Socioeconomic Study of Florida Reefs Client: Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties (Florida), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and NOAA Location: Florida Hazen and Sawyer performed extensive survey research to measure the economic contribution and the use values of articial and natural reefs in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties over the twelve-month period of June 2000 to May 2001. This study was co- funded by the four counties, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Project Outcomes and Benefits The Hazen and Sawyer project team estimated the total economic contribution from articial and natural reefs, nding reef-related expenditures generated between $138 millio

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