John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park: Florida's First Federal Marine Sanctuary

摘要

Florida's famous John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, located in and off the coast of Key Largo, is part of the only major reef complex on the East coast, and is most well developed in the continental United States. The Division of Recreation and Parks, Florida Department of Natural Resources, is winning the battle to reverse the trends which once threatened to destroy these unique coral reefs and their associated marine life, but it is apparently fighting this battle with less than the resources it needs to preserve unimpaired all of the area's scenic and scientific values. It is the purpose of this report, therefore, to: (a) examine the legal regime which now protects this unique national resource; and (b) to determine whether designation as a Federal Marine Sanctuary under Title III of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 will further preserve and enhance the Park's resource, recreation and conservation values.