aid has been provided through Public Law 88-309, "The Commercial Fisheries 

 Research and Development Act of 1964." It has provided research and marketing 

 funds on a matching basis through the Florida Department of Natural Resources. 

 These funds have been responsible for accelerated research and for the devel- 

 opment of the largest seafood marketing program in the Southeastern United 

 States. Florida's share of PL 88-309 was $240,000 in 1980. 



The Anadromous Fisheries Research and Development Act (PL 89-304) was 

 designed primarily for northwestern states with strong anadromous fishery 

 resources such as salmon. Benefits to southern and Gulf states were reduced 

 because anadromous species there are scarce. Florida received 89-304 funds 

 for studies of Alabama shad and sturgeon, which do not occur in Southwest 

 Florida. 



The Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (PL 94-265 already 

 discussed) also provides funds for fishery resource and development. The 

 individual fishery councils of the Gulf of Mexico may contract state or pri- 

 vate organizations for needed research. Although council funds for such 

 outside work are limited, they do not require matching funds. 



Funds for marine fishery development also are available from Saltonstall- 

 Kennedy funds (SK), that are derived from an excise tax on imported seafood 

 products. In past years, these funds have been used sparingly, but funds were 

 made available to aid the seafood marketing and other industry oriented 

 programs. 



Another major Federal program affecting marine resources is the National 

 Sea Grant Program. In Florida, it is based at the University of Florida in 

 Gainesville, but it is a consortium of State and private universities, each 

 applying for funds to do research pertinent to marine resources. The programs 

 in Florida have been highly successful in a number of areas particularly in 

 fishery economics. The grant program also has established a statewide network 

 of marine extension agents designed to help fishermen, as county agents help 

 farmers. 



The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1976 also represents a potential 

 source of Federal funds that may be used in a variety of ways and could 

 strongly benefit coastal living resources. A prime accomplishment in South- 

 west Florida connected with this program was the designation of the Rookery 

 Bay Estuarine Sanctuary. This designation provided funding for the purchase 

 of additional lands crucial to protecting the environmental integrity of the 

 system, as well as funding for the first 3 years of operation of a sanctuary 

 office. In the case of the Apalachicola Sanctuary, these lands, when pur- 

 chased, will be added to several thousand acres already purchased by the State 

 for the same purpose. The designation will also make it very difficult to 

 make any alterations that might negatively affect the system. The coastal 

 management program also has been designated by the Reagan administration for 

 deletion and the current status of any future funding appears bleak. 



CZMA also releases funds to help endangered species projects and studies 

 on marine species or habitats. The National Science Foundation issues grants 

 on fishery and coastal environments. 



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