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Beneficial Use Of Dredge Material For Tampa Bay Bottom Habitat Restoration, Tampa Baywatch, Inc.

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A brief description of each site is included in the text, with contact information where available. The 11 sites were selected due to their location, potential for restoration, active projects under development, public safety issues and proximity to a source of fill material. Again, the survey is intended to be a starting point. All sites will require an extensive evaluation, including opportunities for public input, before restoration plans can move forward.

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

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This is the eleventh 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. During the mid 1980's, 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.

Results Of The City Of Tampa Surface Water Compliance Monitoring Program For The Year 1999 And Examination Of Long-Term Water Quality And Biological Indicator Trends In Hillsborough Bay, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers

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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).

State Of Tampa Bay 1999, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (Tbrpc), Agency On Bay Management

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This is the thirteenth edition of the "State of Tampa Bay" Report. It has been prepared by the Agency on Bay Management and funded by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. The Report's primary purpose is to inform our legislators and the general public about the projects and programs underway around Tampa Bay and in its watershed. Summaries of programs of Baywide significance have been contributed by our most important Bay stewards. Reports from several organizations and agencies recap their activities in 1999 and describe planned projects for 2000. Many of these are actually updates, as these entities have contributed …

On Defining The “Edge” Of A Seagrass Bed, R. Virnstein, W. M. Avery, J.O. R. Johansson

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Need for a definition of the “edge” of a seagrass bed: The edge is the basis for: 1. Total acreage of seagrass. 2. Change detection, both by groundbased transects and mapping from aerial photos. 3. Seagrass restoration targets; assessments of progress may be based on a comparison of the deep edge of grass beds to the target depth.

Water Depth (Mtl) At The Deep Edge Of Seagrass Meadows In Tampa Bay Measured By Gps Carrier-Phase Processing: Evaluation Of The Technique, J.O. R. Johansson

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The Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP) has selected seagrass restoration target depths for each major bay segment at which adequate light conditions (20.5% of subsurface PAR irradiance) shall be maintained to ensure seagrass growth and the long-term Tampa Bay seagrass restoration goal of 15,400 ha. To evaluate the progress towards the goal, information on today’s seagrass depth distribution is needed. Specifically, a need exists to accurately determine the water depth at the deep edge of the meadows for each seagrass species in different sections of the bay. A relatively simple technique that provides elevation measurements, related to the mean tide …

Annual Update Of Tampa Bay Chlorophyll-A Concentrations 2000, J. O.R. Johansson

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The amount of phytoplankton present in Tampa Bay waters can be estimated from measurements of the green plant pigment chlorophyll-a. Phytoplankton is one of several major forms of plants that exist in Tampa Bay and most other estuaries. Other major plant types are submerged seagrass, macro-algae and benthic micro-algae. The different plants can be viewed as being in competition with each other for required resources, such as light and nutrients. Studies conducted in urbanized estuaries have shown that excessive loading of nitrogen generally is accompanied by an increase of phytoplankton and macro-algae, including epiphytic and drift macro-algae, and by a …