Regulatory
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The Regulatory Team is responsible for coordinating the issuance of permits for coral conservation activities in the various Florida jurisdictions, ensuring (where possible) the regulatory compliance of response activities, and considering whether there are needs to enhance capacity for processing requests for new conservation activities.
The Regulatory Team is co-led by:
Lisa Gregg (FWC)
Jocelyn Karazsia (NOAA NMFS)
Where we are today
Where we are today
Today, the Regulatory Team and its constituent members meet as needed to discuss common regulatory issues across the agencies. Agency representatives include DEP, FWC, NOAA FKNMS, and NOAA NMFS; previously, USACE also had a representative on the Team.
The group has identified several new approaches to support current regulatory processes (e.g., new or updated guidance documents, communications tools for managers and permit applicants) and future activities (e.g., agency discussions on shoreline stabilization, artificial reefs, and restoration structures).
Compliance with local, state, and federal regulations is vital to ensuring that FCRRP actions are legal and supportable by the relevant governmental bodies. Photo: Karen Neely/NSU
Current & Future Directions
Current & Future Directions
The Regulatory Team is committed to its goals to:
Communicate regulatory requirements for disturbance response and recovery actions
Support collaboration across management agencies for disturbance response and recovery approaches and actions
Support incorporation of disturbance response and recovery strategies into regulatory actions
Building capacity to address existing and emerging regulatory needs is necessary, both within agencies and across the Regulatory Team. At present, capacity support is needed to implement Regulatory Team ideas.
As capacity allows, develop guidance documents for both managers and permit applicants to assist in responding to permit requests and questions, and to ensure that agencies are generally in agreement on key issues. Existing guidance documents should be reviewed and updated based on current knowledge and needs.
As capacity allows, support agency discussions on emerging issues and upcoming or proposed activities. Examples may include genetic management planning, shoreline stabilization projects, artificial/engineered/hybrid reefs, and restoration structures.
Interested in more information?
Interested in more information?
More information permits can be found at the below websites:
Header photo credit: Liv Williamson/UM
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