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Deepwater reefs off Florida seek federal protection plan
Deepwater coral reefs lie 4 000 feet down off Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale with vast communities of Lophelia and other species. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council proposes protecting about 23 000 square miles by banning anchoring bottom fishing and related activities, potentially affecting gas pipelines and some commercial fishing. Scientists describe the reefs as pristine yet fragile and stress the need for preemptive safeguards while surveys continue.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Boca Raton
Carolinas
Georgia
Norway
Great Britain
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Bahamas
South
Florida
Sweden
Myra Brouwer
Fishery Management Council
Charleston
D.C
Venus
John Reed
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Fort Pierce
United States
Laphelia
South Carolina
Miami Terrace
Gregg Waugh
Council
Margot Stiles
Oceana
Howard Ray
Port Everglades
Joyce Lynn II
Waugh
Steve Ross
University of North Carolina
Center For Marine Science