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Lee County Proposed Notice for General Permit (NGP). Overall plan with published minimum depthsAllows for dredging in Aquatic Preserves (AP)No Internal Combustion Motor Zones (NICMZs)Address both seagrass and other benthicNeeds, alternatives, refined selected planDredging in AP limited to spot dredging Both AP dredging and NICMZs still controversialInterest in effectiveness of special zones to restore seagrasses (and other benthic resources).
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1. Lisa B. Beever, PhD, AICP
July 9, 2008
2. Lee County Proposed Notice for General Permit (NGP) Overall plan with published minimum depths
Allows for dredging in Aquatic Preserves (AP)
No Internal Combustion Motor Zones (NICMZs)
Address both seagrass and other benthic
Needs, alternatives, refined selected plan
Dredging in AP limited to spot dredging
Both AP dredging and NICMZs still controversial
Interest in effectiveness of special zones to restore seagrasses (and other benthic resources)
8. 2006 Habitats
10. Special Zones and Seagrass Mosquito Lagoon—Dorn Whitmore, Merrit Island NWR
Cockroach Bay Seagrass Management Plan Development—Ed Sherwood, Tampa Bay Estuary Program
Cockroach Bay Poll and Troll Task Force—Tom Ash, Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough