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Project Information
Project Name:	Apalachicola River-East Bay Seagrass Mapping (1980)
Project Code:	FRAN-03
Agency:	FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US Fish and Wildlife Service
Project Type:	Mapping
Technique:	Aerial photos
Project Status:	Completed
Date of First Project Activity:	1980
Date of Most Recent Project Activity:	1980
Region:	Panhandle
County:	Franklin
Water Body:	Apalachicola Bay-East Bay
Locality (Area/Type):	East Bay
Information Last Updated:
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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 in part for the Minerals Management Service. Natural color aerial photography from 1980 at the scale of 1:24,000 was used to map seagrasses of Florida's East Bay of the Apalachicola River. The classification scheme addressed dense seagrass beds, medium seagrass beds, sparse seagrass beds, and areas with no seagrasses. The photointerpretation and mapping were performed by EPA/USFWS; FMRI did the digitizing. The cost is unknown, and was financed by MMS for the photography, and EPA/USFWS for the photointerpretation and mapping. The data are represented as hard copy maps and are stored at FMRI in a digital format (ARC coverages); metadata are also available from FMRI.

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