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Q mnreiliemshe l lair Coasila] Man agemen 1 El emient <br />werse successfully) timbureid grid siblow a mark eid reiducti an in pine canopy and an incareiasei in suitable <br />scrub)- jays blablilat. Thasici arcias dense also thea sublject of successful pnescribled blurns. <br />In the futures, thci County, shauld conitinuci to implennenat the scrub) jeiN HCIP byl managing itsi scrub <br />aoniscirval ion lands with periodic pnescribcid blurns, mechanical clearing, and limbering (as neacessary) <br />to miamimiaei sscrub.jayl blablilait. Beciausa aflthci drsasbic dciclinei in scrub) jay) families prior tca adoption <br />a f thea H CP and lblei stabliliaaition ini rumblers post adoptions; thea avidanice indicates that the HCIPI has <br />been successful. <br />Al this time, tole HCP covens tansy a porion of thea County. In 2008, scruibl jams wenca documensted <br />inbabiling aiieas oflthca County, such as Vera Bake Estales, that histcariciallIM did not ssupparl scrub,jayl <br />populaticanss. Fors that reaason, tble County should devaelop policiasa in its Conservation Element to <br />expand its scrusbl jay) HCP countywido, bleypnsd the Scibaaslian area and insclus:im a of scrub jaam bablitat <br />within municipal iti as. <br />o Manatue Flnotection Plan <br />In 2000, Indian Riven County adopted a Mar.sateaea Ilnoteaction and Baaiting Safety Clampneahcinsivae <br />Managemieanit I111an (IM111P). Curnenid3t county stafflwor& s with the PWC in implemieinatinsgl thle plan. In <br />:,1005, the Coasstall Maniagemeanl Hlemearst afltliea County Comprneblenisiue Pllanwas neaviseid to inicllude <br />tblea objucitiveas and pol:ieeisa of thci MPP. <br />Ovienall caoll:isionss with watericnaf3l account foci th a longest porion oflmanateae deaths. Since MPA <br />adoptions the perciantage of manatee deathsa eausead by watercraft colllisicans blase deacmeased fram <br />21 .60/a to 221% in Indian Riven Claunty. Thea actual numbers of ovenialll collisions deatbls, hawemers, <br />increased fram an aavaisagle cif Ionea pen Near pna-MPF adoptiion to twlo per ylear past -MPP adoptiian. <br />This avcnsage annual inscneasea maty bei due to the fact tblat tlierea wene morie yleaars to ameriagea ptse-MPA <br />adoption compareid to post -MAP adopt:ican and; 111cnefove, it is loa catslylto tell iftble MPIA will hlamca a <br />posillivie eaffecl in the long term. Similan:ly, calbleni aspecats of lho plan, sucbl as blablitaat pnoteacit:ion and <br />marilnaa siting, mzrA blame uissiblle pas:ilime eaffecls onlyl afters sufficient timea has passacad. <br />Gcair. g fbrwiand thea County should contir.uei to imp:lcmenst thea M F Fl bly rcavi ewinsg all prsoposacad mu IV - <br />slip c tack facilities and blcaat ramps in lbla caounly ant nequ:iriing that lhase faciliti cis meat lhea cn-iteria <br />seat forth) in the MPF. At the timica of thle MPIF's nsext fine ylear update, the Claunsty sblaulld coondinsatci <br />with tblea AWC and eonssiden modificalionss to lhci MPA based ons a nevucw aflthe mlcarl aai:ity data fon <br />Indian Rimer Claunty. <br />o Sea Turtlea Araleactican Alan <br />In 2004, Indians Rimer County) adopted a Seaa Turtle Hablitat Consscniat:ien 1111an (HCP). Adoption of <br />the Sea 'hurtle H CFI has )cad to thei deavolopment of a compll cite and accurate ssea tura l e nesting c aataset, <br />has incnuascid public ca awarcarseasss ofll hci issues fbac:ing seia turtl a niasl insg, and has speci fiscal lyl idenst:i fi cid <br />threats 10 sseaa turtle nesting and survivaal. <br />Community11eve1opjrnent Deipantment Indian Rivera Cc unt)l 29 <br />