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This document presents the results of the monitoring of a repaired
coral reef injured by the M/V Connected vessel grounding incident
of March 27, 2001. This grounding occurred in Florida state waters
within the boundaries of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
(FKNMS). The monitoring program at the Connected site was to have
included an assessment of the structural stability of installed
restoration modules and biological condition of reattached corals
performed on the following schedule: immediately (i.e., baseline),
1, 3, and 6 years after restoration and following a catastrophic
event. Restoration of this site was completed on July 20, 2001. Due
to unavoidable delays in the settlement of the case, the "baseline"
monitoring event for this site occurred in July 2004. The
catastrophic monitoring event occurred on August 31, 2004, some 2
1/2 weeks after the passage of Hurricane Charley which passed
nearby, almost directly over the Dry Tortugas. In September 2005,
the year one monitoring event occurred shortly after the passage of
Hurricane Katrina, some 70 km to the NW. This report presents the
results of all three monitoring even
This document presents the results of the monitoring of a repaired
coral reef injured by the M/V Jacquelyn L vessel grounding incident
of July 7, 1991. This grounding occurred in Florida state waters
within the boundaries of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
(FKNMS). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
and the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of
the State of Florida, ("State of Florida" or "state") are the
co-trustees for the natural resources within the FKNMS and, thus,
are responsible for mediating the restoration of the damaged marine
resources and monitoring the outcome of the restoration actions.
The monitoring program at the Jacquelyn L site was to have included
an assessment of the structural stability of installed restoration
modules and biological condition of reattached corals performed on
the following schedule: immediately (i.e., baseline), 1, 3, and 6
years after restoration and following a catastrophic event.
Restoration of this site was completed on July 20, 2000. Due to
unavoidable delays in the settlement of the case, the "baseline"
monitoring event for this site occurred in July 2004. The
catastrophic monitoring event occurred on August 31, 2004, some 2
1/2 weeks after the passage of Hurricane Charley which passed
nearby, almost directly over the Dry Tortugas. In September 2005,
the year one monitoring event occurred shortly after the passage of
Hurricane Katrina, some 70 km to the NW. This report presents the
results of all three monitoring event
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