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which might damage the coral reef. The location of the moorings , 



and educational material about certain unique reefs are discussed | 



in a booklet prepared and distributed by the Biscayne Park staff. 



The Biscayne National Park is adjacent to a spiny lobster sanctuary. 



4. Bahia Honda State Park in the lower Florida Keys 



The Bahia Honda State Park, managed by the Florida State DNR, Division 

 of Recreation and Parks, is located on Bahia Honda Key adjacent to the 

 proposed Looe Key Sanctuary. The park offers overnight camping facili- 

 ties; two marinas; one for campers and one leased by a concessionaire; 

 and swimming, picnicking facilities. The marinas are approximately 30 

 minutes running time by boat from the Looe Key Reef area. Staff for the 

 park includes 17 staff and 14 rangers, most without law enforcement 

 authority whose responsibilities include search and rescue operations in 

 waters immediately adjacent to the park. 



The Bahia Honda State Park personnel emphasize the protection of State 

 resources by interpretation of the law to those who use the park rather 

 than by enforcement. 



5. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and U.S. Key Largo Coral Reef 

 "Marine Sanctuary in the upper Florida Keys (State Department of Natural 

 Resources' Division of Recreation and Parks and Department of Commerce's 

 Office of Coastal Zone Management under NOAA) 



The John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and U. S. Key Largo Coral Reef 

 Marine Sanctuary are actually two preserves, consisting of an area 

 extending out three miles from shore and administered by the State of 

 Florida (Department of Natural Resources, Division of Recreaton and 

 Parks) and a Federally operated sanctuary beginning at the end of 

 State jurisdiction and extending seaward, also administered by the DNR, 

 Division of Recreation and Parks. 



Named after the late John Pennekamp, the combined area of both parks was 

 originally a State Park. The John Pennekamp Park was created in 1961 

 to protect coral and to prevent spearfishing and tropical fish 

 collection. The State did not limit commercial fishing and lobstering 

 in the State Park. In 1975, when the Supreme Court ruled State jusisdic- 

 tion could only extend three miles, the most luxuriant reefs, which lie 

 between four and six miles offshore, were without State protection. At 



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