CAMA is in the process of updating site specific management plans. The Management Plan review process provides for multiple opportunities to receive vital input from an advisory committee and the public. A draft plan is produced and available for review and comment.

• advisory committee (and associated meetings)
• two public meetings

About the Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve

• Mosquito Lagoon was designated as an aquatic preserve in 1970.
• The aquatic preserve was originally 23,000 acres, but most of the original aquatic preserve has been dedicated to the federal government to become the Canaveral National Seashore. 3500 acres remain managed as part of the aquatic preserve.
• This aquatic preserve represents one of the state’s most pristine waterbodies.
• The northern Mosquito Lagoon supports 144 species and 58 families of fish.
• The fish within the estuarine system form a species-rich assemblage important to commercial and recreational fisheries.
• Salinity levels in the Mosquito Lagoon are comparable to ocean levels (32-34 ppt) allowing several fish species to spawn in the lagoon that would normally spawn in the ocean.
• The Mosquito Lagoon supports the northernmost extent of red and black mangrove habitat, low marsh and high marsh habitats, extensive oyster bars, and tidal flats.

To the Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve website

For more information, please contact Aquatic Preserve Manager, Sharon Tyson, at (321)634-6148 or Sharon.Tyson@dep.state.fl.us.

• Current Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve Management Plan  (PDF - 5.7 MB) - adopted July 9, 1991

• Mosquito Lagoon Management Plan - 5/2/08 Complete Draft (PDF - 7.1 MB)
• Draft Plan Separated for Easier Downloading
• Chapters 1 - 3 (PDF - 3.6 MB)
• Chapters 4 - 7 and Appendices (PDF - 3.3 MB)