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Winter 2001 - V.16 N.4 NEWS AROUND THE LAGOON   Ban on Gill Nets Associated with Mullet Population Rebound   Indian River Lagoon South Feasibility Study Released   Ft. Pierce Works on Port Master Plan   Florida Slow to React to Toxic Algae   Legal Challenge to Manatee Zones   Buildings in Conflict with Comprehensive Plan to be Demolished   Army Corps Rollback Wetlands Mitigation Requirements   Central Florida To Run Out of Water in Five Years   Global Warming Threaten Estuaries   Boaters Suggest a Solution to Manatee Impacts   Everglades Restoration Office Closed   Conservation Lands Funded By FCT   Martin County Comp Plan Draws Fire From State		Legal Challenge to Manatee Zones    Standing Watch, a boaters advocacy group, has challenged the manatee refuge zones approved by Florida Fish and Wildlife last May, arguing that they will cause more manatee deaths because manatees can only hear slow moving boats when they are very close to them. Proponents of the refuges argue that manatee deaths decline where similar refuges have been established in the past. A decision in the case is expected in late December. Next Article: Buildings in Conflict with Comprehensive Plan to be Demolished. © 2003 Marine Resources Council of East Florida