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Lorem tincidunt metus rutrum malesuada ligula donec sociis dui, sociosqu himenaeos sociis non nulla? Sodales condimentum diam arcu mattis, netus tempus ad potenti rhoncus. At sociis sagittis ultrices nec at habitant urna potenti. Natoque scelerisque bibendum blandit, interdum fames! Tempor sollicitudin montes tellus molestie, ante – in litora posuere scelerisque. Varius arcu eu tortor risus senectus phasellus nec dui elementum fringilla suscipit potenti egestas laoreet donec neque urna habitasse habitant faucibus, convallis tempor quis neque morbi laoreet dictum tempus, sociis massa senectus posuere euismod, libero lacus, purus non, conubia eros – aliquam, facilisis montes; quisque phasellus; penatibus eleifend, tempus consequat pulvinar viverra natoque elementum eu taciti nullam fermentum viverra torquent hac odio neque litora velit ultrices natoque aenean fermentum et lobortis sollicitudin interdum.

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Dolor varius malesuada velit at lacus augue rhoncus phasellus. Nam iaculis sociis integer maecenas urna nisl pharetra cubilia nisl curabitur? Vivamus purus facilisis ullamcorper orci, nunc – aliquet diam faucibus orci ligula. Id mi dignissim porta orci parturient suscipit primis. Lacus cum per tellus velit nunc lacinia! Aliquam justo urna parturient nullam tristique felis inceptos sed dapibus hendrerit? Pulvinar faucibus class nam habitasse quam ridiculus nostra rhoncus euismod fringilla ante porttitor iaculis, tellus semper justo velit dictum quisque etiam porta gravida.

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Sit tincidunt odio eros eget – nascetur tellus, velit cubilia nibh. Nisl dui placerat arcu erat ultrices nullam magnis gravida interdum. Mattis euismod, mattis lacus arcu pellentesque vulputate inceptos enim: vestibulum convallis montes. Ornare cras ante a praesent at vehicula dis diam cras bibendum nec. Commodo eros venenatis conubia!

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Adipiscing suscipit sagittis quis erat augue turpis quis dapibus mauris. Hendrerit fringilla neque malesuada in dictumst urna. Inceptos nam platea feugiat nostra sed semper urna ornare, justo fusce. Mus velit dictum duis aliquet, maecenas erat id. Leo ullamcorper phasellus nibh fusce laoreet gravida in, habitasse orci mi sagittis! Pellentesque nec etiam – odio, sagittis quam urna, pretium mattis arcu aliquam diam odio pellentesque – felis sollicitudin quis lacus quis eu turpis scelerisque neque?

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BACKGROUND:

Despite significant reductions in nitrogen emissions from power plants and vehicles and improved energy efficiency of buildings and appliances, rapid population growth in the Tampa Bay Area may offset some of these gains. As population size and energy demand grow, continuing reductions in per capita energy use and air pollution will be needed, especially from vehicles, to maintain and improve the region’s water quality and quality of life.

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BACKGROUND:

Benthic monitoring is important for identifying hot spots of sediment contamination. Using monitoring data, the Tampa Bay Benthic Index (TBBI) provides a tool for assessing the health of benthic habitats. This index assesses the severity of contamination based on lack of diversity or abundance of benthic organisms, low dissolved oxygen or high levels of contaminants of concern (COCs). COCs include toxic chemicals like heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs) and organic pesticides. Because COCs can persist for decades in aquatic sediments and some can bioaccumulate in the food web, these hot spots pose health risks to fish, wildlife and humans.

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Sediment Contaminants of Concern for Priority Areas of Tampa Bay. -SOURCE: TBEP

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McKay Bay

x

x

x

Boca Ciega Bay

x

x

Bayboro Harbor

x

x

x

Adjacent to Bayboro

x

x

Western Old Tampa Bay

x

x

x

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Sediment Contaminants of Concern for Priority Areas of Tampa Bay. +SOURCE: TBEP

Pesticides

PCBs

HPAHs

Metals

Upper Hillsborough Bay

x

x

x

x

Lower Hillsborough Bay

x

x

McKay Bay

x

x

x

Boca Ciega Bay

x

x

Bayboro Harbor

x

x

x

Adjacent to Bayboro

x

x

Western Old Tampa Bay

x

x

x

In 2007, the Sediment Quality Assessment Group identified eight priority “hot spot” areas in Tampa Bay with low TBBI scores, indicating elevated contamination and reduced benthic diversity. These are:

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BACKGROUND:

Follow-up studies in 2014, funded by the Tampa Bay Environmental Restoration Fund, showed McKay Bay sediments are toxic to some animals. In tests of a variety of fish and shellfish, PAHs found in clam tissues exceeded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency thresholds for ecological effects in some areas; and two PAHs found in test animal tissue exceeded EPA screening levels for human health of subsistence fishers at all McKay Bay sites. These results highlight the need for continuing risk assessments and tracking of updated standards. The last baywide risk assessment for COCs was published in 1995.

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BACKGROUND:

With an award of EPA’s Trash Free Waters grant in 2019, TBEP and partners deployed and maintained 12 trash capture devices within the Tampa Bay watershed. At each site, project partners regularly clean out captured trash and record the unique characteristics of the debris. The data will be used to help identify the sources and develop a litter management plan template for Tampa Bay and other Gulf of Mexico estuaries.

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BACKGROUND:

Finally, advances in quantitative PCR (qPCR) as a rapid test for fecal contaminants enable same-day results, providing more timely information to beach-goers.

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BACKGROUND:

Significant pet waste educational programming also was sponsored by the Southwest Florida Water Management District, and implemented by the Keep America Beautiful affiliates in the area. Pet waste education is now a regular part of environmental education in the Tampa Bay region, and pet waste bag stations are installed and maintained at all area dog parks and dog beaches, as well as many other city and county parks.

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BACKGROUND:

More than 150,000 boats are registered in Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco and Pinellas Counties, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The number of registered vessels in the Tampa Bay area grew by fifteen percent between 2016 and 2022 with Manatee County registrations increasing by forty-three percent. Pinellas County ranked second and Hillsborough County fifth in number of registered boats statewide in 2022. The vast majority of these boats are 16 to 26 feet long. The popularity of recreational boating highlights the need for baywide adoption of responsible boating practices to protect water quality, human health and aquatic habitats.

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Florida Boat Registrations by County for 2016 and 2022. SOURCE: -Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Pleasure

Commercial

Total

2016

2022

2016

2022

2016

2022

Hillsborough

39910

41671

744

659

40782

42330

Manatee

17662

25713

714

751

18527

26464

Pasco

23643

29629

406

484

24136

30113

Pinellas

48029

53657

1211

1094

49754

54751

Totals

129244

150670

3075

2988

133199

153658

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Florida Boat Registrations by County for 2016 and 2022. SOURCE: +Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Pleasure

Commercial

Total

2016

2022

2016

2022

2016

2022

Hillsborough

39910

41671

744

659

40782

42330

Manatee

17662

25713

714

751

18527

26464

Pasco

23643

29629

406

484

24136

30113

Pinellas

48029

53657

1211

1094

49754

54751

Totals

129244

150670

3075

2988

133199

153658

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) promotes clean boating practices through a variety of programs, including the Clean Marina Program, Clean Boatyard Program, Clean Marine Retailer Program and Clean Boater Program. These voluntary recognition and designation programs provide no-cost assistance to marinas and boatyards in implementing Best Management Practices to protect sensitive habitats, manage waste and stormwater, prevent spills and prepare for emergencies. There are 45 designated Clean Marinas or Clean Boatyards in the Tampa Bay region.

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BACKGROUND:

The FWC’s At-Risk Vessel Program allows law enforcement agents to identify vessels at risk of becoming derelict, before they become a problem. Law enforcement officers can tag these vessels and issue violation notices to owners who refuse to improve a vessel’s seaworthiness and secure mooring or storage. At-risk vessels are tracked in a statewide database.

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BACKGROUND:

Listopad, C., L. Souto, and P. Bohlen. 2015. Tampa Bay Residential Stormwater Evaluation: Final Project Report.” 02-15. St. Petersburg, Florida: Tampa Bay Estuary Program. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NonVMG-i-ux_4tfd75eAs2pR41g4o_rq/view?usp=drivesdk.
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EXAMPLES OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNIQUES:

Adopted in 2017 and revised in 2021, Pinellas County’s new stormwater manual is designed to be used in conjunction with the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code. Recognizing that Pinellas County is almost entirely built-out, the manual and revised development codes incorporate a variety of Green Infrastructure techniques especially appropriate to redevelopment, adaptive reuse and retrofits. Hillsborough County adopted a stormwater manual in 2021. The TBEP, in partnership with the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, is planning a two-phase project in 2024 to develop a multi-jurisdictional stormwater master plan in the Old Tampa Bay watershed and implement high priority stormwater retrofits to reduce nonpoint source nutrient loads in the region.

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BACKGROUND:

BMPs that have been verified and deemed effective at reducing pollutants by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) have been adopted by rule by FDACS for all major agricultural commodities produced in the Tampa Bay region. BMP manuals are reviewed at least every five years. FDACS recognizes that many smaller farms are ineligible for enrollment in the current FDACS BMP Program, and there are various livestock, such as goats, sheep, pigs, and emus, that are not covered by current manuals.

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FDACS Adopted BMP Manuals

Manual

Adoption

Rule Reference

Silviculture

2008

5I-6

Sod

2008

5M-9

Cow/Calf

2009

5M-11

Specialty Fruit & Nut

2011

5M-13

Equine

2012

5M-14

Citrus

2013

5M-16

Nursery

2014

5M-6

Vegetable & Agronomic Crops

2015

5M-8

Aquaculture

2015

5L-3

Dairies

2016

5M-17

Poultry

2016

5M-19

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FDACS Adopted BMP Manuals

Manual

Adoption

Rule Reference

Silviculture

2008

5I-6

Sod

2008

5M-9

Cow/Calf

2009

5M-11

Specialty Fruit & Nut

2011

5M-13

Equine

2012

5M-14

Citrus

2013

5M-16

Nursery

2014

5M-6

Vegetable & Agronomic Crops

2015

5M-8

Aquaculture

2015

5L-3

Dairies

2016

5M-17

Poultry

2016

5M-19

Currently, if there is no applicable BMP manual for their livestock, farmers with diversified farm operations alternatively may adopt an approved conservation plan tailored to their operation (Rule 5M-12 Conservation Plans for Specified Agricultural Operations). Notably, facilities with large numbers of livestock in a confined area, known as animal feeding operations (AFOs) and concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), are not regulated by FDACS. Instead, FDEP regulates AFOs under its industrial wastewater rules and CAFOs under its NPDES program. Hobby farmers are not currently enrolled in the FDACS BMP Program; however, FDACS plans to develop and adopt manuals for these operations.

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BACKGROUND:

With the growing popularity and interest among urban homeowners in backyard chicken coops, Pinellas County (and five of its municipalities), the City of Tampa, Polk County, and Manatee County have adopted backyard chicken ordinances. Some ordinances have setback requirements for the coop, which can help minimize stormwater pollution from waste. UF/IFAS is developing a Backyard Poultry 101 Workshop for Small Farms Agents in several counties, which will likely include recommendations for managing waste.

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BACKGROUND:

Wessel, M. R., J. R. Leverone, M. W. Beck, E. T. Sherwood, J. Hecker, S. West, and A. Janicki. 2021. “Developing a Water Quality Assessment Framework for Southwest Florida Tidal Creeks.” Estuaries & Coasts 45: 17–37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-021-00974-7.
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BACKGROUND:

In April 2021, harmful algae blooms resulted from an emergency release of ~215 million gallons of contaminated water into Tampa Bay from the aging phosphogypsum stacks of the former phosphate processing plant at Piney Point. TBEP coordinated the efforts of numerous partners to document, analyze, and communicate the bay’s response by developing an open science data portal for the community and researchers to make sense of the more than 12,000 data points.

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BACKGROUND:

In 2015, 38% of the flow from 49 permitted wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the four-county Tampa Bay region was beneficially reused. Still, in 2015 more than 173 mgd of treated wastewater were released. In 2020, there were 22 reclaimed water projects under development across the 4-county area, including transmission pipelines, pump stations, storage tanks and ponds, aquifer recharge, storage and recovery systems and feasibility studies. These projects could supply an additional 49 mgd of reclaimed water to the region. In its 2020 Regional Water Supply Plan, the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) projected that by 2040 almost 75% of wastewater could be utilized across Pinellas, Pasco, Hillsborough and Manatee Counties.

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Regional reclaimed water reuse in 2015 and projected reuse by 2040 -(SOURCE: SWFWMD)

County

Actual 2015

Projected 2040

WWTP Flow

Reuse

% Reuse

WWTP Flow

Reuse

% Reuse

Pasco

29.8

17.9

60%

40.1

30.1

75%

Pinellas

109.1

44.8

41%

113.2

84.9

75%

Hillsborough

109.5

26.6

24%

141.8

106.3

75%

Manatee

29.9

15.9

53%

38.3

28.7

75%

Total

278.3

105.2

38%

333.3

250

75%

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Regional reclaimed water reuse in 2015 and projected reuse by 2040 +(SOURCE: SWFWMD)

County

Actual 2015

Projected 2040

WWTP Flow

Reuse

% Reuse

WWTP Flow

Reuse

% Reuse

Pasco

29.8

17.9

60%

40.1

30.1

75%

Pinellas

109.1

44.8

41%

113.2

84.9

75%

Hillsborough

109.5

26.6

24%

141.8

106.3

75%

Manatee

29.9

15.9

53%

38.3

28.7

75%

Total

278.3

105.2

38%

333.3

250

75%

Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) systems have enormous potential for diverting highly treated wastewater flows from disposal into the bay and balancing wet and dry season supply-and-demand inefficiencies. Reclaimed ASR systems inject treated wastewater deep into various underground aquifers, where it is stored in porous rock. From there, it can be pumped back to the surface and distributed for residential, commercial and industrial use. Exploratory wells are drilled to ensure the reclaimed water can be safely stored in the local geologic formations; additional wells drilled around the reclaimed water injection well are monitored for any possible groundwater contamination.

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BACKGROUND:

The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, delivered by UF/IFAS County Extension offices throughout the region, emphasizes water conservation and efficient use of alternative water sources for watering. Additional education is needed to inform residents, golf course and property managers that fertilizer application can be reduced or eliminated where reclaimed water is used for irrigation. This message was a key theme of TBEP’s Be Floridian fertilizer education campaign. Pinellas County currently provides an online map of reclaimed water service areas, with corresponding fertilizer recommendations.

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BACKGROUND:

Locally, city and county permits issued through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) offer a mechanism for addressing chronic failures of septic systems and package plants. Local Land Development Codes may also address problem areas with repeated failures of septic systems.

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BACKGROUND:

EPA recently promulgated E-reporting rule 80 FR 64063, which requires NPDES permitted facilities to electronically report and share data. This improvement will enhance transparency by providing a timelier, complete, more accurate and nationally consistent set of data in a more accessible form. As of December 2016, FDEP requires all NPDES wastewater and stormwater facilities to submit DMRs through their web-based Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report System (EzDMR). Compliance data from DMRs is accessible to the public through FDEP’s OCULUS website. Locally, the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County also maintains records of DMRs.

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BACKGROUND:

Meyers, S. D., S. Landry, M. W. Beck, and M. E. Luther. 2021. “Using Logistic Regression to Model the Risk of Sewer Overflows Triggered by Compound Flooding with Application to Sea Level Rise.” Urban Climate 35: 100752. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2020.100752.
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Land Acquisition and Protection

Coastal land available for restoration and acquisition is dwindling as development expands. Accordingly, projects further up in the watershed are gaining importance. This shift in focus recognizes that habitats — such as tidal tributaries and freshwater wetlands far removed from the bay proper — are critical to its health and is consistent with the need to move up slope to accommodate rising sea levels.

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BACKGROUND:

Mitigation criteria for other sensitive habitats, including hard bottom and live bottom, have not been established. TBEP developed protection and restoration targets for hard bottom in 2020; appropriate mitigation strategies could be explored to achieve those targets. Monitoring of mitigation associated with ship channel expansion and natural gas pipeline construction projects suggests that recreating structural hard bottom, such as limestone or rock reefs or outcroppings, is much simpler and more successful than transplanting the soft corals and sponges that grow on the hard substrates.

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BACKGROUND:

Mitigation for construction-related impacts typically requires permittees to track and report survival to the permitting agencies for a limited period only. Long-term monitoring (greater than 3 years) of restoration and mitigation projects is needed to determine the most cost-effective and successful methods and to identify appropriate planting strategies.

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BACKGROUND:

O’Keefe, K., W. Arnold, and D. Reed. 2006. Tampa Bay Oyster Mapping and Assessment.” 03-06. St. Petersburg, Florida: Tampa Bay Estuary Program. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RuyxG6OnXXnNH0FynEtc8EXD249qGn8G/view?usp=drivesdk.
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Seagrass and Oyster Reef Extent by Bay Segment. SOURCE: SWFWMD

Bay segment

Oyster (acres)

Patchy seagrass (acres)

Continuous seagrass (acres)

Old Tampa Bay

84.6

2,037.1

2,145.9

Hillsborough Bay

13.0

277.4

131.3

Middle Tampa Bay

15.1

2,969.3

4,757.2

Lower Tampa Bay

17.0

2,214.7

5,411.2

Boca Ciega Bay

59.3

1,409.3

7,329.9

Manatee River

8.6

233.1

228.0

Terra Ceia Bay

10.7

222.0

770.4

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Seagrass and Oyster Reef Extent by Bay Segment. SOURCE: SWFWMD

Bay segment

Oyster (acres)

Patchy seagrass (acres)

Continuous seagrass (acres)

Old Tampa Bay

84.6

2,037.1

2,145.9

Hillsborough Bay

13.0

277.4

131.3

Middle Tampa Bay

15.1

2,969.3

4,757.2

Lower Tampa Bay

17.0

2,214.7

5,411.2

Boca Ciega Bay

59.3

1,409.3

7,329.9

Manatee River

8.6

233.1

228.0

Terra Ceia Bay

10.7

222.0

770.4

SWFWMD has completed two other projects to locate, characterize and create finer-scale thematic maps of hard bottom and oyster reef habitats in Tampa Bay. The first project, funded by the Tampa Bay Environmental Restoration Fund (TBERF), focused on the southeast region of Tampa Bay from the mouth of the Little Manatee River to the mouth of Terra Ceia bay. The second project, funded by SWFWMD, focused on Old Tampa Bay, areas adjacent to MacDill Air Force Base, Terra Ceia Bay and the mouth of the Manatee River. Additionally, TBEP was awarded a grant from Pinellas County’s settlement funds from the Deepwater Horizon accident to map hard bottom habitat in bay waters offshore southeastern Pinellas County, using similar techniques as were employed by SWFWMD. Results of this work (completed in 2019) added to the mapped extent of these habitats within the bay (CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc. 2019). These mapping projects included field surveys utilizing a combination of side scan sonar, underwater video and ground truthing. Ground truthing will categorize biological communities associated with various hard bottom habitats, bathymetric relief, natural or artificial hard bottom and contiguous reef or hard rubble.

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BACKGROUND:

Impacts to hard bottom and oyster reef habitats are not easily mitigated, and greater recognition and protection of these rare habitats is needed. Therefore, the effectiveness of current permitting and mitigation rules in preserving hard bottom and oyster reef habitats throughout the bay warrants evaluation.

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BACKGROUND:

Robison, D., T. Ries, J. Saarinen, D. Tomasko, and and C. Sciarrino. 2020. Tampa Bay Estuary Program: 2020 Habitat Master Plan Update.” 07-20. St. Petersburg, Florida: Tampa Bay Estuary Program. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hp0l_qtbxp1JxKJoGatdyuANSzQrpL0I/view?usp=drivesdk.
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BACKGROUND:

In the Tampa Bay watershed, coastal uplands are important buffers between sensitive tidal wetlands and urban and agricultural development. Ongoing mapping of coastal upland habitats is necessary to assess development pressures and update targets and goals. A comprehensive mapping program for invasive plants does not exist, although various agencies maintain some location-specific information about invasive plants on their environmental lands. These local data could be augmented via citizen science using mobile devices.

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BACKGROUND:

Together, these research, monitoring and restoration efforts represent a comprehensive approach to improved overall management and protection of tidal tributaries throughout the bay watershed.

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BACKGROUND:

Raulerson, G., A. Hershorin, D. Karlen, T. MacDonald, and A. Tyler-Jedlund. 2019. Tampa Bay Dredged Hole Assessment and Management Recommendations: 2019 Synthesis Report.” 02-19. St. Petersburg, Florida: Final report prepared for the Tampa Bay Environmental Restoration Fund. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xDPeIlL07WaFb9b7aVA-jEpBVWffcBVy/view?usp=drivesdk.
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BACKGROUND:

Other potential beneficial uses for dredged material include creation of habitat for nesting shorebirds, construction of nearshore bars for coastal storm protection, filling of borrow pits and artificial “lakes” close to the bay and thin-layer placement of sediment within coastal wetlands to prevent erosion as sea level rises.

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BACKGROUND:

Improved coordination and communication about dredging activities, standardized training of on-water observers, and technological advances can enhance protection of bay wildlife during dredging and disposal activities in the future.

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BACKGROUND:

Established minimum flows are being met for Crystal Springs, Upper Hillsborough River, Alafia River (including Lithia and Buckhorn Springs), Tampa Bypass Canal and upper Braden River. A 2023 assessment indicated minimum flow requirements for the Lower Hillsborough River were met most of the time throughout the 5-year assessment period, with full achievement of minimum flows in 2023. Water from Sulphur Springs and the Tampa Bypass Canal has been used to supplement flows on the Lower Hillsborough since 2007-2008. All activities and projects proposed in the adopted recovery strategy are either underway, completed, or have been deemed not viable or actionable.

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BACKGROUND:

FWC’s merger of fresh and saltwater law enforcement agencies has expanded the pool of officers trained to enforce both salt and freshwater regulations, with added flexibility to shift officers to “hot spots” or priority problems, such as illegal gill-netting. Additionally, all law enforcement rangers with Florida’s state parks were reassigned to FWC in 2011.

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2016 versus 2022 Florida Boat Registrations for Tampa Bay Counties -SOURCE: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

2016

2022

% Increase

Hillsborough

40,782

42,330

3.8

Manatee

18,527

26,464

42.8

Pinellas

49,754

54,751

10.0

Totals

109,063

123,545

13.3

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2016 versus 2022 Florida Boat Registrations for Tampa Bay Counties +SOURCE: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

2016

2022

% Increase

Hillsborough

40,782

42,330

3.8

Manatee

18,527

26,464

42.8

Pinellas

49,754

54,751

10.0

Totals

109,063

123,545

13.3

Despite these changes, fewer than 40 FWC officers (including lieutenants and captains who spend limited time in the field) are available to provide continuous on-water coverage in Tampa Bay. That equates to one officer for every 2,636 boats. There are frequent staffing shortfalls as officers typically only remain with FWC for about five years before taking more lucrative positions with federal or local law enforcement agencies. Citizens who report potential violations are often frustrated when officers are unable to respond in a timely fashion, or at all.

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BACKGROUND:

Enforcement funds could also come from requiring that residents and/or non-residents using professional fishing guides purchase an individual fishing license. An estimated 2 million tourists fished in Florida in 2014, far outpacing any other state. Currently, charter captains purchase an annual license that covers all anglers on board their boat.

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In the next decade, it is unlikely that scallop populations in Tampa Bay will rebound to levels sufficient to support a recreational harvest season. Therefore, this action proposes a revised goal of restoring scallop stocks to a self-sustaining level, with enough adults surviving to spawn each year to create a stable population so larval seeding efforts may one day no longer be necessary.

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A 2019 study evaluated sportfish habitat at restoration sites at Rock Ponds, Terra Ceia, and Cockroach Bay and found fisheries benefits of ecosystem restoration comparable to natural sites. An ongoing sportfish tagging study at Robinson Preserve will help determine the extent to which the habitat restoration contributes juvenile sport fish to adult populations in the greater Tampa Bay area.

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Many of the bay’s most visible and beloved species are well-documented. For example, Audubon first began protecting and monitoring colonial waterbird populations in 1934; Audubon staff currently manage and assess 30 nesting colonies on islands in and around Tampa Bay. Sea turtle nests on bay area beaches and barrier islands are surveyed and safeguarded annually. In 2016, 1595 loggerhead turtle nests were confirmed. Green and leatherback turtle nests are very rare on Tampa Bay area beaches. Research has shown that the bay itself is an important nursery area for juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, one of the world’s most endangered species.

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Loggerhead Turtle Nesting 2018-2022 on beaches of Tampa Bay. SOURCE: -FWC

County

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Manatee

1,003

1,158

930

1,089

1,165

Hillsborough

151

152

96

137

120

Pinellas

549

807

528

497

686

Totals

1,703

2,117

1,554

1,723

1,971

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Loggerhead Turtle Nesting 2018-2022 on beaches of Tampa Bay. SOURCE: +FWC

County

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Manatee

1,003

1,158

930

1,089

1,165

Hillsborough

151

152

96

137

120

Pinellas

549

807

528

497

686

Totals

1,703

2,117

1,554

1,723

1,971

The status of many other species is unclear, and basic population assessments are lacking. For example, little is known about diamondback terrapin populations in Tampa Bay because the animals are shy, reclusive and difficult to study.

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Active waterbird colonies in the Tampa Bay watershed. SOURCE: FWC
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In 2016, FWC adopted new rules for imperiled species detailed in a comprehensive Imperiled Species Management Plan (ISMP) which became effective January 2017. The ISMP addresses individual species in Action Plans containing specific conservation goals, objectives and actions. In addition, the ISMP describes integrated conservation strategies to benefit multiple species and their shared habitats. It focuses on 57 imperiled species in Florida.

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Endangered, threatened or at risk species in the Tampa Bay watershed. -SOURCE: USFWS, FWC

Common Name

Scientific Name

Status

Birds

Audubon's Crested Caracara

Polyborus plancus audubonii

FT

Everglade Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus

FE

Florida Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum floridanus

FE

Florida Scrub-jay

Aphelocoma coerulescens

FT

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus principalis

FE

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

FT

Red Knot

Calidris canutus rufa

FT

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Picoides borealis

FE

Whooping Crane

Grus americana

Fexp

Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

FT

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

ST

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

ST

Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

ST

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

ST

Florida Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis pratensis

ST

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

ST

Snowy Plover

Charadrius nivosus

ST

Least Tern

Sternula antillarum

ST

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

ST

Florida Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia floridana

ST

Southeastern American Kestral

Falco sparverius paulus

ST

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius paulus

FBCC

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

FBCC

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

FBCC

Bachman's Sparrow

Aimophila aestivalis

FBCC

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

FBCC

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

FBCC

Black Rail

Laterallus jamaicensis

FBCC

Black-whiskered Vireo

Vireo altiloquus

FBCC

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

FBCC

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Sitta pusilla

FBCC

Chuck-will's-widow

Caprimulgus carolinensis

FBCC

Common Ground-dove

Columbina passerina exigua

FBCC

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

FBCC

Henslow's Sparrow

Ammodramus henslowii

FBCC

Le Conte's Sparrow

Ammodramus leconteii

FBCC

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

FBCC

Least Tern

Sterna antillarum

FBCC

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

FBCC

Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

FBCC

Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

FBCC

Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

FBCC

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

FBCC

Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor

FBCC

Marbled Godwit

Limosa fedoa

FBCC

Nelson's Sparrow

Ammodramus nelsoni

FBCC

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

FBCC

Prairie Warbler

Dendroica discolor

FBCC

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

FBCC

Red Knot

Calidris canutus rufa

FBCC

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

FBCC

Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

FBCC

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

FBCC

Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus carolinus

FBCC

Seaside Sparrow

Ammodramus maritimus

FBCC

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

FBCC

Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

FBCC

Snowy Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

FBCC

Swainson's Warbler

Limnothlypis swainsonii

FBCC

Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus

FBCC

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

FBCC

Wilson's Plover

Charadrius wilsonia

FBCC

Worm Eating Warbler

Helmitheros vermivorum

FBCC

Yellow Rail

Coturnicops noveboracensis

FBCC

Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo brachyurus

FBCC

Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

SDL

Brown pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

SDL

Snowy egret

Egretta thula

SDL

White ibis

Eudocimus albus

SDL

Fishes and Elasmobranchs

Atlantic Sturgeon (gulf Subspecies)

Acipenser oxyrinchus (=oxyrhynchus) desotoi

FE*

Smalltooth Sawfish

Pristis pectinata

FE

Mangrove rivulus

Kryptolebias marmoratus

SDL

Giant Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

FT*

Insects

Highlands Tiger Beetle

Cicindelidia highlandensis

F cand

Miami Blue Butterfly

Cyclargus (=Hemiargus) thomasi bethunebakeri

FE

Mammals

Florida Bonneted Bat

Eumops floridanus

FE

Florida Panther

Puma (=Felis) concolor coryi

FE

Puma (=mountain Lion)

Puma (=Felis) concolor (all subsp. except coryi)

FT SoA

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

FT*

Homosassa Shrew

Sorex longirostris eionis

SDL*

Sherman's Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger shermani

SDL*

Florida mouse

Podomys floridanus

SDL

Reptiles

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

FT SoA

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

FT

Bluetail Mole Skink

Eumeces egregius lividus

FT

Eastern Indigo Snake

Drymarchon corais couperi

FT

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

FE

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

FE

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

FE

Sand Skink

Neoseps reynoldsi

FT

Florida Pine Snake

Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus

FT

Short-tailed Snake

Lampropeltis extenuata

FT

Suwannee cooter

Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis

SDL

* Change in designation since 2018

FT = Federally Listed Threatened

FE = Federally Listed Endangered

F exp = Federally listed Experimental Population

FBCC = Federally Listed Birds of Conservation Concern

FT SoA = Federally listed Threatened (Similarity of Appearance)

ST = State Listed Threatened

SSSC = State Listed Species of Special Concern

SDL = State Delisted Species

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Endangered, threatened or at risk species in the Tampa Bay watershed. +SOURCE: USFWS, FWC

Common Name

Scientific Name

Status

Birds

Audubon's Crested Caracara

Polyborus plancus audubonii

FT

Everglade Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus

FE

Florida Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum floridanus

FE

Florida Scrub-jay

Aphelocoma coerulescens

FT

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus principalis

FE

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

FT

Red Knot

Calidris canutus rufa

FT

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Picoides borealis

FE

Whooping Crane

Grus americana

Fexp

Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

FT

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

ST

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

ST

Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

ST

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

ST

Florida Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis pratensis

ST

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

ST

Snowy Plover

Charadrius nivosus

ST

Least Tern

Sternula antillarum

ST

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

ST

Florida Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia floridana

ST

Southeastern American Kestral

Falco sparverius paulus

ST

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius paulus

FBCC

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

FBCC

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

FBCC

Bachman's Sparrow

Aimophila aestivalis

FBCC

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

FBCC

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

FBCC

Black Rail

Laterallus jamaicensis

FBCC

Black-whiskered Vireo

Vireo altiloquus

FBCC

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

FBCC

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Sitta pusilla

FBCC

Chuck-will's-widow

Caprimulgus carolinensis

FBCC

Common Ground-dove

Columbina passerina exigua

FBCC

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

FBCC

Henslow's Sparrow

Ammodramus henslowii

FBCC

Le Conte's Sparrow

Ammodramus leconteii

FBCC

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

FBCC

Least Tern

Sterna antillarum

FBCC

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

FBCC

Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

FBCC

Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

FBCC

Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

FBCC

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

FBCC

Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor

FBCC

Marbled Godwit

Limosa fedoa

FBCC

Nelson's Sparrow

Ammodramus nelsoni

FBCC

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

FBCC

Prairie Warbler

Dendroica discolor

FBCC

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

FBCC

Red Knot

Calidris canutus rufa

FBCC

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

FBCC

Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

FBCC

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

FBCC

Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus carolinus

FBCC

Seaside Sparrow

Ammodramus maritimus

FBCC

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

FBCC

Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

FBCC

Snowy Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

FBCC

Swainson's Warbler

Limnothlypis swainsonii

FBCC

Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus

FBCC

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

FBCC

Wilson's Plover

Charadrius wilsonia

FBCC

Worm Eating Warbler

Helmitheros vermivorum

FBCC

Yellow Rail

Coturnicops noveboracensis

FBCC

Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo brachyurus

FBCC

Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

SDL

Brown pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

SDL

Snowy egret

Egretta thula

SDL

White ibis

Eudocimus albus

SDL

Fishes and Elasmobranchs

Atlantic Sturgeon (gulf Subspecies)

Acipenser oxyrinchus (=oxyrhynchus) desotoi

FE*

Smalltooth Sawfish

Pristis pectinata

FE

Mangrove rivulus

Kryptolebias marmoratus

SDL

Giant Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

FT*

Insects

Highlands Tiger Beetle

Cicindelidia highlandensis

F cand

Miami Blue Butterfly

Cyclargus (=Hemiargus) thomasi bethunebakeri

FE

Mammals

Florida Bonneted Bat

Eumops floridanus

FE

Florida Panther

Puma (=Felis) concolor coryi

FE

Puma (=mountain Lion)

Puma (=Felis) concolor (all subsp. except coryi)

FT SoA

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

FT*

Homosassa Shrew

Sorex longirostris eionis

SDL*

Sherman's Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger shermani

SDL*

Florida mouse

Podomys floridanus

SDL

Reptiles

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

FT SoA

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

FT

Bluetail Mole Skink

Eumeces egregius lividus

FT

Eastern Indigo Snake

Drymarchon corais couperi

FT

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

FE

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

FE

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

FE

Sand Skink

Neoseps reynoldsi

FT

Florida Pine Snake

Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus

FT

Short-tailed Snake

Lampropeltis extenuata

FT

Suwannee cooter

Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis

SDL

* Change in designation since 2018

FT = Federally Listed Threatened

FE = Federally Listed Endangered

F exp = Federally listed Experimental Population

FBCC = Federally Listed Birds of Conservation Concern

FT SoA = Federally listed Threatened (Similarity of Appearance)

ST = State Listed Threatened

SSSC = State Listed Species of Special Concern

SDL = State Delisted Species

TBEP participates in collaborative partnerships within the Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida region to review and coordinate habitat restoration and protection initiatives (see Actions BH-1, BH-2, BH-3, and BH-9). These initiatives include identification of priority sites for acquisition and mitigation.

TBEP has been a leader in educating bay users about responsible water recreation, through boating guides, ethical fishing information and sponsorship of “Leave No Trace” outdoor etiquette workshops. TBEP also informs waterfront homeowners about ways to enhance their shorelines for fish and wildlife, and about coexisting with wildlife.

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Density Of Invasive Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica) In Florida And Southeast U.S. SOURCE: EDDMapS. 2017. Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System. The University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
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Density Of Invasive Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) In Florida And Southeast U.S. SOURCE: EDDMapS. 2017. Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System. The University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

A companion effort is the Introduced Reptile Early Detection and Documentation (REDDy) course jointly developed by the University of Florida, The Nature Conservancy and the National Park Service. This free online course teaches how to recognize and report large, invasive reptiles likely to be seen in Central and South Florida. REDDy-trained observers play an important role in detecting and documenting the spread of established species and sightings of new species.

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BACKGROUND:

This action supports early detection networks and seeks to expand opportunities for scientists, resource managers, resource users and the public to share information about potentially devastating invasions and to work cooperatively to prevent or limit their ecological impact.

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BACKGROUND:

Recent and future system enhancements will require a funding increase of at least $25,000 per year. Current funding from Hillsborough County cannot be increased and may disappear within the next few years as phosphate mining in the county (and the associated annual phosphate severance funds provided to the County) winds down. The Tampa Bay Harbor Safety and Security Committee (THSSC) is spearheading the search for permanent funding.

In addition to PORTS, maritime safety has been greatly enhanced by the implementation of a coordinated Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service (CVTS), staffed 24/7 by either Coast Guard or Port Tampa Bay personnel. The CVTS automatically identifies, locates and tracks ships by electronically exchanging data with other nearby ships, base stations, and satellites, similar to an air traffic control system. This information supplements marine radar, which continues to be the primary marine navigation technology. Transitioning the system to a full vessel traffic service, which has greater authority than the current voluntary system, would require additional staff, which are not currently allocated and would require dedicated funding by the Coast Guard.

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How AIS Works: An Automatic Identification System (AIS) deploys small transponders on ships to continuously relay signals about their position to other vessels, shore stations or satellites equipped with AIS receivers. The information is displayed on an electronic chart. AIS technology is universally used in the global maritime industry to prevent ship collisions. Recreational mariners, especially those who cruise long distances, also are adopting its use. A PORTS tide monitoring station at Port Manatee. The PORTS network collects real-time information on winds, tides and currents to improve safe navigation for mariners. SOURCE: Mark Luther

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How AIS Works: An Automatic Identification System (AIS) deploys small transponders on ships to continuously relay signals about their position to other vessels, shore stations or satellites equipped with AIS receivers. The information is displayed on an electronic chart. AIS technology is universally used in the global maritime industry to prevent ship collisions. Recreational mariners, especially those who cruise long distances, also are adopting its use.
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A PORTS tide monitoring station at Port Manatee. The PORTS network collects real-time information on winds, tides and currents to improve safe navigation for mariners. SOURCE: Mark Luther
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Tampa Bay is on the cutting edge of another evolution in maritime navigation: Virtual, or electronic, Aids to Navigation (ATONs). Virtual channel markers, linked to transponders and Automatic Identification System (AIS) displays now on all large vessels, may eventually replace physical buoys and markers, with their ongoing maintenance/repair costs and safety concerns. Tampa Bay is one of a handful of pilot sites where the Coast Guard is testing virtual ATONs. Full implementation throughout the bay would cost an estimated $4 million, and likely would require funding through federal sources other than the Coast Guard, or through the local port/maritime community. The cost for smaller commercial vessels (such as charter fishing or sailing boats) and recreational boaters to upgrade to the AIS-integrated navigation systems necessary to utilize virtual ATONs is an important consideration.

Research into future tools to reduce the potential for ship groundings or collisions; improve port and vessel security; and foster the overall, long-term sustainability of Tampa Bay’s economically important maritime commerce is being assisted by the development of a new Center for Maritime and Port Studies at University of South Florida. The Center will support research into maritime technologies and train the next generation of maritime professionals, with environmental sustainability as a key component of instruction.

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BACKGROUND:

In general, the Tampa Bay region has made significant strides in spill readiness and demonstrated an admirable spirit of cooperation among public and private interests. More active and consistent engagement with the environmental community will help ensure that up-to-date information about vulnerable coastal resources is incorporated in the ACP, and that the bay’s most vulnerable areas and wildlife populations are broadly recognized priorities for protection in the event of a spill.

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diff --git a/img/DR-1-5 _ Map of dredge holes.png b/img/DR-1-5 _ Map of dredge holes.png index 789fb32..50fae08 100644 Binary files a/img/DR-1-5 _ Map of dredge holes.png and b/img/DR-1-5 _ Map of dredge holes.png differ diff --git a/search.json b/search.json index 28cafdd..4eb3a42 100644 --- a/search.json +++ b/search.json @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ "href": "docs/wildlife/is2.html", "title": "IS-2", "section": "", - "text": "Support prevention, eradication or management of invasive species in Tampa Bay and its watershed\n\nOBJECTIVES:\nManage or eradicate existing invasive plants and animals and prevent future invasions, by informing homeowners, landowners, natural resource managers, ecotourism providers and outdoor enthusiasts about the harmful ecological and economic impacts of invasive plants and animals. Involve them in preventing, eradicating or managing invasive species. Support continued research and implementation of appropriate biological controls for invasive plants.\n\n\nSTATUS:\nOngoing. Action title revised from 2006 CCMP Implement a public education program to enlist citizen help in preventing marine bio-invasions. New action expands audience for education; includes terrestrial invasive species as well as aquatic; supports early warning systems to help prevent invasions; and recognizes that eradication and/or management of invasive species are viable strategies where prevention fails.\n\n\nBACKGROUND:\nCitizens now have more access than ever to information about invasive plants and animals via web-based sources and tools they can use to eradicate invasive species in their own yards and communities. Some high-profile invaders, such as Burmese pythons and lionfish, have been extensively publicized in mainstream media and are now widely recognized by the public as ecological threats.\n\n\n\nLionfish were first reported off Florida’s East Coast in 1985, and rapidly spread throughout the state. These highly adaptable predators of juvenile native fishes are found in shallow waters as well as deep offshore wrecks. SOURCE: FWC\n\n\nUnfortunately, efforts to eradicate invasive species almost always come too late, after an invader has spread beyond reasonable hope of control. Even when threats are recognized quickly — as with lionfish — the population may multiply so rapidly and/or into such inaccessible areas that elimination becomes impossible, and management or containment is the only feasible remedy. However, when detected early enough, it is possible to prevent or eliminate invasive species — the toxic invasive marine alga, Caulerpa taxifolia, was successfully eradicated from California — or to limit their spread into critically important natural areas such as parks and preserves.\nIn 1999, researchers in Tampa Bay first reported large colonies of the Asian green mussel (Perna viridis) attached to pilings of major bay bridges. The mussel — thought to be a hitchhiker in the ballast water discharged by ships docking at the Port of Tampa — spread unchecked for several years, coating dock and bridge pilings and seawalls, clogging water intake pipes and even spreading into shallow, sandy areas on the bay bottom. Fortunately, mussel populations diminished dramatically by the late 2000s, probably due to natural factors such as extreme winter cold snaps and predation by native species, and the Asian green mussel is no longer viewed as a serious problem.\n\n\n\nBallast water discharged by ships is thought to be the source of the Asian green mussel (Perna viridis) in Tampa Bay. SOURCE: Florida Sea Grant\n\n\nThe rapid spread of zebra mussels and other suspected ballast water introductions led to new regulations requiring ships bound for U.S. ports to release ballast water in salty ocean waters, where any organisms in the ballast are less likely to survive. The Coast Guard enforces the rule and inspects ships for compliance. However, recent research has shown that significant amounts of ballast water are still being discharged to U.S. coastal systems without management and proper treatment.\nThe Asian green mussel was a highly publicized Florida interloper. This close call was a reminder of the threats posed by intentionally or accidentally introduced species and the need for monitoring programs to detect future invasions. A 2004 study commissioned by the Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP) documented 55 known, suspected or likely marine invaders in the Tampa Bay ecosystem (Baker, Baker, and Fajans 2004). Charismatic animals as diverse as the Argentine black-and-white tegu lizard and the colorful and voracious lionfish have grabbed recent headlines in the Tampa Bay region.\n\nBaker, P., S. M. Baker, and J. Fajans. 2004. “Nonindigenous Marine Species in the Greater Tampa Bay Ecosystem, Literature Review and Field Survey of Tampa Bay for Nonindigenous Marine and Estuarine Species.” 02-04. St. Petersburg, Florida: Tampa Bay Estuary Program. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xFKBRxht3LaV0EViZ814LfW1bHwH_nmT/view?usp=drivesdk.\nSmaller or less flamboyant species — including insects, bottom-dwelling organisms and bivalves — may escape early detection and thus the potential for swift eradication. Moreover, invasive plants continue to threaten the ecological integrity and diversity of both coastal wetlands and uplands, requiring costly and resource-intensive control efforts.\nThe Florida Natural Areas Inventory lists 93 plants that are known or suspected invasive species in and around Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee and Pasco counties. In recent years, resource managers have identified another 25 species of potential concern.\n\n\n\nBrazilian pepper is a prolific plant invader of disturbed coastal habitats in the Tampa Bay watershed.\n\n\nBrazilian pepper is a prolific, tenacious and well-established invasive plant in the Tampa Bay watershed. Its tangled, dense canopy forms impenetrable thickets that can crowd out mangroves and other native plants. An urban forest study conducted in Tampa found that Brazilian peppers ranked second only to red mangroves in canopy coverage. Removing this fast-growing plant plague that flourishes in disturbed soils — including coastal and freshwater wetlands that have been altered for farming, development or infrastructure — is a costly component of virtually all habitat restoration projects in the bay watershed.\nA variety of reporting tools are available to encourage reporting invasive plant and animal species and to alert researchers and field personnel to their potential presence. For example, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database collects and distributes data about introduced aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates, and soon it will expand its web-based repository to include plants.\nThe IveGot1 website and mobile phone app allows anyone to photograph, geo-tag and submit real-time observations of invasive plants and animals in Florida via a smartphone. This user-friendly system is part of the University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health’s Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System. In conjunction with the Florida Invasive Species Partnership, the Center offers a number of early detection trainings and tools for resource managers and citizens.\n\n\n\nDensity Of Invasive Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica) In Florida And Southeast U.S. SOURCE: EDDMapS. 2017. Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System. The University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.\n\n\nA companion effort is the Introduced Reptile Early Detection and Documentation (REDDy) course jointly developed by the University of Florida, The Nature Conservancy and the National Park Service. This free online course teaches how to recognize and report large, invasive reptiles likely to be seen in Central and South Florida. REDDy-trained observers play an important role in detecting and documenting the spread of established species and sightings of new species.\nCitizens also have a variety of tools available for removing invasive plants on their own property — recognizing that suburban backyards are often the front line in efforts to prevent expansion and/or continual reinfestation of invasive plants into adjacent wetlands and woods. TBEP has been a leader in engaging citizens in the battle against invasive species through its Eyes On The Bay education campaign. Components include:\n\nCreation of a printed and digital Field Guide to common invasive plants in the bay area in partnership with county extension programs and the Hillsborough Invasive Species Task Force.\nA short “Wicked Weeds” video showing homeowners how to safely remove invasive trees, shrubs and vines, produced in partnership with county extension programs.\nTwo children’s books about responsible pet ownership and the hazards of aquarium dumping, in partnership with the University of Central Florida and Florida Sea Grant.\nA middle-school classroom curriculum, “Intruders in Paradise,” that is the first classroom module in Florida devoted exclusively to invasive plants and animals, in partnership with Florida Sea Grant.\nDiver’s Alert and Boater’s Alert laminated cards with photos of existing or potential marine invaders and where to report sightings.\nA popular Invasive Species Poetry Contest held in conjunction with TBEP’s 20th anniversary in 2011. The poetry contest received considerable publicity and submissions were compiled in an online booklet.\n\nAdditionally, TBEP’s Bay Mini-Grant Program has provided funding to homeowner associations, condominium associations and schools to remove invasive plants from common areas and pond or lake shorelines, and replace them with native plants. TBEP’s Give A Day For The Bay volunteer workday program focuses on removing invasive plants at area parks and preserves.\nThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has dramatically expanded its invasive species outreach to Floridians, sponsoring or co-sponsoring innovative citizen involvement events like the Python Hunt in the Everglades and Lionfish Roundups around the state.\nFWC also is utilizing citizen volunteers to assist with research into the distribution and ecological impacts of specific invaders, such as the Argentine tegu lizard, which has an established breeding population in Hillsborough County.\nUF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), and its affiliated Sea Grant and county extension programs, are important sources of research-based information. IFAS research has led to early success in using a biological control, the air potato beetle, to manage the highly invasive air potato vine. Local extension programs routinely educate residents about invasive plants and eco-friendly alternatives, as part of the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ program.\n\n\n\nAir potato beetles are a useful tool for biological control of air potato on both public and private lands. SOURCE: Florida Invasive Species Partnership\n\n\nThe 2012 formation of a multi-county, multi-agency Suncoast Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) offers a promising forum for regional education and coordination among a diverse coalition of stakeholders. Sponsored by the multi-agency Florida Invasive Species Partnership, 17 regional CISMAs coordinate broad-based efforts to address invasive species issues across public and private boundaries. The Suncoast CISMA encompasses Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee and Sarasota counties. Members include local and state park and preserve staff, natural resource managers, researchers and education specialists.\nCISMA’s early accomplishments include a successful Exotic Pet Amnesty Day; multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional workdays at parks and preserves; public seminars on “invaders of interest” (such as channeled apple snails, tegu lizards and Japanese climbing fern); and creation of an initial inventory of existing educational materials produced by member organizations, including TBEP. CISMA also offered training opportunities that satisfied CEU requirements for field personnel.CISMA training sessions are offered ad hoc and advertised via social media. A symposium is conducted annually.\nSustaining momentum and interest has been a challenge, as the CISMA has no formal funding or support; it is entirely a volunteer effort led by staff from the agencies, local governments and non-profit organizations that form its core membership. A formal commitment by policymakers or key managers in member organizations to allocate staff time for participation would be beneficial. This top-down support greatly contributed to the success of a similar group, the Hillsborough Invasive Species Task Force.\nCollaborative and consistent messaging to successfully prevent or minimize the impacts of invasive plant and animals will remain a priority need, especially as new residents, unfamiliar with Florida’s unique climate and natural systems and extreme vulnerability to invaders, continue to move to the Tampa Bay region.\nThis action supports early detection networks and seeks to expand opportunities for scientists, resource managers, resource users and the public to share information about potentially devastating invasions and to work cooperatively to prevent or limit their ecological impact.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAction Plans\nClean Waters and Sediments\nThriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife\nInformed, Engaged, and Responsible Communities\n\n\n\nStrategies\nStrategic Plan\nResearch Priorities\nMonitoring and Indicators Plan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Us\n\n\nOur Mission", + "text": "Support prevention, eradication or management of invasive species in Tampa Bay and its watershed\n\nOBJECTIVES:\nManage or eradicate existing invasive plants and animals and prevent future invasions, by informing homeowners, landowners, natural resource managers, ecotourism providers and outdoor enthusiasts about the harmful ecological and economic impacts of invasive plants and animals. Involve them in preventing, eradicating or managing invasive species. Support continued research and implementation of appropriate biological controls for invasive plants.\n\n\nSTATUS:\nOngoing. Action title revised from 2006 CCMP Implement a public education program to enlist citizen help in preventing marine bio-invasions. New action expands audience for education; includes terrestrial invasive species as well as aquatic; supports early warning systems to help prevent invasions; and recognizes that eradication and/or management of invasive species are viable strategies where prevention fails.\n\n\nBACKGROUND:\nCitizens now have more access than ever to information about invasive plants and animals via web-based sources and tools they can use to eradicate invasive species in their own yards and communities. Some high-profile invaders, such as Burmese pythons and lionfish, have been extensively publicized in mainstream media and are now widely recognized by the public as ecological threats.\n\n\n\nLionfish were first reported off Florida’s East Coast in 1985, and rapidly spread throughout the state. These highly adaptable predators of juvenile native fishes are found in shallow waters as well as deep offshore wrecks. SOURCE: FWC\n\n\nUnfortunately, efforts to eradicate invasive species almost always come too late, after an invader has spread beyond reasonable hope of control. Even when threats are recognized quickly — as with lionfish — the population may multiply so rapidly and/or into such inaccessible areas that elimination becomes impossible, and management or containment is the only feasible remedy. However, when detected early enough, it is possible to prevent or eliminate invasive species — the toxic invasive marine alga, Caulerpa taxifolia, was successfully eradicated from California — or to limit their spread into critically important natural areas such as parks and preserves.\nIn 1999, researchers in Tampa Bay first reported large colonies of the Asian green mussel (Perna viridis) attached to pilings of major bay bridges. The mussel — thought to be a hitchhiker in the ballast water discharged by ships docking at the Port of Tampa — spread unchecked for several years, coating dock and bridge pilings and seawalls, clogging water intake pipes and even spreading into shallow, sandy areas on the bay bottom. Fortunately, mussel populations diminished dramatically by the late 2000s, probably due to natural factors such as extreme winter cold snaps and predation by native species, and the Asian green mussel is no longer viewed as a serious problem.\n\n\n\nBallast water discharged by ships is thought to be the source of the Asian green mussel (Perna viridis) in Tampa Bay. SOURCE: Florida Sea Grant\n\n\nThe rapid spread of zebra mussels and other suspected ballast water introductions led to new regulations requiring ships bound for U.S. ports to release ballast water in salty ocean waters, where any organisms in the ballast are less likely to survive. The Coast Guard enforces the rule and inspects ships for compliance. However, recent research has shown that significant amounts of ballast water are still being discharged to U.S. coastal systems without management and proper treatment.\nThe Asian green mussel was a highly publicized Florida interloper. This close call was a reminder of the threats posed by intentionally or accidentally introduced species and the need for monitoring programs to detect future invasions. A 2004 study commissioned by the Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP) documented 55 known, suspected or likely marine invaders in the Tampa Bay ecosystem (Baker, Baker, and Fajans 2004). Charismatic animals as diverse as the Argentine black-and-white tegu lizard and the colorful and voracious lionfish have grabbed recent headlines in the Tampa Bay region.\n\nBaker, P., S. M. Baker, and J. Fajans. 2004. “Nonindigenous Marine Species in the Greater Tampa Bay Ecosystem, Literature Review and Field Survey of Tampa Bay for Nonindigenous Marine and Estuarine Species.” 02-04. St. Petersburg, Florida: Tampa Bay Estuary Program. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xFKBRxht3LaV0EViZ814LfW1bHwH_nmT/view?usp=drivesdk.\nSmaller or less flamboyant species — including insects, bottom-dwelling organisms and bivalves — may escape early detection and thus the potential for swift eradication. Moreover, invasive plants continue to threaten the ecological integrity and diversity of both coastal wetlands and uplands, requiring costly and resource-intensive control efforts.\nThe Florida Natural Areas Inventory lists 93 plants that are known or suspected invasive species in and around Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee and Pasco counties. In recent years, resource managers have identified another 25 species of potential concern.\n\n\n\nBrazilian pepper is a prolific plant invader of disturbed coastal habitats in the Tampa Bay watershed.\n\n\nBrazilian pepper is a prolific, tenacious and well-established invasive plant in the Tampa Bay watershed. Its tangled, dense canopy forms impenetrable thickets that can crowd out mangroves and other native plants. An urban forest study conducted in Tampa found that Brazilian peppers ranked second only to red mangroves in canopy coverage. Removing this fast-growing plant plague that flourishes in disturbed soils — including coastal and freshwater wetlands that have been altered for farming, development or infrastructure — is a costly component of virtually all habitat restoration projects in the bay watershed.\nA variety of reporting tools are available to encourage reporting invasive plant and animal species and to alert researchers and field personnel to their potential presence. For example, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database collects and distributes data about introduced aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates, and soon it will expand its web-based repository to include plants.\nThe IveGot1 website and mobile phone app allows anyone to photograph, geo-tag and submit real-time observations of invasive plants and animals in Florida via a smartphone. This user-friendly system is part of the University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health’s Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System. In conjunction with the Florida Invasive Species Partnership, the Center offers a number of early detection trainings and tools for resource managers and citizens.\n\n\n\nDensity Of Invasive Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) In Florida And Southeast U.S. SOURCE: EDDMapS. 2017. Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System. The University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.\n\n\nA companion effort is the Introduced Reptile Early Detection and Documentation (REDDy) course jointly developed by the University of Florida, The Nature Conservancy and the National Park Service. This free online course teaches how to recognize and report large, invasive reptiles likely to be seen in Central and South Florida. REDDy-trained observers play an important role in detecting and documenting the spread of established species and sightings of new species.\nCitizens also have a variety of tools available for removing invasive plants on their own property — recognizing that suburban backyards are often the front line in efforts to prevent expansion and/or continual reinfestation of invasive plants into adjacent wetlands and woods. TBEP has been a leader in engaging citizens in the battle against invasive species through its Eyes On The Bay education campaign. Components include:\n\nCreation of a printed and digital Field Guide to common invasive plants in the bay area in partnership with county extension programs and the Hillsborough Invasive Species Task Force.\nA short “Wicked Weeds” video showing homeowners how to safely remove invasive trees, shrubs and vines, produced in partnership with county extension programs.\nTwo children’s books about responsible pet ownership and the hazards of aquarium dumping, in partnership with the University of Central Florida and Florida Sea Grant.\nA middle-school classroom curriculum, “Intruders in Paradise,” that is the first classroom module in Florida devoted exclusively to invasive plants and animals, in partnership with Florida Sea Grant.\nDiver’s Alert and Boater’s Alert laminated cards with photos of existing or potential marine invaders and where to report sightings.\nA popular Invasive Species Poetry Contest held in conjunction with TBEP’s 20th anniversary in 2011. The poetry contest received considerable publicity and submissions were compiled in an online booklet.\n\nAdditionally, TBEP’s Bay Mini-Grant Program has provided funding to homeowner associations, condominium associations and schools to remove invasive plants from common areas and pond or lake shorelines, and replace them with native plants. TBEP’s Give A Day For The Bay volunteer workday program focuses on removing invasive plants at area parks and preserves.\nThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has dramatically expanded its invasive species outreach to Floridians, sponsoring or co-sponsoring innovative citizen involvement events like the Python Hunt in the Everglades and Lionfish Roundups around the state.\nFWC also is utilizing citizen volunteers to assist with research into the distribution and ecological impacts of specific invaders, such as the Argentine tegu lizard, which has an established breeding population in Hillsborough County.\nUF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), and its affiliated Sea Grant and county extension programs, are important sources of research-based information. IFAS research has led to early success in using a biological control, the air potato beetle, to manage the highly invasive air potato vine. Local extension programs routinely educate residents about invasive plants and eco-friendly alternatives, as part of the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ program.\n\n\n\nAir potato beetles are a useful tool for biological control of air potato on both public and private lands. SOURCE: Florida Invasive Species Partnership\n\n\nThe 2012 formation of a multi-county, multi-agency Suncoast Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) offers a promising forum for regional education and coordination among a diverse coalition of stakeholders. Sponsored by the multi-agency Florida Invasive Species Partnership, 17 regional CISMAs coordinate broad-based efforts to address invasive species issues across public and private boundaries. The Suncoast CISMA encompasses Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee and Sarasota counties. Members include local and state park and preserve staff, natural resource managers, researchers and education specialists.\nCISMA’s early accomplishments include a successful Exotic Pet Amnesty Day; multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional workdays at parks and preserves; public seminars on “invaders of interest” (such as channeled apple snails, tegu lizards and Japanese climbing fern); and creation of an initial inventory of existing educational materials produced by member organizations, including TBEP. CISMA also offered training opportunities that satisfied CEU requirements for field personnel.CISMA training sessions are offered ad hoc and advertised via social media. A symposium is conducted annually.\nSustaining momentum and interest has been a challenge, as the CISMA has no formal funding or support; it is entirely a volunteer effort led by staff from the agencies, local governments and non-profit organizations that form its core membership. 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Egestas in lectus ultrices donec laoreet quis dis lobortis est donec pharetra nec mollis vulputate erat purus taciti – platea pellentesque augue ut, ornare, magnis elementum sociis – quis etiam, sed pharetra nunc, maecenas risus venenatis ullamcorper cum litora porttitor, etiam, per mattis quisque nostra bibendum ullamcorper neque fringilla eget donec eleifend semper torquent dui a integer aenean.\nLorem libero est commodo hendrerit mi dictum duis. Nunc massa cubilia ornare parturient ut ultricies porttitor praesent ac fames, primis auctor ullamcorper, nullam – cubilia est senectus mi bibendum conubia, orci aliquam phasellus – leo vestibulum lobortis conubia lacus aliquam penatibus.\nSit blandit eget potenti faucibus penatibus, eleifend pulvinar porta ultricies platea nunc. Nascetur turpis justo auctor porta class primis: hac mus. Eleifend class donec consequat turpis habitasse augue velit convallis pulvinar. Sem congue cubilia penatibus mattis id convallis iaculis congue ornare fermentum mauris? Tristique pretium vehicula dui orci ullamcorper venenatis sollicitudin morbi vehicula auctor bibendum tincidunt parturient porta nisi, facilisi, rutrum, sollicitudin: pulvinar convallis posuere convallis, aenean aenean fermentum quis parturient odio magna ut egestas.\nSit ut himenaeos, montes arcu integer cum ante. Iaculis risus potenti in, fusce diam feugiat – cras, metus dui et. Mus varius rhoncus ante parturient, himenaeos quis luctus. Orci volutpat integer penatibus fringilla risus, blandit etiam curabitur scelerisque. Id vulputate nam habitant augue tempus eleifend donec pulvinar morbi vitae dictumst mollis ad scelerisque laoreet nostra laoreet sociosqu risus tristique eros sagittis ut phasellus phasellus cum, cursus ultricies, conubia tempor, ante – ultrices ad, netus quam taciti phasellus donec at metus facilisi sed leo tempor euismod ut.\nIpsum sapien iaculis, est tellus, sociis rhoncus, nibh pellentesque tortor morbi sodales pulvinar felis! Cubilia litora, aenean massa conubia velit feugiat inceptos! Sociis leo nibh sodales vulputate aliquam fusce platea enim feugiat cum. Vel rutrum sapien ridiculus nam magna dui volutpat pretium mus nullam justo nibh, mauris hac vehicula montes mi sem aliquet, nibh aenean, himenaeos vel porttitor, imperdiet sem, inceptos quam ridiculus vestibulum cras sociosqu sollicitudin feugiat neque sapien nec non varius mollis orci cras ac.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAction Plans\nClean Waters and Sediments\nThriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife\nInformed, Engaged, and Responsible Communities\n\n\n\nStrategies\nStrategic Plan\nResearch Priorities\nMonitoring and Indicators Plan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Us\n\n\nOur Mission", + "text": "Elit primis molestie integer nibh interdum dapibus, torquent velit suscipit viverra posuere ultrices tristique nullam! Luctus sem rutrum; eleifend – scelerisque commodo parturient cras orci rhoncus sagittis cras. Proin sociosqu non ac per tristique curae curabitur placerat magnis. Netus risus nibh commodo vel porttitor purus eleifend ridiculus est lacinia natoque turpis himenaeos ad conubia vehicula donec dictumst facilisis metus mus, dis phasellus maecenas, fusce id penatibus molestie sed turpis ligula fusce eget; volutpat primis hendrerit nibh vulputate vulputate mus porttitor nostra.\nIpsum sollicitudin mauris faucibus penatibus justo neque lectus himenaeos, risus ac vulputate? Velit parturient tellus molestie morbi curae iaculis: tortor suspendisse venenatis cras litora. Inceptos aliquam sagittis vel aenean condimentum: interdum cum cras fringilla faucibus enim – vel torquent. Nibh imperdiet fermentum curabitur felis nec auctor arcu congue aptent integer per egestas sagittis metus laoreet faucibus, bibendum per diam malesuada ridiculus sociosqu tempus mus conubia sapien, per ac felis posuere turpis etiam donec hac auctor, auctor lectus non dictum ridiculus lobortis etiam luctus dis vulputate natoque velit neque curae.\nDolor sodales posuere molestie ante per dapibus, nullam libero ligula magnis. Facilisi nulla dignissim aptent, magnis, natoque sagittis augue varius molestie enim: nisi fames. Lobortis at nibh non est imperdiet nibh per nullam consequat cubilia. Nunc diam netus rutrum conubia, scelerisque justo pulvinar? 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Quam placerat mattis a at nisl porta aenean phasellus urna viverra inceptos integer, nostra parturient augue est proin mus cum, nascetur cum proin tempor aptent mus eu fringilla tempor, pellentesque sociosqu mattis!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAction Plans\nClean Waters and Sediments\nThriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife\nInformed, Engaged, and Responsible Communities\n\n\n\nStrategies\nStrategic Plan\nResearch Priorities\nMonitoring and Indicators Plan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Us\n\n\nOur Mission", "crumbs": [ "Informed, Engaged, and Responsible Communities", "Climate Change", @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ "href": "docs/communities/cc1.html", "title": "CC-1", "section": "", - "text": "Sit sapien, odio parturient tellus lacus dis ad fringilla potenti! Ut nibh fringilla tristique gravida: pretium potenti sollicitudin sodales! Ac convallis interdum fringilla habitasse suscipit, congue enim varius cubilia! Semper penatibus diam etiam morbi vel cum, etiam vestibulum morbi auctor justo ultrices integer, turpis nunc; proin risus sociis per fringilla pellentesque class fusce hendrerit congue felis iaculis.\nLorem felis mus lobortis platea iaculis dapibus – eu curae elementum hendrerit sed fermentum. Habitant velit congue mi pulvinar; felis lacus vel sodales vitae nisl. Lectus viverra sagittis curae viverra, auctor sapien tincidunt praesent lacinia dui torquent. Tristique odio suspendisse quis velit semper aliquam: enim condimentum facilisi, semper in turpis. Curabitur nisl magna inceptos habitasse penatibus integer himenaeos sagittis torquent tellus, auctor laoreet turpis etiam vivamus lacinia luctus.\nAdipiscing turpis pellentesque elementum nam hac nullam tempus! Lobortis pretium nullam sem vestibulum consequat luctus aliquet – venenatis velit ligula habitant proin. Venenatis netus ut curae cubilia vehicula posuere enim quisque placerat ad blandit, facilisis suscipit arcu diam quam tortor sed; eleifend dictum, laoreet vehicula rhoncus a senectus erat.\nAdipiscing facilisis vestibulum sagittis porttitor potenti, auctor penatibus: platea sagittis augue quis porta. Magna cum hendrerit platea aenean iaculis vivamus, nisi magna, quisque faucibus dignissim sodales. Sociosqu conubia risus cum conubia natoque turpis morbi habitant integer luctus. Vehicula suscipit pellentesque purus: turpis platea quam cursus. Suspendisse aliquam fringilla nisi fermentum mollis arcu eget, vehicula eros sagittis facilisi velit: mauris ultrices, odio aptent nisi vehicula maecenas imperdiet ut mattis.\nAdipiscing risus phasellus hendrerit diam, nulla feugiat laoreet morbi dui sapien. Lectus mus etiam aenean habitasse habitasse convallis eu senectus. Aptent ad magnis, semper scelerisque mauris vehicula, ornare fames rhoncus arcu, hendrerit ultrices netus integer!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAction Plans\nClean Waters and Sediments\nThriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife\nInformed, Engaged, and Responsible Communities\n\n\n\nStrategies\nStrategic Plan\nResearch Priorities\nMonitoring and Indicators Plan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Us\n\n\nOur Mission", + "text": "Consectetur dictumst faucibus sollicitudin tincidunt porta bibendum. Consequat sagittis lectus aenean sed justo risus congue! Eu sodales, sollicitudin duis mattis praesent sodales facilisi. Venenatis euismod porttitor class, elementum, metus morbi class nullam. Leo vehicula nascetur ac nostra faucibus fames est interdum etiam taciti cursus sapien? 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Fringilla etiam magna, volutpat vulputate gravida sem massa varius! Est pellentesque viverra libero, class lacus metus vestibulum molestie. Semper odio id fames potenti; sociosqu magnis suspendisse facilisi risus mattis praesent cubilia vestibulum, ligula purus scelerisque, ac aliquam ultricies montes, eleifend convallis euismod fringilla felis ac – morbi libero risus torquent.\nAmet nostra nibh vitae tortor scelerisque platea id nascetur neque a sem phasellus suspendisse. Lobortis ornare cras eu mauris, cras porta massa. Lectus ullamcorper montes at tempor egestas, nec facilisis nisl pellentesque. Fermentum massa dictum accumsan – platea – pretium nec sapien non at. Ac per mi duis nisl nunc cum rhoncus vestibulum. Nunc nunc bibendum, nulla leo parturient elementum est, blandit sociis; laoreet mattis nec.\nElit luctus condimentum dictumst iaculis ac fermentum nascetur volutpat pharetra placerat risus viverra. Dictumst justo, laoreet potenti sociosqu! 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Mi montes convallis, elementum sed sollicitudin aptent, tellus luctus taciti? Malesuada luctus ligula volutpat turpis ut libero. Sociosqu facilisis condimentum commodo massa class. Fermentum tempor erat cubilia posuere himenaeos aliquet felis nostra parturient rhoncus neque odio – conubia feugiat ornare porttitor platea.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAction Plans\nClean Waters and Sediments\nThriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife\nInformed, Engaged, and Responsible Communities\n\n\n\nStrategies\nStrategic Plan\nResearch Priorities\nMonitoring and Indicators Plan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Us\n\n\nOur Mission", "crumbs": [ "Informed, Engaged, and Responsible Communities", "Local Implementation", @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ "href": "docs/communities/pe1.html", "title": "PE-1", "section": "", - "text": "Lorem phasellus pharetra nec suspendisse nostra. Curabitur facilisis penatibus, cursus at; orci a. Dapibus volutpat velit quisque, iaculis tempor turpis enim magnis semper! 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Tortor sociosqu dui viverra arcu nisl bibendum felis nullam laoreet maecenas semper odio hendrerit dictum diam id arcu libero – interdum convallis venenatis ridiculus, eu: pharetra nunc nec, eleifend, erat hendrerit fusce dis urna urna sollicitudin massa non sed purus natoque placerat porttitor varius lacinia parturient varius lacinia ultricies quisque a.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAction Plans\nClean Waters and Sediments\nThriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife\nInformed, Engaged, and Responsible Communities\n\n\n\nStrategies\nStrategic Plan\nResearch Priorities\nMonitoring and Indicators Plan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Us\n\n\nOur Mission", "crumbs": [ "Informed, Engaged, and Responsible Communities", "Public Education", @@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ "href": "docs/wildlife/sp1.html", "title": "SP-1", "section": "", - "text": "Continue implementation of advanced technology to improve coordination of ship movements in Tampa Bay\n\nOBJECTIVES:\nSecure permanent funding for the PORTS navigational system; track and monitor technological advances in navigation to improve maritime safety; support dedicated funding for Cooperative Vessel Tracking Service; Support development of programming, training and research to improve maritime and port safety, security and sustainability through the Center for Maritime and Port Studies at University of South Florida.\n\n\nSTATUS:\nOngoing.\n\n\nBACKGROUND:\nThis action has been substantially completed since it was first included in the original Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan (CCMP) for Tampa Bay. However, ongoing funding remains uncertain, including money for navigational enhancements that would expand the versatility of the system and improve the overall safety of maritime operations.\n\n\n\nA Coast Guardsman managing maritime traffic using AIS and radar. SOURCE: US Coast Guard\n\n\nThe Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) continues to provide real-time information about tides, winds and currents in Tampa Bay to all mariners, including recreational boaters, through a network of data collection buoys and sensors located at key positions around the bay. PORTS is maintained by NOAA’s National Ocean Service and housed at the University of South Florida Department of Marine Science. The system can be accessed online or by telephone.\nPORTS is currently funded through $150,000 in annual phosphate severance fees paid to Hillsborough County, along with a $4,800 contribution from the Tampa Bay Pilots Association. Funding covers operations, maintenance, system improvements and enhancements.\nSignificant additions to the original system include additional monitoring sites and recently added fog visibility sensors and wave sensors. Additional ocean acidification monitoring equipment (with funds provided by EPA’s Climate Ready Estuaries Program (CRE) will be co-located on an existing PORTS platform in 2017. The current annual budget is marginally adequate for current system needs, but does not allow for additional proposed sensors, including infrared technology to detect visibility near Egmont Key and at the two branches of the Y-shaped shipping channel inside the bay.\nA new wave buoy was installed in 2015 at the Egmont Channel approach, at a cost of about $115,000. It is used by harbor pilots to determine whether it is safe to board their assigned ships. This is currently the only buoy that provides wave heights; as such, it is valuable for professional mariners, ocean researchers and recreational boaters alike.\n\n\n\nCruise ships are an increasingly important segment of the maritime portfolio. SOURCE: Port Tampa Bay\n\n\nRecent and future system enhancements will require a funding increase of at least $25,000 per year. Current funding from Hillsborough County cannot be increased and may disappear within the next few years as phosphate mining in the county (and the associated annual phosphate severance funds provided to the County) winds down. The Tampa Bay Harbor Safety and Security Committee (THSSC) is spearheading the search for permanent funding.\nIn addition to PORTS, maritime safety has been greatly enhanced by the implementation of a coordinated Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service (CVTS), staffed 24/7 by either Coast Guard or Port Tampa Bay personnel. The CVTS automatically identifies, locates and tracks ships by electronically exchanging data with other nearby ships, base stations, and satellites, similar to an air traffic control system. This information supplements marine radar, which continues to be the primary marine navigation technology. Transitioning the system to a full vessel traffic service, which has greater authority than the current voluntary system, would require additional staff, which are not currently allocated and would require dedicated funding by the Coast Guard.\n \nTampa Bay is on the cutting edge of another evolution in maritime navigation: Virtual, or electronic, Aids to Navigation (ATONs). Virtual channel markers, linked to transponders and Automatic Identification System (AIS) displays now on all large vessels, may eventually replace physical buoys and markers, with their ongoing maintenance/repair costs and safety concerns. Tampa Bay is one of a handful of pilot sites where the Coast Guard is testing virtual ATONs. Full implementation throughout the bay would cost an estimated $4 million, and likely would require funding through federal sources other than the Coast Guard, or through the local port/maritime community. The cost for smaller commercial vessels (such as charter fishing or sailing boats) and recreational boaters to upgrade to the AIS-integrated navigation systems necessary to utilize virtual ATONs is an important consideration.\nResearch into future tools to reduce the potential for ship groundings or collisions; improve port and vessel security; and foster the overall, long-term sustainability of Tampa Bay’s economically important maritime commerce is being assisted by the development of a new Center for Maritime and Port Studies at University of South Florida. The Center will support research into maritime technologies and train the next generation of maritime professionals, with environmental sustainability as a key component of instruction.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAction Plans\nClean Waters and Sediments\nThriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife\nInformed, Engaged, and Responsible Communities\n\n\n\nStrategies\nStrategic Plan\nResearch Priorities\nMonitoring and Indicators Plan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Us\n\n\nOur Mission", + "text": "Continue implementation of advanced technology to improve coordination of ship movements in Tampa Bay\n\nOBJECTIVES:\nSecure permanent funding for the PORTS navigational system; track and monitor technological advances in navigation to improve maritime safety; support dedicated funding for Cooperative Vessel Tracking Service; Support development of programming, training and research to improve maritime and port safety, security and sustainability through the Center for Maritime and Port Studies at University of South Florida.\n\n\nSTATUS:\nOngoing.\n\n\nBACKGROUND:\nThis action has been substantially completed since it was first included in the original Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan (CCMP) for Tampa Bay. However, ongoing funding remains uncertain, including money for navigational enhancements that would expand the versatility of the system and improve the overall safety of maritime operations.\n\n\n\nA Coast Guardsman managing maritime traffic using AIS and radar. SOURCE: US Coast Guard\n\n\nThe Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) continues to provide real-time information about tides, winds and currents in Tampa Bay to all mariners, including recreational boaters, through a network of data collection buoys and sensors located at key positions around the bay. PORTS is maintained by NOAA’s National Ocean Service and housed at the University of South Florida Department of Marine Science. The system can be accessed online or by telephone.\nPORTS is currently funded through $150,000 in annual phosphate severance fees paid to Hillsborough County, along with a $4,800 contribution from the Tampa Bay Pilots Association. Funding covers operations, maintenance, system improvements and enhancements.\nSignificant additions to the original system include additional monitoring sites and recently added fog visibility sensors and wave sensors. Additional ocean acidification monitoring equipment (with funds provided by EPA’s Climate Ready Estuaries Program (CRE) will be co-located on an existing PORTS platform in 2017. The current annual budget is marginally adequate for current system needs, but does not allow for additional proposed sensors, including infrared technology to detect visibility near Egmont Key and at the two branches of the Y-shaped shipping channel inside the bay.\nA new wave buoy was installed in 2015 at the Egmont Channel approach, at a cost of about $115,000. It is used by harbor pilots to determine whether it is safe to board their assigned ships. This is currently the only buoy that provides wave heights; as such, it is valuable for professional mariners, ocean researchers and recreational boaters alike.\n\n\n\nCruise ships are an increasingly important segment of the maritime portfolio. SOURCE: Port Tampa Bay\n\n\nRecent and future system enhancements will require a funding increase of at least $25,000 per year. Current funding from Hillsborough County cannot be increased and may disappear within the next few years as phosphate mining in the county (and the associated annual phosphate severance funds provided to the County) winds down. The Tampa Bay Harbor Safety and Security Committee (THSSC) is spearheading the search for permanent funding.\nIn addition to PORTS, maritime safety has been greatly enhanced by the implementation of a coordinated Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service (CVTS), staffed 24/7 by either Coast Guard or Port Tampa Bay personnel. The CVTS automatically identifies, locates and tracks ships by electronically exchanging data with other nearby ships, base stations, and satellites, similar to an air traffic control system. This information supplements marine radar, which continues to be the primary marine navigation technology. Transitioning the system to a full vessel traffic service, which has greater authority than the current voluntary system, would require additional staff, which are not currently allocated and would require dedicated funding by the Coast Guard.\n\n\n\nHow AIS Works: An Automatic Identification System (AIS) deploys small transponders on ships to continuously relay signals about their position to other vessels, shore stations or satellites equipped with AIS receivers. The information is displayed on an electronic chart. AIS technology is universally used in the global maritime industry to prevent ship collisions. Recreational mariners, especially those who cruise long distances, also are adopting its use.\n\n\n\n\n\nA PORTS tide monitoring station at Port Manatee. The PORTS network collects real-time information on winds, tides and currents to improve safe navigation for mariners. SOURCE: Mark Luther\n\n\nTampa Bay is on the cutting edge of another evolution in maritime navigation: Virtual, or electronic, Aids to Navigation (ATONs). Virtual channel markers, linked to transponders and Automatic Identification System (AIS) displays now on all large vessels, may eventually replace physical buoys and markers, with their ongoing maintenance/repair costs and safety concerns. Tampa Bay is one of a handful of pilot sites where the Coast Guard is testing virtual ATONs. Full implementation throughout the bay would cost an estimated $4 million, and likely would require funding through federal sources other than the Coast Guard, or through the local port/maritime community. The cost for smaller commercial vessels (such as charter fishing or sailing boats) and recreational boaters to upgrade to the AIS-integrated navigation systems necessary to utilize virtual ATONs is an important consideration.\nResearch into future tools to reduce the potential for ship groundings or collisions; improve port and vessel security; and foster the overall, long-term sustainability of Tampa Bay’s economically important maritime commerce is being assisted by the development of a new Center for Maritime and Port Studies at University of South Florida. 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