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The Fourth Tampa Bay Area Scientific Information Symposium Basis 4, S. F. Treat

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We have observed large fluctuations in Tampa Bay fish populations over the last decade, and these changes may be associated with the environment, management practices, or other factors. Staff of the Florida Fish and Wildlife and Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute began developing the Fisheries-Independent Monitoring (FIM) program in 1988 and have monitored fish populations in Tampa Bay continuously since 1989. Various types of sampling gear have been utilized during the history of FIM, but 21.3-m bag seines have been used since the beginning of the program. This small seine is effective at capturing juveniles of many economically …

Data Summary From The Tampa Bay Interagency Seagrass Monitoring Program Through The Year 2002, Walt Avery, Roger Johansson

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Results regarding seagrass species abundance, distribution, and zonation over time are presented for the 1997-2002 period in Hillsborough Bay (HB, Figures 15-26) and the 1998-2002 period for Old Tampa Bay (OTB, Figures 3-14), Middle Tampa Bay (MTB, Figures 28-40), Lower Tampa Bay, including Terra Ceia Bay (LTB, Figures 42-56), and Boca Ciega Bay (BCB, Figures 58-68). For each transect, results are presented in a graphic format illustrating annual species composition, abundance, and distribution. Seagrass abundance is presented as percent coverage within a square meter using the Braun Blanquet coverage class system.

Experimental Halodule Wrightii And Syringodium Filforme Transplanting In Hillsborough Bay, Florida, Walt Avery, Roger Johansson

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Discusses several transplant efforts in Hillsborough Bay, Florida using Halodule wrightii and Syringodium filiforme that we at the City of Tampa, Bay Study Group were involved in during the late 1980s. Acknowledgement of several people who put a lot of time into the project: My co-author Roger Johansson, Mr. Gene Pinson, one of our biologists with Bay Study, and Andy Squires, who was a biologist with Bay Study during the 80s and is now an environmental manager with Pinellas County.

Results Of The City Of Tampa Surface Water Compliance Monitoring Program For The Year 2002 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. 10 of Howard F. Curren WWTP permit FL0020940-001-DW1P. The report is based on data obtained by the City of Tampa (COT) surface water compliance monitoring program approved on August 14, 2000 by the FDEP. 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 Fourteenth Annual Report, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers

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This is the fourteenth annual report submitted to the FDEP to satisfy the requirements set forth in Reclaimed Water and Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements condition #10 of the Howard F. Curren WWTP operation permit FL0020940-001-DW1P.

The City of Tampa, Department of Sanitary Sewers, Bay Study Group (BSG), created in 1976, has monitored the effects of pollution abatement that occurred in Hillsborough Bay when the Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (formerly Hookers Point Wastewater Treatment Plant) was upgraded to secondary treatment in 1978 and advanced treatment in 1979. During the mid 1980's, water quality improvements and evidence of …

Surface Water Quality - 2002 Hillsborough County, Florida Raw Data Summary, Tom Cardinale

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The Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County (EPC) is charged with the responsibility of monitoring the quality of surface water in the county. The data and information collected enables staff to determine pollution status and trends throughout Tampa Bay and it's tributaries. The data is also widely distributed to other government agencies, academia, the local scientific community and the general public. EPC's routine monthly surface water monitoring began in January of 1972, with the Tampa Bay estuary and was expanded to major rivers and streams in 1973. This report is a tabulation of the raw data produced on surface water …