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The long­term extent and severity of oceanic or
coastal effects caused by climate change
ultimately depend on how rapidly humanity can
eliminate human sources of carbon dioxide and
other greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere at harmful levels, now and in the future.
ABOUT THE F LOR IDA OCEANS
AND COAS TAL COUN CI L
The 2005 Florida Legislature created the
Florida Oceans and Coastal Council to
annually establish a statewide agenda to
prioritize ocean and coastal research,
identify where research funding is needed, and
coordinate public and private ocean research
for more effective coastal management. The
Council comprises 15 voting members and
t hree nonvoting members. The Florida
Department of Environmental Protection,
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Florida Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services appoint five members
each to t he coun c i l . Addit ional l y, one
representative from each of these agencies
serves as a nonvoting member. Additional
information on the Council is available at:
http://www.floridaoceanscouncil.org.
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2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 COUN CI L
ACCO M P L I SH M ENT S
Sponsored the National Ocean Economics
Program at California’s Monterey Bay
Aquarium Research Institute to complete
Phase II: Florida Ocean and Coastal
Economies Report:
• Made a presentation to the Governor
and Cabinet on the economic impact of
Florida’s ocean and coastal economy;
and
• Hosted the Florida Coastal and Ocean
Economics Forum to present the work to the
public and Florida’s marine industries.
Completed eight coastal ocean observing
systems projects through a contract with the
Florida Coastal Ocean Observing System
Consortium:
• Strategic Coastal Ocean Observing Implementation Plan and workshops (including
the Ocean Tracking Network);
• Continuous remote sensing of nitrate using
a moored instrument;
• A south Florida high­frequency radar array;
• An east­central Florida shelf array; deep
ocean biological observatory station within
the Oculina Habitat Area of Particular
Concern;
• A moored buoy in data­sparse northeast
Florida waters;
• A real­time high­resolution ocean and
atmospheric modeling system for the
Florida region;
• Florida­specific satellite remote sensing;
and
• A northeast Florida shelf/estuary model.
Continued work on the Resource Assessment
for Florida.
Continued work on the Research Review for
Florida.
Co­sponsored three conferences/workshops:
• 11th Annual International Coral Reef
Symposium;
• Coastal Cities Summit; and
• Florida’s Wildlife: On the Frontline of
Climate Change (with the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission).
Supported the Florida Water Resources
Monitoring Council, enabling it to draft a
Florida Coastal Monitoring Action Plan.
Co­sponsored the Gulf of Mexico Alliance's
First Annual Monitoring Forum, which focused
on data comparability and coastal nutrient
Photo
criteria.
courtesy of University of South Florida
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S E C T I O N
Introduction I.
The Florida Oceans and Coastal Council prepared this report to provide a foundation for
future discussions on the effects of climate change on Florida’s ocean and coastal resources.
The report addresses the aspects of climate change that are most important for Florida, its
residents, and its coastal and ocean resources. It provides important information for legislators, policymakers, governmental agencies, and members of the public who are working
to address, or who are interested in, climate change issues in Florida. The Council anticipates that the report will be updated periodically so that advances in science and policy
can be communicated to Floridians.
W H Y F L O R I D I A N S S H O U L D
C ARE ABOUT C L I MATE C HAN GE
Global climate change is not a science fiction
scenario but a reality. The scientific consensus
reached in 2007 by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (see