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| Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve | |
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| GTM Research Reserve | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve - Map | |
| Location | St. Johns and Flagler counties, Florida, United States |
| Nearest city | St. Augustine |
| Coordinates | 29°59′17″N 81°20′49″W / 29.988°N 81.347°W[1] |
| Area | 73,256 acres (29,646 ha) |
| Established | 1999 |
| http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/gtm/ http://www.gtmnerr.org | |
In 1999, the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM Research Reserve) was designated in St. Johns and Flagler counties, Florida as a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) system. The GTM Research Reserve represents the east Florida sub-region of the Carolinian bioregion. It is one of 30 NERRs in 23 states and one territory. GTM is one of three NERRs in Florida and is administered on behalf of the state by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Florida Coastal Office as part of a network that includes forty-one aquatic preserves, three NERRs, a National Marine Sanctuary, the Coral Reef Conservation Program and the Florida Oceans and Coastal Council. Additional interests[2] are held in the research and management of the GTM and connected preserved or conserved lands including:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Friends of the GTM
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission
- Florida and US Department of Environmental Protection
- University of North Florida, Whitney Laboratory, Marineland
- State, National, Federal, Cit park systems
- St. Johns River Water Management District
- State and Federal Forestry Service
- ^ "Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (NOAA)". protectedplanet.net.
- ^ "GTM Research Reserve". GeoTrip List. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-09.