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Selected presentations by the Florida Artificial Reef Program are archived at this link.
Use the links below to navigate to the desired session.
Selected presentations from “Outreach, Extension and Stakeholder Engagement in Fisheries I” (Monday, August 21, 2017)
Marine Artificial Reef Research and Development: Integrating Fisheries Management Objectives I (Tuesday, August 22, 2017)
Marine Artificial Reef Research and Development: Integrating Fisheries Management Objectives II (Wednesday, August 22, 2017)
February 22, 2017 – UF/IFAS Extension Okaloosa County, Crestview, Florida 
Participants at the Northwest Florida Artificial Reef Workshop. Crest view, FL. Feb 22, 2017.
Presentations:
FWC NRDA Project Update presented by Alex Fogg
Goliath Grouper and Artificial Reefs: Opportunities for Citizen Science presented by Angela Collins (technical note: There is a 3 minute loss of audio during this presentation from 8:24 – 11:24)
The Southeast Florida Artificial Reef Workshop was held on November 1, 2016 at Manatee Lagoon – An FPL Eco-Discovery Center in West Palm Beach, FL. The agenda included speakers from FWC, University of Florida, Broward County, USCG, FDEP, Florida Sea Grant, South Florida Diving, and Palm Beach County Reef Research Team. In the afternoon, there was a facilitated discussion with County Artificial Reef Coordinators. The entire day was recorded, archived, and can be viewed below. Presentations from the speakers can also be viewed and downloaded below.
Participants of the 2016 Southeast Florida Artificial Reef Workshop. Photo by Holly Abeels, FSG.
Florida and Regional Artificial Reef Updates by Keith Mille, FWC
Legal Perspective of Conceptual Permitting for Large Development Projects by Adrian Mahoney, University of Florida
State of Artificial Reefs as Mitigation by Pat Quinn, Broward County
Ship Deployment Expectations of U.S. Coast Guard by Benjamin Colbert, USCG
FDEP Artificial Reef Permitting by Gregory Vazquez, FL Department of Environmental Protection
Goliath Grouper Preferences for Artificial Reefs by Angela Collins, Florida Sea Grant
Diving Industry Perspective by Jeff Torode, South Florida Diving
Long Term Monitoring and Citizen Science by Janet Phipps, Palm Beach County Reef Research Team
Presentations:
Day 1: http://youtu.be/afL8tr4x1qA
Day 2 Morning Session: http://youtu.be/ShVblQ-DgVY
Day 2 Afternoon Session: http://youtu.be/UzBUedKchKs
Day 3: http://youtu.be/0aE3vgZZQgc
Please refer to the agenda for speaker times.
PDFs of speaker’s PowerPoint presentations can be found through links in the agenda.
8:30 Registration, sign in, vendor and poster set up
10:00 Workshop Welcome and Goals
Brooke Saari, Florida Sea Grant Agent, Okaloosa/Walton Counties
Welcome from Okaloosa County Commissioner(s)
10:15 FWC Statewide and National Artificial Reef Program Updates
Jon Dodrill, FWC Artificial Reef Program
10:35 County and Artificial Reef Citizen Organization Updates
Moderator: Brooke Saari, Florida Sea Grant
11:30 Lunch (included in registration)
1:00 Overview of Artificial Reef Module Designs in Florida
Speaker: Bill Horn, FWC Artificial Reef Program
1:20 Private Artificial Reef Development and Management Issues
Moderator: Jon Dodrill, FWC
Panel Discussion: Robert Turpin, Escambia County
Scott Henson, Okaloosa County
Alan Golden, Bay County
2:20 Break (20 minutes)
2:40 Artificial Reef Monitoring Tools, Goals, and Strategies for NW Florida
Robert Turpin, Escambia County Marine Resources Division
Scott Jackson, Florida Sea Grant, Bay County
Keith Mille, FWC Artificial Reef Program
3:00 Artificial Reefs and Fisheries Management Presentations
Moderator: Keith Mille, FWC Artificial Reef Program
Panel Discussion: Bill Lindberg, University of Florida
Bob Shipp, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Will Patterson, Dauphin Island Sea Lab / UWF
Luiz Barbieri, FWC-FWRI
4:55 Adjourn daytime session
5:00 Dinner (included with full registration only)
6:00 EVENING EXPO:
8:00 Adjourn evening session
7:30 Registration, sign in
8:10 Day 2 Welcome and Housekeeping
Rick O’Connor, Florida Sea Grant Agent, Escambia County
8:15 Economic Benefits and Impacts of Artificial Reefs in NW Florida
Bill Huth and Chris Burket, Dept of Marketing and Economics, UWF
8:35 Artificial Reef Planning and Stakeholder Satisfaction: What social science
information are we using to make management decisions about artificial reefs?
Dr. Taylor Stein, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, UF
9:20 Review of Artificial Reef Permitting Rules, and Requirements for Large Area Artificial Reef Sites
Moderator: Brooke Saari, Florida Sea Grant
Panel Discussion: Keith Mille, FWC Artificial Reef Program
Heather Mason, FDEP, Submerged Lands & Environmental Resources Program
Steve Andrews, USACOE, Pensacola Regulatory Office
10:10 Break (20 minutes)
10:30 Artificial Reef Construction Issues in Inshore and Nearshore State Waters
Robert Turpin, Escambia County
10:45 The Status of Using Large Materials for Artificial Reefs
(e.g., bridge replacement, steel vessels, and other large materials of opportunity)
Moderator: Scott Jackson, Florida Sea Grant Agent, Bay County
Joy Giddens, FDOT, District 3 Permits Coordinator
Bill Horn, FWC Artificial Reef Program
Jon Dodrill, FWC Artificial Reef Program
11:30 Summary of Workshop, Concluding Remarks & Discussion, Keith Mille, FWC
12:00 Adjourn General Workshop
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (included in registration)
1:00 – 3:00 Expectations of Side Scan Sonar Products for Artificial Reefs (optional, free side scan sonar workshop scheduled following the general workshop)
Moderators: Robert Turpin, Escambia County and Keith Mille, FWC
Patrick Raley, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Kelly Kingon, FSU Coastal & Marine Laboratory
Bryan Clark, Risk Management Compass
We have archived the materials from the 2010 Summit held in Cocoa Beach, Fla., at this link.
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