Environmental Education

• Teacher Grants Program: Supported $26,000 in grants to Monroe County teachers.
• Coral Reef Classroom: Included 3314 students over 9 years.
• Teacher workshops and other school programs.
• Sustainable Seas Expeditions: web site meterials, Student Summit, Open Houses, and Stende/teacher at Sea days.
• Monroe County Environmental Education Advisory Council (MCEEAC) member.
• Adult Environmental Education: Presentations and on-site interperative tours.

Community Involvement

• Team O.C.E.A.N.: 6000 volunteer hours of on-the-water interperatation in 6 years and 400+ businesses reached through the Business Community program.
• Annual Maritime Community Meetings.
• Trade shows and events information booths.
• Education Advisory Board
• Seagrass Outreach Partnership
• Sea Smart - Dive Smart Program
• Annual Great American Fish Count

Product Development

• Educational Products: posters, brochures, fact sheets, rack cards, videos, CDs, charts and boat ramp signs (some products are bilungual).
• Sounding Line newsletter (quarterly)
• Information and articles in periodicals and publications.
• Florida Keys Environmental Education Resource Directory: 1995 and 1997 editions.
• Expanded audio and video library
• Web Site (www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov): 42,821 unique visitors in 2000.
• Shipwreck Trail

Outreach

• Radio public service announcements
• Video news releases and media packets
• Interagency Visitor Center under development
• Waterways TV show: 102+ episodes on 17 Florida Channels