The project evaluates the feasibility of establishing special management areas to enhance recreational fisheries and habitat quality in the St. Martin’s Marsh Aquatic Preserve. It aims to address habitat degradation and increased fishing pressures through innovative management practices, supported by comprehensive mapping, legal analysis, and stakeholder engagement.
Project Team: • Thomas Ankersen, J.D., UF Levin College of Law, Conservation Clinic
• Edward Camp, PhD, UF/IFAS Fisheries and Aquatic Science Program
• Mark Clark, PhD, UF/IFAS Soil and Water Science Department
• Mike Allen, PhD, UF/IFAS Fisheries and Aquatic Science Program, Nature Coast Biological Station
Collaborator: FWC, Homosassa Guides Association (HGA), St. Martin’s Marsh Aquatic Preserve (SMMAP)