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St. Pete Beach, Florida is an ideal location for The Coastal Society's 2006 meeting because it is a growing coastal community that exemplifies innovative solutions to science, management and policy. Located directly on the Gulf of Mexico on the western edge of the Tampa Bay area, this thriving city is within a few short miles of the 2005 America's Best Beach Award-winning Ft. DeSoto Park with its white sandy beaches and lush mangroves. With more than seven miles of waterfront, visitors enjoy canoe and nature trails where the area's native fauna and flora can be viewed, as well as world-class fishing, camping and water sports. Also within minutes of St. Pete Beach is the ferry to Shell Key Preserve, an undeveloped barrier island that provides habitat extremely rare in Florida. Critical to the survival of a number of wildlife species that depend on coastal systems, this area demonstrates how integrated science and policy can lead to sustainable public use and protection of sensitive environments. The area is also home to highly regarded marine research programs at the Florida Marine Research Institute, NOAA National Marine Fisheries, the local United States Geological Survey, the University of South Florida and Eckerd College. For those looking for excitement outside Tampa Bay's nearly 400 square mile estuary, parks, museums and theaters abound. The recently redeveloped downtown St. Petersburg offers a variety of dining and shopping options, and beautiful sunsets as seen from the St. Pete Pier. Busch Gardens, the Dali Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry, to name a few, are all just about 30 min away from the conference hotel. The Disney parks and Sea World are only about 90 miles from St. Petersburg. Come see for yourself why Gulf Coast beaches are the place to be! For
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