• The Experimental Oculina Research Reserve preserves the Oculina Banks, a reef of ivory bush coral (Oculina varicosa) off the coast of Fort Pierce, Florida...
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    Area of Particular Concern. In 1994, an area called the Experimental Oculina Research Reserve was completely closed to bottom fishing. In 1996, the SAFMC...
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    for federally managed species. The Experimental Oculina Research Reserve preserves the Oculina Banks, a reef of Oculina varicosa existing between 70 and...
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    County is served by the St. Lucie County Library System. Experimental Oculina Research Reserve Heathcote Botanical Gardens Navy UDT-SEAL Museum (Fort Pierce...
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    in Fiscal Year 2016. The Experimental Oculina Research Reserve preserves the Oculina Banks, a reef of ivory bush coral (Oculina varicosa) off the coast...
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    NOAAS Chapman (category Research vessels)
    reefs that led to the establishment of the Experimental Oculina Research Reserve, one of the first such reserves of its kind. After nearly 18 years of service...
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  • October 14, 2007. Barnette's recovery of Oculina varicosa from the Gulf of Mexico in 2006 allowed researchers to confirm its existence as a species of...
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