi-disciplinary
Scientific Support Team has decades of experience in responding
to oil spill emergencies. Led by its nine regionally based
Scientific Support Coordinators (SSCs), HAZMAT's response
to spill emergencies has gained a reputation for rapid,
well-thought-out, yet cost effective environmental protection
decisions. The SSC based in Miami works directly with U.S.
Coast Guard spill response teams by providing critical scientific
support to the federal On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) during
spills of oil or hazardous materials. SSCs use oil spill
trajectory estimates, chemical hazards analyses, and assessments
of the sensitivity of biological and human-use resources
to help the OSC make timely operational decisions. SSCs
provide guidance, experience, and resources to develop spill
preparedness plans that help identify the spill response
action with the greatest environmental benefit. Additional
information about the Office of Response and Restoration
can be found at
hhttp://response.restoration.noaa.gov
FL-18
( Miami)
National
Weather Service
Center Weather Service Unit
Housed
in the Federal Aviation Administration's Miami Air Route
Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), the Center Weather Service
Unit (CWSU) Miami staff provides forecasts and other weather
information to ARTCC personnel for use in directing the
safe, smooth flow of aviation traffic in southern Florida,
and portions of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. For
further information on the Miami Central Weather Service
Unit please visit http://www.srh.noaa.gov/zma
FL-18
( Key West, Marathon, and Key Largo)
National
Ocean Service
National Marine Sanctuary Program
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
In
1990, Congress moved to preserve this unmatched subtropical
ecosystem from intense commercial and recreational pressures
when it designated the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
to provide comprehensive management of and protection to
the marine ecosystem surrounding the Florida Keys. Key Largo
and Looe Key National Marine Sanctuaries which are representative
of sections of Florida's reef tract and are included as
management units within the interdependent habitats that
comprise the Florida Keys. The sanctuary boundary includes
the productive waters of Florida Bay, mangrove-fringed shorelines
and islands, sand flats, seagrass meadows, patch reefs and
bank reefs.Together, these habitats support the life cycles
of a rich array of tropical marine and estuarine organisms,
endangered and protected species. Numerous historic shipwrecks
and lighthouses within the sanctuary typify the rich cultural
heritage of the Florida Keys, which in addition, may contain
evidence of human activity and the remains of animals from
15,000 years ago. For additional information on the Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary, please visit http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov
FL-18
( Marathon)
National
Ocean Service
Office of Response and Restoration
Injury Assessment Coordinator
The
Injury Assessment Coordinator (IAC) based in Marathon is
responsible for determinng and quantifying injuries to natural
resources through identification of a hazardous materials
release, determination of a pathway, definition of the injury,
and demonstration of causal mechanisms. IACs document the
severity, geographic extent, and likely duration of the
injury. Potential cases are evaluated according to the significance
of the injury, causal link to the potentially responsible
party, cost effectiveness, statute of limitation, viability
of the responsible party, litigation risks, geographic location,
and restoration potential. IACs also provide timely response
to an oil or chemical spill to collect information, samples,
and evidence that are time dependent and critical to support
natural resource damage assessments.Additional information
about the Office of Response and Restoration can befound
at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov
FL-18
( Key West)
National
Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Located
at the Key West International Airport, this National Weather
Service Weather Forecast Office provides flood warnings,
daily forecasts and meteorologic and hydrologic data for
Monroe County. This office also provides marine warnings
and forecasts for the area covering the waters of the lower
Keys and Florida Bay west to the Dry Tortugas and 60 miles
south into the waters of the Atlantic, including the Florida
Straits. For additional information, please visit http://www.srh.noaa.gov/eyw
FL-18 ( Key Largo)
NOAA
Research
NOAA’s Undersea Research Program
Aquarius Undersea Research Laboratory
NOAA's
Undersea Research Center for the South Atlantic and Gulf
of Mexico, located in Wilmington, NC, operates the world’s
only undersea research laboratory, Aquarius, located 8 miles
off the coast of Florida. The Aquarius is capable of housing
scientists for 10 day missions. Center facilities are located
in Wilmington, NC, and Key Largo, FL, near the site of Aquarius.
For more information see http://www.nurp.noaa.gov/southatl.html
FL-22
(Jupiter)
NOAA
Research
NOAA’s Undersea Research Program
NOAA’s
Undersea Research Center for the Caribbean, located at the
Caribbean Marine Research Center in Jupiter, is one of six
undersea centers established by NOAA's Undersea Research
Program (NURP) to provide the research community access
to advanced underwater technologies. The Center maintains
laboratory facilities in Vero Beach and research support
in Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas, and supports fisheries
research on valuable species, climate change, biological
diversity and anthropogenic stresses of corals. For additional
information on the NURP Center for the Caribbean, please
visit: http://www.cmrc.org/
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