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RESOLUTION NO. 06-109
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A LIFETIME
PASS TO MR. JOHN REED AND HIS GUESTS
TO THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY MARINE
CENTER IN RECOGNITION OF HIS
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ST.
LUCIE COUNTY MARINE CENTER AND THE
SMITHSONIAN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
EXHIBIT IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. Mr. John Reed is a Harbor Branch scientist without whose
help the Oculina exhibits of the Smi thsonian Marine Ecosystem
Exhibit at the St. Lucie County Marine Center would not be possible.
2. Mr. Reed is Senior Scientist for the Collections and
Taxonomy Program within the Division of Biomedical Marine Research
(DBMR) at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution.
3. He also serves as Chief Scientist in charge of organizing
and supervising worldwide expeditions for the collection of marine
organisms to discover pharmaceutically active compounds.
4. Mr. Reed is Curator of the DBMR's museum collection of
30,000 specimens of marine organisms and Diving Safety Officer for
diving activities from Harbor Branch vessels and by a staff of sixty
research divers.
5. Mr. Reed's research on the deep-water Oculina coral banks
off Florida since 1976 has resulted in more than 100 scientific
publications and the establishment of a 300 square mile sanctuary
for these reefs.
6. Mr. John Reed was one of the very first people on earth
to see the deep-water Oculina coral reefs and he belongs to a small
fraternity of individuals who have visited them. Since 1976, he has
made over 100 sub dives to the Ocu1ina Banks and many more "virtual"
visits via remotely operated research vehicles.
There was no
individual better
suited to help create
a
realistic
and
scientifically accurate representation of this rare and fragile
habitat.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby award a lifetime pass to Mr. John
Reed and his guests to the St. Lucie County Marine Center in
recognition of his significant contributions to the St. Lucie County
Marine Center and the Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit in St.
Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board commends Mr. John Reed for his dedication a~d
determination of being motivated by professional courtesy and a
passionate interest in Ocu1ina coral habitat.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 25th day of April, 2006.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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