Seagrass Baseline Characteristics: Assessment of Seagrass Habitat and Water Quality in the Northern Florida Big Bend Coastal Area, Project MX974334

About this project: Suwannee River Water Management District

The Big Bend Seagrass Resource Initiative will establish the baseline condition of seagrass habitat in the northern Big Bend region of Florida, including distribution/cover, abundance and health.

Also, through an intensive on the ground monitoring program, the Suwannee River Water Management District and the Florida Marine Research Institute will establish baseline water quality and sediment conditions in the northern Big Bend region.

Remotely-sensed photo of the Big Bend area of Florida	Monitoring seagrass transect	Closeup of seagrass bed	Lab worker measures seagrass parameters
Project sampling design for SRWMD/FMRI seagrass monitoring	Thalassia sampling area	Halodule sampling area	Measuring water clarity