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Project Information
Project Name:	Florida Keys Seagrass Mapping
Project Code:	MONR-12
Agency:	FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Project Type:	Mapping
Technique:	Aerial photos-natural color
Project Status:	Completed
Date of First Project Activity:	1991
Date of Most Recent Project Activity:	1992
Region:	South
County:	Monroe
Water Body:	Florida Bay
Locality (Area/Type):	Entire Bay
Information Last Updated:	2001-spring/summer
Web site:

Contact Information
Kevin Madley
Title:	Coastal and Marine Research Scientist
Agency:	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Section:	Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address:	100 8th Ave. SE
	St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-5020
E-mail:	kevin.madley@MyFWC.com
Phone:	(727) 896-8626

Project Summary

Maps of the seagrasses of Florida Bay were produced using 1991-92 natural color aerial photography at a 1:48,000 scale. The classification scheme used the categories of hardbottom, bare substrate, seagrass, miscellaneous, and subclasses of each. FDEP and NOAA financed the effort. The photography cost was $50,000, and the FMRI provided $12,000 in photointerpretation in-kind services. Both NOAA Coastal Services Center and FMRI were involved in the digitizing; the cost of digitizing was not tracked. Maps and data are available in hard copy and digital format (ARC coverages) from FMRI. Metadata are available.

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