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Project Information
Project Name:	Big Bend Seagrass Mapping (1984)
Project Code:	BGBD-03
Agency:	FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), National Wetlands Research Center, US Geological Survey, USDI Minerals Management Service
Project Type:	Mapping
Technique:	Aerial photos
Project Status:	Completed
Date of First Project Activity:	1984
Date of Most Recent Project Activity:	1984
Region:	Big Bend
County:	Citrus, Duval, Hernando, Jefferson, Levy, Pasco, Taylor, Wakulla
Water Body:	Apalachicola Bay, Nature Coast/Springs Coast, Various
Locality (Area/Type):	Springs Coast, Nature Coast, Apalachicola Bay
Information Last Updated:	2001-spring/summer
Web site:

Contact Information
Larry Handley
Title:
Agency:	United States Geological Survey
Section:	National Wetlands Resource Center
Address:	700 Cajundome Blvd.
	Lafayette, Louisiana 70506
E-mail:	larry_handley@usgs.gov
Phone:	(337) 266-8691
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

This mapping effort was conducted for the Minerals Management Service. Natural color aerial photography from 1984 at the scale of 1:40,000 was used to map seagrasses of Florida's Big Bend. The classification scheme addressed dense seagrass beds, patchy seagrass beds, sparse seagrass beds, non-vegetated sand bottom, and non-vegetate mud bottom. The mapping work was performed by Continental Shelf Associates/Geonex Martel at a cost of $220,000 for photography, rectification, photo interpretation, and mapping. The data are represented as hard copy maps and are also stored at FMRI in a digital format (ARC-Info coverages) and are available; metadata are also available.

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