What is the Florida Bay Program Management Committee?
Have you ever wondered how all of those federal and state agencies get together to solve a problem? Perhaps you ve wondered if they ever do. The answer is yes when it comes to solving problems in Florida Bay. To coordinate the extensive research projects being conducted in and about Florida Bay, the National Park Service created the Program Management Committee (PMC) in 1994. The PMC function is to oversee the thirteen federal and state organizations currently conducting research in Florida Bay and adjacent coastal waters. The PMC members created a plan to provide central clearinghouse for sharing research information. This information is provided to agencies responsible for making decisions that affect Florida Bay s environment, researchers and other interested individuals. The PMC has identified five questions whose answers are critical to making informed management decisions. Basically the questions are: • Where is the water coming from and where is it going? • Where are the nutrien
