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Plan and Permit Review

FWC-Imperiled Species Management Section (ISM) staff conduct reviews of manatee protection plans, environmental resource permits, and other types of guidance documents such as comprehensive plans.

Numerous Boats in WaterwayFWC-Imperiled Species Management Section (ISM) staff conducts reviews of Manatee Protection Plans, environmental resource permits, and other types of planning documents such as comprehensive plans. 

Manatee Protection Plans (MPPs) are one tool that can assist in the long-term protection of manatees and their habitat.  MPPs include Boat Facility Siting Plans and address habitat protection, education, and waterway-use regulations.  Indirectly, MPPs may also increase boating safety, facilitate recreational planning, and protect aquatic habitat critical to many other species.  Plans may take several years to develop because of the complexity of issues a county must address and the range of information that must be collected.  Under §370.12(2) Florida Statutes, 13 specific counties are required to develop county-wide manatee protection plans.  These counties are: Brevard, Broward, Citrus, Collier, Duval, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Sarasota, St. Lucie, and Volusia counties.  As of July 1, 2007, all but Broward and Palm Beach counties have state-approved MPPs.  In addition, Clay County voluntarily completed a comprehensive MPP which received state approval last year.

The Department of Environmental Protection and the State’s water management districts are responsible for issuing state permits for activities that may impact Florida’s wetland resources. These agencies request assistance in reviewing such activities to determine potential impacts to manatees and their habitat.  FWC staff provides recommendations to reduce or eliminate potentially adverse effects of proposed projects.  Since approved MPPs are coordinated closely with USFWS, federal reviews of projects also reflect the provisions of approved MPPs resulting in more predictable and efficient reviews of permits in counties with approved plans.

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