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Subject 1: (Interview). Subtitle: Billy Causey. Timecode In: 00:01:21. Timecode out: 01:49:38. Notes: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; Management and enforcement. Subject 2: (Environmental Recording). Subtitle: Topside reef ambi, Water lapping. Timecode In: 01:08:29. Timecode out: 01:14:23. Habitat: Marine, Ocean; Marine, Ocean, ; Equipment Notes: Stereo=1; Spaced Omnis and Decoded MS Stereo. NPR/NGS RADIO EXPEDITIONS FLORIDA KEYS NMS [September 21-25, 1997] DAT #2 BC = Billy Causey AC = Alex Chadwick At sea with Billy Causey, Sanctuary Superintendent of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Day 1 -heading out into the sanctuary with Greg, Alison Simmons, and Billy Causey MS 00-0 -[off mic] [Alex and Billy Causey -talking about marine zoning and the first time in this country that zoning has been adapted with marine areas set aside ..... ] 06:24 Billy Causey [BC] * "We do know that from our management actions at Looe Key and Key Largo, the fish populations have increased 400% just by prohibiting spear fishing, tropical fish collecting, and the harvesting of other marine life in those areas. We anticipate a very positive change in marine life in the ecological reserves. The sanctuary preservation areas are set aside as no harvest, no take, primarily because those areas are so heavily used by tens of thousands of divers every year. [7:00] For example on the top of Looe Key reef -in an area less than a quarter of a square mile, we get over 85,000 snorkelers and divers every year. If everyone takes something, it wouldn't take long to deplete the concentrated resources in that area. [7:15] ..... See that yellow buoy over there, those two 30 inch yellow buoys mark the western side of the western Sambos ecological reserve .....this area is 9 square miles that is closed to harvesting....fairly good compliance. Implemented regulations July 1 ....a little over a month had a two day event -lobstering ...thousands of divers and snorkelers, many stayed out of zones. going to take 1-2 years of education and outreach for people to recognize the significance of setting these areas aside. If what has happened in other countries~ happens here, will be the community that will be asking for more of these areas in the future. Get such a pride in community, want to take people out to see reef and the special areas which are now very much different from weh being harvested [9:43] {Change of Billy's position. Billy now will be on the left!} AC: What's underneath us? How deep is the floor, and what's down there? BC: ...primarily seagrass ....as move offshore, more coral reef environments, ultimately shallow reef embankment ..... AC: Where are we headed .... 11:05 BC: We're actually heading southeast -will be turning south towards reef track. Once we get about 5 miles off shore, we will come to the barrier reef, it's the reef community that runs off the Miami area all the way down 220 miles to the Dry Tortugas. [11:30] 12:34 FX: Boat take off [ok] [then talk] [off mic: Greg -officer in Florida marine control -elite group -and one of seven in sanctuary squad. primary goal to get compliance with least amount of enforcement. lobster fishermen were some of the most concerned we would be impacting this area ¬have asked them to set traps outside the area. BC [off mic still] In 5 years preceding sanctuary designation we had five major ship groundings on our reefs. In over 6 six years after designation had none, now two recently. Radio chatter [no] had as many as 270 boats in this area one day. BC: [off mic] My academic training, I'm a marine biologist. Moved to the Keys to collect tropical fish. shipping fish internationally. in studying the program. 'concerned at that time about looe key would be a green spot. Come across conch researchers. 21:45 -Good boat approach to the other boat. Billy says H... (Notes truncated)
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