Vessel Grounding Response: Policies & Procedures Biscayne National Park
National Park Service. 1996. Vessel Grounding Response: Policies & Procedures Biscayne National Park. Biscayne National Park
Too often boat operators run their vessels aground in the shallow waters of Biscayne NationalPark destroying coral, sea grass, and the marine animals that depend on these area for survival. Inrecent years boat groundings have become so frequent and devastating that the cumulative effects threaten the health of the park's shallow marine habitats.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 1996-02
- Units
- BISC
- Keywords
- Coral, Groundings, marine habitat destruction, prop scarring, Sea grass