2009 Blueprint Report Card
Click here to view the 2009 Blueprint Report Card. FCOC has been very active in discussing our agenda with Florida state leaders. In addition to reading the 2009 the blueprint report card, we welcome you to listen to our podcast with Sylvia Earle.
In an effort to reverse the decline of marine and coastal resources, the Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition put forth a set of recommendations in its report entitled Florida’s Coastal and Ocean Future: A Blueprint for Economic and Environmental Leadership (Blueprint). The Blueprint outlines how state and federal entities can curb unwise coastal development, protect coastal and marine habitats, implement and enforce coastal and ocean pollution laws, protect marine ecosystems, ensure robust and plentiful fisheries and marine species, reduce global warming pollution, and strengthen coastal and ocean governance in Florida. Since its original publication (September 2006), 160 coastal and ocean businesses, civic, outdoor, and conservation organizations have endorsed the Blueprint. The Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition evaluated legislative and government actions in Florida during 2007 and 2008 and compared these with the Blueprint’s recommendations. The results of this evaluation are presented in this Coastal and Ocean Policy Report Card (Report Card). The Report Card presents a grade, from A to F, on each of the Blueprint’s eight topics of interest and discusses the topics in separate sections. The eight sections are:
1. Curb unwise coastal development and protect valuable coastal habitats;
2. Reduce coastal and ocean pollution;
3. Keep offshore drilling away from Florida’s coasts;
4. Restore marine ecosystems through ecosystem-based management;
5. Ensure robust fisheries;
6. Conserve protected marine species;
7. Reduce global warming pollution; and
8. Strengthen ocean governance.
