Angela Smith

April 28, 2021 By: Angela Smith, Shark Team One Goliath groupers are considered a keystone species since they are essential to a healthy reef and their presence and behaviors increase diversity within an ecosystem.

Hope for Southeast Florida’s Marine EcosystemsSeptember 27, 2016By: Angela Smith, Founder and President of Shark Team OneThe Story of the Coastal Southeast Florida Hope Spot!A damselfish in a staghorn coral colony off Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, FL © Angela SmithNorth of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary exists a critical area of coral reef habitat and other associated marine ecosystems that have been in decline for decades due to overuse and their proximity to the heavily populated...

Coastal Southeast Florida Hope Spot: A Community in ActionJune 12, 2017By: Angela Smith, Shark Team OneFor a number of years, I have worked with key stakeholders as well as educational and governmental groups on recommended management actions (RMAs) that propose an integrated approach for ecosystem and coral reef protection for the Southeast Florida region. The Hope Spot nomination in part was inspired by a particular action plan calling for no-take zones within a marine protected area.