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There are many strategies in place and it would consume the scope of many books to provide a complete answer. However, living on Mosquito Lagoon and frequenting the St Johns Water Management areas frequently, I can provide you with the information an individual can use when launching and landing a boat to assist. Outside the obvious clean up of litter, taking only pictures, and leaving footsteps, this is the biggest help that can be provided by the individual. Well, other than SLOWING DOWN!!!!! Fast boats churn the bottom up and create wake that is bad for the shore. So one strategy that has been implemented has been extensive Idle and No Wake zones. This assists wildlife such as manatees as well.
When launching your boat make sure that you have a dry bilge so you are not pumping any oil into the water as soon as it drops. This should be done before you arrive at the park to launch.
Make sure there is no left over debris or growth on the hull or anywhere that could fall into the water.
If you drop something into the water, pick it up. If you can't do that, get off of the water.
When you pull your boat make sure to remove any obvious aquatic vegetation that may be tagging along on the hull or in an eye or ???????? just look for. There are signs all over most public boat ramps reminding you to do this. So, please be sure you do. This is a big deal. Invasive species like Hydrilla can literally choke the fish and natural plant life out of existence. Behind slowing down this is the single most important step for preservation (because you shouldn't be polluting anyway) that you can do as an individual, outside of organizing a clean up or restoration effort (even if you do like I do and make it a 1 man operation in a canoe).
When you get home make sure you take care of cleaning your equipment so nothing sneaks out with you next time.
For information the state is doing please see the St Johns River Water Management website. There is some good stuff there.
http://sjr.state.fl.us/
They explain how things such as water restrictions and fishing and hunting limits assist in the preservation of Florida's natural wetlands.
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