APPENDIX A 



DRAFT DESIGNATION DOCUMENT 

 DESIGNATION OF THE LOOE KEY MARINE SANCTUARY 



Preamble 



Under the authority of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries 

 Act of 1972, P.L. 92-532, (the Act) the waters at Looe Key are hereby desig- 

 nated a Marine Sanctuary for the purposes of preserving and protecting this 

 valuable and fragile ecological and recreational resource and of stimulating 

 research activities and public awareness of its value and vulnerability. 



Article 1. Effect of Designation 



Within the area designated as the Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (the 

 Sanctuary), described in Article 2, the Act authorizes the promulgation of 

 such regulations as are reasonable and necessary to protect the values of the 

 Sanctuary. Article 4 of the Designation lists those activities which may 

 require regulation but the listing of any activity does not by itself prohibit 

 or restrict it. Restrictions or prohibitions may be accomplished only through 

 regulation and additional activities may be regulated only by amending Article 

 4. 



Article 2. Description of the Area 



The Sanctuary consists of a 5.32 square nautical mile (sq nm) area of 

 the waters located off the coast of Florida 6.7 nm (12.5 km) southwest of 

 Big Pine Key in the lower Florida Keys. The precise boundaries are as 

 follows: 



Latitude and Longitude are furnished to .001 of a second. 



LATITUDE LONGITUDE 



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it Particular Value 



The sanctuary area is a valuable diverse and biologically productive 

 living coral reef community in the Florida Reef Tract, including an array of 

 tropical fish species and a well defined classic "spur and groove" reef system. 

 The site also provides feeding, spawning, and nursery areas valuable for 

 commercial fisheries. The Sanctuary will provide recreational experiences, 



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