Blueprint Update
The Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition addresses the most pressing issues affecting Florida’s coastal and marine environments in Florida’s Coastal and Ocean Future: An Updated Blueprint for Economic and Environmental Leadership. This report updates the Coalition’s previous document, Florida’s Coastal and Ocean Future: A Blueprint for Economic and Environmental Leadership, and recommends actions for protecting and restoring Florida’s natural resources and economic engine.
Major topics include: Lessons Learned from the BP Oil Spill and Steps Needed for Restoration; Protecting the Coast; Florida’s Marine Ecosystems, Fisheries, and Wildlife; Restoring The Quality of Our Coastal Waters; Achieving Our Ocean Priorities – Developing the Tools to Plan For a Healthy Future for Out Coasts and Oceans.
Blueprint Endorsers
Civic, Outdoor, and Conservation Organizations
- 1000 Friends of Florida
- Active Divers Association
- Alliance to Protect Water Resources, Inc.
- Anglers For Conservation
- Beach to Bay Connection, Inc.
- Big Pine Key Civic Association
- Blue Mountain Beach Community Association
- Bream Fishermen Association
- Brevard County Air and Power Boat Association
- Choctawhatchee Audubon Society
- Christian Surfers
- Citizens Against Cruise Ship Pollution
- Citizens for Better Government in Bay County
- Conservancy of Southwest Florida
- Conservation Alliance of St. Lucie County
- Cry of the Water
- Emerald Coastkeeper
- Environment Florida
- Environmental Alliance of North Florida
- Environmental Coalition of Miami Beach
- Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
- Florida PEER
- Florida Keys Citizens Coalition
- Florida Oceanographic Society
- Friends of Perdido Bay
- Friends of the Everglades
- Friends of the St. Mary’s River
- Global Coral Reef Alliance
- Greater Ft. Lauderdale Dive Association
- Gulf Coast Environmental Defense
- Hammerhead Dive Club
- Homosassa River Alliance
- Key Deer Protection Alliance, Inc.
- Last Stand
- League of Women Voters of Florida
- League of Women Voters of Okaloosa County
- League of Women Voters of the Space Coast
- Lighthouse Point Saltwater Sportsmen Association
- Living Wage Fair Trade
- Marine Archaeological Research and Conservation, Inc.
- Marine Resources Council
- National Parks and Conservation Association
- National Wildlife Foundation
- Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation
- Palm Beach County Reef Rescue
- Partnership for a Sustainable Future, Inc.
- Peace River Audubon
- Ponte Vedra Sea Turtle Patrol
- ReefGuardian International
- Save Our Sabine
- Save Our Suwannee, Inc.
- Save the Manatee Club
- Sierra Club – Turtle Coast Group
- Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Coastal and Ocean Businesses
- 7Angles, LLC
- Advantage Boat Repair, Inc.
- Adventure Kayak of Cocoa Beach, Inc.
- Akita Copy Products
- Argonaut Publishing Company
- The Art Of Fishing
- Atlantic Canvas
- Atlantic Surf Designs
- Bat Surfboards
- Bilt Surf
- Bitter’s Bait & Tackle Shop
- Board Sports Management
- Boldwater Inc.
- Born N Raised Fishing Charters
- Brevard Fishing Ventures
- Canaveral Propellers
- Cape Surf
- Central Florida Props Marine
- CJ Hobgood, Inc.
- Coastal Angler Magazine
- Cocoa Beach Scuba Odyssey
- Cocoa Beach Surf & Skate
- Cocoa Kayaks
- Coda Surf
- Dakine Diego’s
- Damian Hobgood, Inc.
- Decoy Charters
- The Dove Restaurant
- East Coast Biologists, Inc.
- Eastern Surf Magazine
- Fish N Fever
- Fishing Charters of Jupiter
- Florida Keys Commercial Fisherman’s Association
- Florida Light Tackle Fishing Charters
- Glenn A. Klugel Surfboards
- The Goods Surf and Skate
- GoSurf Sportswear
- Green Water Charters
- Island Surfboards
- Island Waveskis
- Ken Horton Surf Photography
- Let’s Go Fishin’ Inc.
- Liquid Culture
- The Longboard House
- Long Doggers Eateries
- Lopaka Inc.
- LP Glass, Inc.
- Madden Surf & Fine Art
- Matt Kechele Surfboards
- Mike Daniel Surf Designs
- Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters
- Natural Art Surf Shop
- Oceanside Landscaping
- Oceansports World
- O’Hare Surfboards
- Outdoor Travel Productions Inc.
- Performance Sail & Sport
- Peter Shurtz Graphics
- Playalinda Surf Shop
- Poinciana Flats Charters
- Pro Angler Group, Inc.
- Quest Associates
- R & D Surf, Inc.
- Rainbow Distributing
- Resin8 Surfboards by Sam Egan
- rip-pics photography
- Rusty Chinnis Contractor Inc.
- Satellite Bait and Tackle
- Satellite Beach Irrigation
- Seagrass Ecosystems Analysts
- Seven Palms Band
- Spectrum Surf Shop
- Sportlift Boat Lifts Inc
- Spotted Tail Charters
- Stillwater Charters
- Sunseed Food Co-op
- Surf NRG Videos
- Surfer Magazine
- Surfet
- Surfguru.com
- Tight-Lines Inshore Guide Service
- To Exceed, Inc.
- Tom Neilson Shapes
- Tropical Soul Island Gear, LLC
- Waypoint GPS, LLC
- Westwind Fishing Charters
- Whitey’s Bait and Tackle
- Wind & Surf
- Womens Surf Style Magazine
- Woodies Rattlers, Inc.
- World Productions
- Wyland Marine Artist
- Yo-Zuri America

