Florida Coastal Strategies

Water Quality and Quantity
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Land Use Density and Intensity
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Shoreline Management
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Northwest Florida
Apalachicola Reserve
(850) 653-8063

South Florida
Rookery Bay Reserve
(239) 417-6310

Northeast Florida
Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve
(904) 823-4500

As the desire to live on the coast continues to grow, so should our awareness of natural beach processes such as erosion and sedimentation. These natural, yet dynamic processes provide us protection from wave energy and the winds of strong storms and hurricanes. Building resilience against these processes requires



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	Best Management Practices
	Case Studies & Demonstration Projects
	Current Research
	Useful Links

a healthy coastal environment gained through proper management of Florida’s shoreline and the people living there. Decisions regarding the coasts affect many aspects of a community including tourism, wildlife abundance and human health. Given the necessary management tools and implementation strategies, Florida’s leaders can continue to manage well-balanced communities and provide protection for all inhabitants.

Shoreline and Coastal Issues

	Coastal Development Factsheet
	Coastal Environment and Coral Reefs at Risk

Shoreline Development Resource Database

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This website is funded in part by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, pursuant the Florida Coastal Management Program Grant CZ628. The Views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the State of Florida, NOAA or any of its sub-agencies.