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Does The Tunicate Bostrichobranchus Digonas (Abbott) Control The Seasonal Distribution Of Phytoplankton Biomass In Tampa Bay?, The Bay Study Group Department Of Sanitary Sewers

Reports

This report primarily examines relationships between the tunicate B. digonas and several water quality parameters, with emphasis on chlorophyll-a concentrations, for the period September 1996 through March 1998. This study period encompasses two complete September to March periods which, based on surveys in previous years by the BSG, has proven to be the time of year when hatched stages of the tunicate generally can be expected to be present on the bay bottom. However, the report also examines water quality and tunicate information gathered for several years prior to 1996.

State Of Tampa Bay 1997, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (Tbrpc), Agency On Bay Management

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This, the eleventh "State of Tampa Bay" report, documents many of the programs and projects of 1997 relating to Tampa Bay. Prepared in accordance with the rules of the Agency on Bay Management and funded by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, it includes a summary of the issues addressed by the Agency this year.

This year's "State of Tampa Bay" report includes summaries of many important projects. It is clear from the diversity of reports that Tampa Bay is receiving the attention it deserves from all quarters. Public and private sectors alike are working as never before to ensure …

Results Of The City Of Tampa Surface Water Compliance Monitoring Program For The Year 1997 And Examination Of Long-Term Water Quality And Biological Indicator Trends In Hillsborough Bay, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers

Reports

This report is submitted to Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (FDER) to satisfy the requirements set forth in specific condition No. 14 of Hookers Point WWTP permit No. D029-184532B. The report is based on data obtained by the City of Tampa (COT) compliance water quality monitoring program approved under construction permit DC29-152799 and the report also includes examination of long-term trends for water quality parameters and biological indicators collected by the City of Tampa Bay Study Group and the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County (EPC).

Seagrass And Caulerpa Monitoring In Hillsborough Bay Ninth Annual Report, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers

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This is the ninth annual report to FDER to satisfy the requirements set forth in specific condition #14 of FDER construction permit DO29-1845321B.

The City of Tampa, Bay Study Group (BSG), has monitored the effects of sewage pollution abatement in Hillsborough Bay since 1976. Within the last decade, water quality improvements and evidence of minor seagrass revegetation in Hillsborough Bay prompted the BSG to initiate a seagrass study to compliment other programs assessing the environmental status of Hillsborough Bay.