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WHEREAS, the City of Cape Canaveral recognizes the environmental, transportation,
economic and overall quality of life benefits that the Indian River Lagoon provides to the Space
Coast region; and
WHEREAS, the economic value of the Indian River Lagoon has been estimated at more
than$3.7 billion annually to our State and region; and
WHEREAS, the central and northern segments of the Indian River Lagoon have lost
more than 47,000 acres of vital sea grass habitat since 2011 from harmful algae blooms ; and
WHEREAS, numerous manatees, dolphins and pelicans have died in the Indian River
Lagoon within the past year, resulting in the formal declaration of an Unusual Mortality Event;
and
WHEREAS, the residents of the City of Cape Canaveral are becoming increasingly
concerned about the status of the Indian River Lagoon's water quality and overall health; and
WHEREAS, National Estuaries Day will be celebrated on September 28, 2013, to
recognize the importance that estuarine ecosystems serve as natural barriers to buffer against
storms and floods, absorb and store carbon, and provide critical habitat for commercial and
recreational fisheries; and
WHEREAS, the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program and Marine Resources
Council are working cooperatively with the local and state governments, organizations and
stakeholders in Brevard County to organize a Hands Across the Lagoon event on National
Estuaries Day on September 28, 2013, so as to give the City of Cape Canaveral residents an
opportunity to demonstrate their support for a restored and vibrant Indian River Lagoon by
joining hands along selected causeway bridges;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Rocky Randels, Mayor, of the City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard
County, Florida, do hereby proclaim September 28, 2013 as:
NATIONAL ESTUARIES DAY—HANDS ACROSS THE LAGOON
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