Implementing the Dry Tortugas National Park Research Natural Area Science Plan: The 5-Year Report.

摘要

In 2007, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) developed a science plan, Assessing the Conservation Efficacy of the Dry Tortugas National Park Research Natural Area, specifically to assess the effectiveness of a 46-mi Research Natural Area (RNA). The Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO) RNA is a no-take (all forms of fishing are prohibited), no-anchoring (strategically placed mooring buoys are provided) marine reserve that was implemented to protect shallow water habitats and reef fish species in conjunction with two nearby existing marine reserves, the Tortugas North Ecological Reserve (TNER) and the Tortugas South Ecological Reserve (TSER). This 5-year report summarizes the progress of science plan activities to date.