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Scarring of Florida’s seagrasses: assessment and management options
Get PDFManagement programs that address scarring
of seagrasses should be based on an approach that
involves (1) education, (2) channel marking,
(3) increased enforcement, and (4) limited-motoring
zones. Aerial monitoring and photography of
the managed area are essential in evaluating the
effectiveness of a program. Management programs
that use this multifaceted approach have been
instituted by a few local governments and at several
state parks. Initial results of the programs
indicate that in some areas seagrass scarring has
been reduced but that in other areas emphasis may
need to be increased on one or more of the components
of the four-point approach. A statewide
management plan is needed to address the most
egregious scarring over large areas that may be
difficult to regulate at the local-government level
