Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Restoration Blueprint: Updated Socioeconomic Supporting Documentation for the 2019 Draft Environmental Impact Statement and 2022 Proposed Rule

This document serves as an update to Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Socioeconomic Supporting Documentation for the Restoration Blueprint, 2019. The 2019 report analyzed the various alternatives considered in the draft environmental impact statement. This report provides updated information and analyses to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, Executive Order 12866, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The document focuses on the economic effects of proposed regulatory changes to Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, including a cost-benefit analysis and an analysis of potential effects to small businesses. It also analyzes and compares economic effects of the draft environmental impact statement alternatives. The document updates the 2019 report with more recent socioeconomic information on activities like fishing and tourism in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and incorporates new methods into the quantitative analysis of the economic effects of proposed marine zone boundary changes.

Key Words

Restoration Blueprint, Regulatory Flexibility Act, National Environmental Policy Act, costbenefit analysis, economic analysis, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, non-consumptive recreation