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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Establishment of Temporary Special Use Area for Coral Nursery
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 23, 2024. It took effect on August 26, 2024.
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What the agency says
On July 27, 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued an interim final rule establishing three special use areas within Federal waters of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) from July 27, 2024 through August 26, 2024. This notice extends the temporary special use areas an additional 60 days. The special use areas prohibit all entry except for restoration activities under a valid Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) permit, continuous transit without interruption, and for law enforcement purposes, from August 26, 2024 to October 25, 2024. This temporary rule is necessary to prevent or minimize destruction of, loss of, or injury to sanctuary resources, specifically to facilitate restoration activities to improve or repair living habitats through protecting coral nursery stock at this site from potential impacts caused by anchor damage and/or fishing gear. This extension is necessary to protect the corals in the temporary special use areas until water temperatures cool and all of the corals are moved back to the original in-shore permitted nursery site. This temporary special use area will expire within 120 days from the date it was established.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-18844
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Extension of temporary special use areas
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- August 23, 2024
- Takes effect
- August 26, 2024
- Dates
- The effective period for the interim final rule, temporary emergency rule published July 27, 2024, at 89 FR 53483, is extended. This extension of this rule is effective August 26, 2024 through October 25, 2024.
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 15 CFR 922
- Pages
- 3
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