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Project Information
Project Name:	Pensacola/Santa Rosa Sound Seagrass Mapping
Project Code:	PNHL-05
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:	Escambia, Santa Rosa
Water Body:	Pensacola Bay
Locality (Area/Type):	Pensacola Bay, Santa Rosa Sound
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

Project Summary

The Pensacola Bay System has lost approximately 90% of its seagrasses. The seagrasses in Little Sabine Bay, a small water body, were being scarred by powered boats. The Board of County Commissioners decided it was necessary to exclude powered vessels.

Reason for Project

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