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(laimurehensi vie Plan (leastal Managenienil Element <br />➢ continuing to acquire plrcaparty al.i a method to prclservlcl the County's existing chlaracler; <br />making public alccass implilouumenls to tho plrclservcld enlvlironmenlal lands; and <br />marketing thcl County's existing and delete:lopling enmironmenlal a.isets. <br />Commeraiall Ai shclries <br />A comparison of 11996 and 2(1(1( data shows thalt thle cammierciall finifishl caat(hl in tha county c ropgpled <br />by 312% from 1,231(,4731 plcaunds to 841,'))4 pounds. In 1996, 1ha annual shlelllfish harvasl in the <br />county was 85,3_' 31 p aunds. B31'1006,, the annual shatlfi shl harvast was down to 9,08 plcaunds. <br />These decreases may) he due to a mumbler of falcatois. In 1951f , the slatcl implo;ield a nest ban that has <br />resulted in a decline in commercial fish) landings statowida. Another facatoii is a dealine in 'working <br />walterfionts" in the) county, plarticullarl3i in tha City oft Sclblaastian, which is lhu huh of commercial <br />fishing in the county. In Sebastian, scluerall commiercial fi,ihl Mouses hlava bean conmertad to plrimate <br />marinas. Also, hlurricaanes in 2004 caused damage) to riimclrfront blusinlesiscls, including the Archie <br />Smith) Fish Houlsa, whi el l cll cased duel lo storm damiage. <br />Tho dmilincl :in commcuicial fishing is al state-wide phenomenon thlat is axplactod tea continuo inlo the) <br />future) as more rustrict:ivo fishing regu:laltions are enaclud, and rcmaininig working watcrfrants area <br />ccinvcarted to othlur uses. While thura all a na working waterfronts in unincorpoiiatud Indian Rivcu <br />County, thle counity conitinucas to promote both) commiamc:iad and private fishling actiuiticas flAoulgh 11Ia <br />managemlunit aflmarina hlabl:ilats and permitting oflfishing resources. <br />Goring forwland, the County's poll icM shauld ba lo supportthe City of S ablastian's efftarl s to rustara and <br />pralecl working waterfronts within the City of Sablaslian b3i sclekinlg funds to restore lhlu A.rchiu <br />Smith) Fish Housa asi a demonsatration wcarking waterfront. <br />Agrilculture <br />pram 1519( to 2004, IndianRimer Countyl's annual ppioducationl of citrus decl:incad tly31 %. Duringthat <br />time, Indian Rimer County, dropped from 111a sixth) largasil citrus prcadueem in the stale to the seventh) <br />largest producer. This decline in cillrus production is a stalawida plhlenlomenlon and altributabla to <br />marious algricu:ltural discaascls and the conversion of agricu:lturall lands to other uscls. In :light of this <br />declino, lhla cicaunty should unlcouiiage grawers tel plant a:llarriat-ime crops, such as criops )Malt aanl ble <br />used far bliofue:l. <br />Rlcicentl3, the County raviscad its landsaape ordinance 1Ica prolliblit the planting of Cariablboanl fruit fl)l <br />arid c:itrds grclening Most plants, oxcaeplt as ethyl be planted byl gomernmcnl instituilions or research) <br />clentaris aonduat:ing scianitif cl researall on cantral of agrilaulltural diseases. In the future, lhlea county <br />needs to continua its plcilicM c&plrohlibiting the planting of agriaulltural disease least plants. <br />Curr untlyl, Indian Mimen County ail:lows, but dans nlot require, rumomal of citrus trecls from abandoned <br />gnomes. Un -maintained clitrus flues in aabandonead gromcls Mame the potential of hanbcaring agrilcaultural <br />diseases to thu detriment of alctivea citrus gromes in 11la reagion. To address this plrabl:lom, the Caunty <br />CelmmuinitA Deivedlapmfint Dfipantmeint Indian Riven C cauint3l ,I'I <br />