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Book Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Final Management Plan 2012

Download or read book Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Final Management Plan 2012 written by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This management plan is organized into six sections. Section 1 provides background information on national marine sanctuaries, FGBNMS, and the purpose and need for updating the management plan. Section 2 is an overview of the institutional setting in which the sanctuary operates and of the regional ecosystem of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. It also describes the local environment of East and West Flower Garden Banks and Stetson Bank. Section 3 contains the action plans, which detail the management strategies and activities to address the priority issues of FGBNMS and meet the purposes and policies of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) (Appendix I). Section 4 provides information on the public comments received on the draft management plan and a summary of the changes that were made to the management plan as a result. Section 5 provides a summary of the environmental analysis of the two alternatives considered: 1) no action, and 2) the preferred alternative of revising the management plan and making modifications to FGBNMS regulations (Appendix II). Section 6 lists the sources cited in this document.

Book Flower Garden Banks Final Management Plan

Download or read book Flower Garden Banks Final Management Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Located in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico (Gulf), 70 to 115 miles off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS or sanctuary) includes three separated undersea features: East Flower Garden Bank, West Flower Garden Bank and Stetson Bank. The Banks range in depth from 55 feet to nearly 500 feet and are underwater hills formed by rising domes of ancient salt. The Banks provided a wide range of habitat conditions that support several distinct biological communities, including the northernmost coral reefs in the continental United States. These and similar formations throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico provide the foundation for essential habitat for a variety of species. The combination of location and geology makes FGBNMS extremely productive and diverse, and presents a unique set of challenges for managing and protecting its natural wonders. East and West Flower Garden Banks were designated a national marine sanctuary in 1992 for purposes of protecting and managing the conservation, ecological, recreational, research, education, and historic and aesthetic resources and qualities of these areas...Stetson Bank was added to the sanctuary in 1996...The management plan for both FGBNMS was originally developed in 1991 as part of the designation process...The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) is required to periodically review sanctuary management plans to ensure that sanctuary sites continue to best conserve, protect and enhance their nationally significant living and cultural resources. Upon such review, NOAA has decided to update and revise the 1991 Flower Garden Banks management plan to address recent scientific discoveries, advancements in managing marine resources, and new resource management issues. In September 2006, the sanctuary embarked on its first Management Plan Review (MPR), a public process to examine the original destination documents, management plan and regulations, and evaluate them for the future. The sanctuary mission--revised with review of this management plan--is to identify, protect, conserve, and enhance the natural and cultural resources, values, and qualities of FGBNMS and its regional environment for this and future generations"--Executive Summary (page 7).

Book Final environmental impact statement and management plan for the proposed Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Download or read book Final environmental impact statement and management plan for the proposed Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary written by United States. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Download or read book Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This document presents the programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) Final Management Plan. It is a useful tool to understand the environmental consequences of the broad range of activities in the management plan and provides the general analyses that informed the decision of approving the plan. It also establishes that as individual actions become ripe for decision, alternatives will be evaluated under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to meet the broader goals outlined in this final management plan. The PEA was released to the public on October 22, 2010 for a 90-day public review and two public hearings were held. Chapter 4 in the final management plan documents the public comments received and the responses to those comments. In view of the information presented in this analysis, it has been determined that the action will not significantly impact the quality of the human environment, as defined by NEPA. Accordingly, preparation of an environmental impact statement is not required for this action"--Page 1.

Book Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Final Environmental Assessment

Download or read book Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Final Environmental Assessment written by U.s. Department of Commerce and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document presents the programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Final Plan Management. It is a useful tool to understand the environmental consequences of th broad range of activities in the management plan and provides the general analyses that informed the decision of approving the plan. It also establishes that as individual actions become ripe for decision, alternatives will be evaluated under the NEPA to meet the broader goals outlined in this final management plan.

Book Gulf of Mexico Sales 157 and 161 Central and Western Planning Areas Outer Continental Shelf OCS Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease AL TX MS LA

Download or read book Gulf of Mexico Sales 157 and 161 Central and Western Planning Areas Outer Continental Shelf OCS Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease AL TX MS LA written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan

Download or read book Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Federal Register Index

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Book Federal Register

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Book Commerce Justice Science and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2011

Download or read book Commerce Justice Science and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2011 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 2044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Download or read book Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: