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Beyond Glass

2017

Center for

Resources

strategy

Leveraging partnerships TECO, FWC, UF

FLAQ's 1-3 year strategy to fund The Center for Conservation

* Conduct a feasibility study to determine final scope of programs -2014

* Pursue RESTORE for operations & capital - 2014, 2015, 2016

* Pursue state appropriations for capital - 2014

* Pursue grants and foundation support for programs - 2014-forever

* Develop dedicated donor base of conservation fundraisers- 2014 initiate

* Cover basic operations with current staff, board and interns

* 3% of FLAQ revenue dedicated to fund conservation programs

* 10% for conservation programs over time - 10 years?

* Develop earned income associated with conservation programs

* Sea Grass & Mangrove nursery

* Eco-tourism and Exploration Adventure tourism

* Environmental services with Birkett and associates

* Science divers

implementing our environmental stewardship

CONSERVATION

Highest standards in animal care, education and conservation

* 229 AZA institutions

* 54 aquariums

* 6000 species

* 181 million visit0rs annually

* 450 Species Survival Plans

* 115 reintroduction programs (40 under the ESA)

Protecting and Restoring our Blue Planet

Florida Aquarium is an AZA facility

Association of Zoos and Aquariums

secret super heroes?

Exploration & Research

Underway

who: FLAQ, FWC, USF

what: collecting data for multiple research projects, mapping archeological sites, identifying anthropogenic changes in springs

where: FLAQ, CFC & in the field

why: understanding human activities over time will assist in creating a more tenable future

Rescue & Rehab

RESCUE

Underway...

Problems: collectively rescue rehab in Florida is not robust enough to handle the cases & specifically the west coast of Florida is a gap

Objective: build a facility at CFC to add to the capacity

Tactic: create a co-op facility

* sea turtles would be operated by us

* marine mammal could be used by co-op member

* funding by the co-op

Mote marine, Sea World, Disney's Animal Kingdom, FWC

who: FLAQ & FWC

what: sea turtle rescue and release program,

data analysis of sea turtle release results

where: Center for Conservation

why: increased human pressures requiring greater effort

who: FLAQ & AZA facilities

what: Gulf Disaster Response Team

where: Gulf of Mexico

why: past response lacking for wildlife

rescue and rehabilitation and release

FLAQ team members

science, research & operations

executive board

Margo McKnight - programs & building design

John Muller - site development & engineering

Mark Haney- fund raising

Sea Turtles

Corals

Sharks

Lemur

African penguin

Swallow tailed kite

Animal hospital & quarantine

Research & laboratory

Underwater archeology

Shipwreck surveys

Springs conservation

Kathy Heym

DVM, Director of Veterinary Services FLAQ

Casey Coy

Director of Marine and Dive programs

Mike Terrell

Director of Animal Husbandry

John Than

Center for Conservation & collections manager

Mark Flint

PhD Assistant Prof Research Scientist UF/FLAQ/FWC

Josh Patterson

PhD Assistant Prof Research Scientist UF

MOVERS & SHAKERS

* Thom Stork

CEO FLAQ

* Tom Hernandez

VP of Energy Supply TECO

* Gil McRae

Director, Florida Wildlife Research Institute

* Craig Watson

Chairman, Board of Directors FLAQ &

Director University of Florida's Tropical Aquaculture Lab

* Mike Echevarria

VP of Strategic Initiatives FLAQ &

Board of Directors, Coral Restoration Foundation

advisory

protect

North facing view

Sea turtle care & Coral research

2nd

N

Level - Hospital, staff & researcher's workspace, labs, storage, aquatic holding & guest viewing/interaction

rooms will have microphones for Q&A's to interact with guests

displays & remotely operated cameras will

provide content in the absence of staff

coral tanks & research space

for other aquatic species

research labs, recovery rooms for animal

procedures and research

viewing from the 2nd floor down into

the sea turtle area will be assisted by remote cameras for closer views of turtles

visitors will be able to look through windows to see research up close & and interact with staff

New Q

quarantine

aquatic tank

set up for visitor

viewing through

windows

outdoor

wash down

Guest

walkways

(12 x 18)

Water & research lab

*cyro preserve

*microscopes

* monitors

* research workspace

$300k annual capital through 2019

$ 350k annual operating

gravel vegetated ground cover

(12 x 16)

QB

IT *

Electrical

closet

Med lab/Research

storage

* -30 F freezer

* nitrogen storage

* workspace

(14 x 18)

lift or crane

to 2nd floor for

large loads &

sea turtles

(6 x 14)

Surgical/recovery room

* exam tables

* research space

* holding pens/tanks

* incubators

* 2 way-coms

(4000 sq/ft)

Guest viewing for

recovery rooms

and research labs

the ability to carry out rescued & research on sea turtles will be increased tremendously including deep dive tanks for pre-release

(12 x 14)

gravel and slabs under steel frame building - 80 x 120 under roof

(20 x 16)

Vet and Research offices

* workstations

* telecom

*work benches

* computers

Bathrooms and showers

(20 x 18)

Animal

Commissary

* food storage

* cooler/freezer

* tables&sinks

gravel service road

ped-way

(12 x 10)

Lab work-up area

* shared space with

researchers

* tables & sinks

(12 x 14)

(12 x 10)

break away walls to conform to code

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vegetated ground cover, well drained substrate

under ground fencing

Hospital & surgical

* x-ray equipment

* anesthesia

* pharmacy

* scales

* TV monitors

* 2 way-coms

(2,400 sq/ft)

Sl

Open air hallway with observation options for turtle tanks on first level

The north facing view of this building will provide visitors views of working scientists, vet procedures, recovering animals and displays

Guest deck with views into recovery & 1st floor sea turtle

rehab & rescue area

ramp walkway

to 2nd floor

gravel service road for heavy truck load access

South facing view

staff area for observation and maintenance of outdoor pens

12

4

break-away walls

elevated walk ways

around tanks

gravel

vegetative

ground cover

Schedule for design-build

2014

Sept Architect selection

Oct-Dec Architect & FLAQ design process

2015

Jan-July Architect refinements, budget, permits

Aug-Oct Contractor bidding process

Oct-Dec Contractor review and refinements

2016

Jan-Nov Construction

Nov Soft opening

2017

Jan Grand opening

momentum...

growing partnerships

with universities

Interships with Eckerd College

University of Florida

A member of Florida Institute of Oceanography

experienced animal care staff

education programs already activated

robust team of

science divers & boat captains

+ 750,000 guests annually

& growing social media reach

Questions?

rescue

The CENTER for CONSERVATION- Proposed Programs

Reproductive Conservation Research

on shore breeding facility;elasmobranchs, teleost & inverts

mangrove and sea grass nurseries

restoration aquaculture; coral and molluscs

Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release

sea turtle stranding/rehab facility*

headquarters for AZA Gulf Disaster Response Team

co-op marine mammal & bird rescu & rehab facility

Exploration & Research

population surveys, bottom conditions & data collection

shipwreck & archeological surveys

Wildlife Hospital FLAQ

restore

Restoration of wild populations

RESTORE

Protect the wild

Staghorn coral

Problem: anthropogenic changes resulting in loss of critical mass of coral - a great diversity of species depend upon coral reefs

Objective: restore populations of resilient genotypes to protected reefs

Tactics:

1- Ex situ cultivation and restoration

* select resilient genotypes cross and grow ex situ

* spawn and grow new colonies ex situ

* out plant on protected reefs

* repository for adult colonies and cryopreservation bank for gametes

2- In situ

* survey & monitor outplantings

* determine species interactions and biodiversity

3- Public outreach

* create AZA network to collaborate in situ and ex situ

* lobby for the reauthorization of the coral initiative

* identify and lobby for key Marine Protected Areas

* create a sister aquarium relationship with the National Aquarium of Cuba

Ken Nedimeyer, Craig Watson, Mike Echevarria, Mark Flint, Joshua Patterson, Kathy Heym, Casey Coy, John Than, Rick Klobuchar, Margo McKnight, John Muller, Thom Stork

Key AZA institutions ( and growing )

The Shedd Aquarium

National Zoo (Smithsonian Institution)

Sea World Parks

Epcot Living Seas

Columbus Zoo

Georgia Aquarium

Coral Restoration

Sea turtles

All 7 species of sea turtles are

endangered or threatened

PROTECT

development of nesting beaches

incidental fishing (by-catch)

marine debris

vessel strikes

who: FLAQ, Coral Restoration Foundation, University of Florida, Florida Wildlife Commission

what: restoring genetically diverse coral to the wild

where: on-shore propagation and out-planting in the wild

why: to help offset the rapid decline of coral

100, 000, 000 sharks are killed annually

Problem: Sand tiger sharks are THE most popular shark in aquariums - no one is breeding them - they are listed as vulnerable and declining

Objective: Reproduce Sand tigers ex situ to provide aquariums with animal to reduce or eliminate wild harvest, augment wild population if needed

Tactic: Create a co-op of AZA institutions

* share expertise in design, behavior & husbandry

* share one large breeding population

* create citizen science opportunities

SEZARC Linda Penfold, Kathy Heym, Mike Terrell, Eric Hovland, Casey Coy, Margo McKnight

Key AZA institutions

Georgia Aquarium

Fort Fisher Aquarium

Pine Knoll Shores

Adventure Aquarium

Shark Reproduction

Sea Turtle habitat assessment

who: multiple AZA institutions, & South East Zoo Association of Reproductive Conservation

what: sand tiger sharks, nurse sharks and other elasmobranchs

where: CFC, FLAQ

why: to relieve pressure from wild population & restoration wild populations

Problem: Lack of information on reef & hard bottom ecosystems critical to both commercial fishing as well as threatened and endangered species of Sea Turtle in Gulf of Mexico

Objective: Assess nearshore habitat of known loggerhead foraging areas & provide proof of concept for underwater surveying

Tactics: Deploy FLAQ science divers

* catch adult Sea turtles and assess health

* use Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council and Turtle Monitoring Group data

to guide in-water sample of hard bottoms

* select near shore site for pilot - Indian Shores, St Pete, Egmont

* test underwater survey methods to be used on deep water turtle foraging sites

Mark Flint, Casey Coy, FLAQ, USF, FWC

Incidental Catch

Problem: a common injury for the critically endangered Kemp's Ridley is incidental hooking from fishing piers - the extent of the problem has not been quantified

Objective: quantify the extent of problem, engage and educate the public, resolve the issue

Tactics: engage the targeted audience

* survey fisherpeople on piers - provide data to FWC

* public education - engage the fishermen, offer solutions and set up hotline

* habitat surveys by science divers

* replicate on piers throughout Florida

Mark Flint, UF, FWC & FLAQ

Lemurs are the most threaten

mammal group in the world - most

species are threatened with extinction

Sou

South African Coastal Conservation of Shore Birds

Duke University

Lemur Conservation Center

Duke University

ACRI swallow tail kite mapping project

Swallow-tailed kite census project

Avian Conservation Research Institute

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