The Experimental Oculina Research Reserve preserves the Oculina Banks, a reef of ivory bush coral ("Oculina varicosa") off the coast of Fort Pierce, a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, in which country?
Experimental Oculina Research Reserve The Experimental Oculina Research Reserve preserves the Oculina Banks, a reef of ivory bush coral ("Oculina varicosa") off the coast of Fort Pierce, Florida. "Oculina varicosa" is a U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service species of concern. Species of concern are those species about which the U.S. Government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service, has some concerns regarding status and threats, but for which insufficient information is available to indicate a need to list the species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Big Cypress Indian Reservation The Big Cypress Indian Reservation is one of the six reservations of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. It is located in southeastern Hendry County and northwestern Broward County, in southern Florida, United States. The reservation lies south of Lake Okeechobee and just north of Alligator Alley. It is governed by the Seminole Tribe of Florida's Tribal Council, and is the largest of the five Seminole reservations in the state. Facilities on the reservation include the tribal museum and a major entertainment and rodeo complex.