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  2. Looe Key - Wikipedia

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    Looe Key is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the south of Big Pine Key. This reef is within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA). Part of Looe Key is designated as "Research Only," an area which protects some of the patch reefs landward of the main reef.

  3. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Florida Constitution authorizes the commission to enact rules and regulations regarding the state's fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people. To do this, the seven Governor of Florida -appointed commissioners meet five times each year to hear staff reports, consider rule proposals, and conduct ...

  4. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    One of the Florida Keys' most ecologically damaging invasive species is the lionfish. First discovered as an introduced species in 2009, [5] the lionfish population affects the original flora and fauna of the Florida Keys in three major ways. The lionfish has an appetite for native fish and crustaceans and is able to spawn year-round.

  5. List of fishes of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Also known as the pennant-fish and threadfin trevally. [4] African tigerfish: Hydrocynus vittatus: Alabama bass: Micropterus henshalli: Alabama shad: Alosa alabamae: Albacore: Thunnus alalunga: Alewife: Alosa pseudoharengus: Alligator gar: Atractosteus spatula: Largest exclusively freshwater fish found in North America, measuring 8 to 10 feet ...

  6. Hen and Chickens (reef) - Wikipedia

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    Hen and Chickens is a shallow coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. For a while in the 20th century it was marked by the Hen and Chickens Shoal Light. It lies to the southeast of Plantation Key. This reef lies within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA).

  7. Curry Hammock State Park - Wikipedia

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    Florida Department of Environmental Protection Curry Hammock State Park is a Florida State Park , located along both sides of US 1 , starting at mile marker 56.2 on Crawl Key in the Florida Keys .

  8. Crocker Reef - Wikipedia

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    Crocker Reef (or Crocker Ridges) is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the southeast of Plantation Key , and is near Davis Reef . Unlike many reefs in the Sanctuary, it is not within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA).

  9. National Marine Fisheries Service - Wikipedia

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    A negative certification may result in that nation's fishing vessels losing U.S. port access and potential import restrictions on fish or fish products. [ 28 ] In 2017, the Seafood Import Monitoring Program was established under NOAA Fisheries to increase transparency and traceability for 13 species of seafood particularly vulnerable to IUU ...