OUTREACH & EDUCATION (CONT.)   FL SEA GRANT Florida Sea Grant Outreach – S.I.s Mike Spranger Florida Sea Grant Outreach – S.I.s Mike Spranger § Recreational Boater Project - Increase awareness and use of SEACOOS products and services to Florida’s marina industry, and fee-for-service recreational boating industry (i.e. charter boat operators). Secondary audience is recreational boaters. Tasks: 1)  Presentations at marine industry association meetings. 2) Development of materials on “SEACOOS and recreational boating.”  3) Participation at major Florida boat shows (Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville) to present information and survey audience.    § 1) Attended two quarterly meetings of the Clean Boating Partnership, providing updates on SEACOOS and implications to marine industries and recreational boating.  (Spranger, Jackson) 2) Coordinated meeting between FSG and University of Miami researchers to develop fact sheets that explain the utility of using WIRA (HF Radar) products for recreational boaters.  Fact sheets and demonstration to be available at recreational boat shows. (Spranger, Jackson, Crane, Behringer) 3)    Attended and presented at the Miami Boat Show, featuring SEACOOS objectives and “WIRA” for boaters  (200 quality contacts, 8,000 casual contacts). (Jackson, Simoniello) 4) Produced a poster-size exhibit and fact sheets that will be used in future boat shows.  (Jackson, Simoniello) 50%