Within Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, recommendations for actions to restore and maintain water quality conditions needed to sustain healthy plant and animal populations are generated through the Water Quality Protection Program.

There are things you can do to prevent degradation to sanctuary waters, such assupporting and participating in advanced wastewater treatment programs that remove unwanted nutrients and harmful bacteria, using “pump-out” stations for your vessel’s sanitation device, using as many “green” products as possible at home, and reducing or eliminating the use of fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides.