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Camarehen®ive Plan Coastal Manammeni Hlement <br />• Indian Rimers Liagooni <br />The Indian Rimenl Lagoon (IRL) is an eishlarinie sMllem that extencsl fiom Aancia DeLeon Inert in <br />Mcillus:iai County to Juplitenl Irl et in Halm Beach County. Con,lislemit with lho derfinificin of an eishl ary, <br />the Indian Rimer) Bagoor.i :isi a plartiai111N encdo,leid body) of waleYl clonnacrted to thea oceian that is <br />meia,lurab]yi c iluted bN freishwatur. Wlith'n Indian Rimer County, tole l ft, eicnle IRL,lerplanateis tole <br />barriien island fram the mainland. Thal partion of thle IRL lying with'ni Indian Rimer County derimei,i <br />it,l esltuarinei chanactenl as saltwlartem plaslseis dulough thlei Sebastian and Ft. Piercle inlets and acimbiniei:i <br />vixlh fiesta waiter from the St. Sebeislian Rimenl, drainage canad,l and avlerland slhleet flow. <br />The natural eieologjclal eommunilies thlat clomplri, ci lhlei IRL systenn ane: high salt marshes, mangrcivci <br />swiampsl, an oplen water component, explosck siand-,ihedl bottoms), drift adage, and submerged aquartki <br />vegelat:ion. Besides thlwiei natural eclologicad communitlesl, anthroplogem'o foaturei,l, ,luclhl as mosquito <br />irrlpaundmenis and sploi] island,), are present in Mei IRL. Wh']e each of those ciommunit:ieis blase <br />selplarala chlaracrteriisticis and functions, the boundaries) of thasei ciommunit:iels ovemllarpl and ane not <br />clearly deifinied. Combined, Ihusa claologjclal communit:icis form tha basis for IIle most dimerse eishlarM <br />in Ncirtl Arr erica. <br />In addition to pravriding impartanl funclionis sucilil as, nutrient rleoycdang, vwatcui plurif ciation, wildlife <br />habitat, and buffering from storms, thlei IRI swltem pinomides abundant recreational opNportuni tieis and <br />aeslthelic beiauty. <br />• Aquat:ici Flna,ien-veis <br />In 11969, sim Aquat:ici Prlesenies, comering about 60 plercenl oflthlei IRL, werrei eislablashled bMtesolutior,i <br />of thle Coverrnom and Cabineit. Subsequenll)b the Florida Aqualic Hreiser-vei Act coordinaileid <br />mariagememit of thlesei Aquatic Hruselrvels undeir the Hlorida Dleparimenit of Natural Reisaurcels (naw <br />ADFH; But eiau aflLand anc Aqualic ]Rcisciumcei Man agemcn it (Woodwanc • Cllyc el, 151514). <br />Irlcian Rimer Caunity shlareis two Aquat:icl Presenim vwithl r,iaighboring aounllies. While Aquatic <br />Pneservcl #7 Wen& fromi Malabar :in Lrcvand Clounty to tole norlhelrn City limiils of Vero Beacrll, <br />Aquatic Hreiserrva A-51 exitcrk s from thcl southern Clity limils of Veno Beiachl to thle Ft. Pieircle Inlet in <br />31. Luciei County. Ihelsa Aqualic Preserves anei depiclted ini PiguRie 51.6. <br />High Salt Marshcls <br />High ;iadt marsh) mielas conslist oflsalt tolerant vaelt:land megelat:ion boridcwinig the IRLI plroxnim ate to the <br />MHW1L. During thle fall siaaslon wlh ori Mei sea lleimed is higher than thlei usual plelak lunar tide, lhlei high <br />slallt marslhl areas ane t:idalIN floodad flim slemema] weeiksl. A l,lo, storm tic cis fiequerAlM inundal ei thle high <br />salt marshl. Thlese areas are 'imylortanrt rIcillut:ion filters and,lenie as niursclryl and spawning grounds fOr <br />ooastal fislhl and othlen marine organisms. <br />Cammuinityl Nivelapir. enil Depairilment Indian Ri vein C auntyl _`I <br />