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2. All work is done in a manner that, to the greatest practicable extent, avoids additional dredging or filling, grounding or dragging of vessels, and damage to submerged resources such as seagrass beds, oyster beds, coral communities, mangroves, other wetlands, and live bottom; and 3. An absorbent blanket or boom shall be immediately deployed on the surface of the water around the derelict vessel if fuel, oil, or other free-floating pollutants are observed during the work. General Derelict Vessel Removal and Environmental Protection Best Management Practices The following best management practices (BMP's) will be employed by the marine contractor during the removal of derelict vessels. These BMP's will be incorporated into the contact for each vessel removal project. The marine contractor selected for the project will be required to show proof of their ability to meeting the BMP requirements with their contingency of equipment, staff and expertise in the removal of derelict vessels. Compliance with these BMP's will be monitored by the County and by local Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission law enforcement officers. These BMP's are as follows: a. All Work Is To Meet The Following Requirements: 1. Operations are to be limited to daylight hours. 2. Operations are to be staged from an upland area. 3. All work is to be performed in a manner that avoids and/or minimizes impacts to live bottom and other resource areas (e.g., seagrass beds, oyster beds, wetlands, mangroves, and other sensitive habitats) while approaching, working in, and leaving the derelict vessel site. 4. All work shall avoid impacts to manatees, sea turtles, and other species listed by the state and federal government as threatened or protected. 5. The Contractor will remove all contaminants and pollutants including fuels, batteries, paints, solvents, and engine from the derelict vessel prior to, or immediately after extraction, whichever option is best to prevent environmental impacts. Any contaminant or pollutant found to be contained within a derelict vessel shall be removed by the Contractor, placed in an approved container, and disposed of properly. The placement of an absorbent blanket on the surface of the water around the derelict vessel within the turbidity barrier is required where free floating product (gas/oil) is observed. 6. The Contractor is to provide appropriate best management practices (BMPs) approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for erosion control and turbidity 48