Website

http://www.epchc.org/

Region(s)

SW

Summary

Benthic in-fauna, %silt-clay, sediment contaminents, DO, PH, conductivity, salinity, water temperature.

Parameters

Temperature (deg. C), dissolved oxygen (% and mg/L), conductivity, pH, salinity (psu), depth (m), % silt/clay, sediment contaminant concentrations, macrobenthic invertebrate species richness, abundance and diversity

Notes

MS access database available. Water quality data collected by Hillsborough County EPC is available via the Tampa Bay Water Atlas data download tool. (Seagrass monitoring is a separate SEACAR project, Tampa Bay Seagrass Monitoring 565. )

Application

Publications

Start

1993

End

Current

Frequency

Annual

Method

grab samples for sediment

Discontinuity

Parameters vary by Biology by species and sediment type

Data Location

https://epcbocc.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/Share/EtOJfziTTa9FliL1oROb9OsBRZU-nO60fu_0NRC162hHjQ?e=4gUXgJ

Data Format

Access (including lat/long)
EPC Data Submittals

Habitats

Water Column

SEACAR Citation

Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP). (2025). Tampa Bay Benthic Monitoring. Updated 05/05/2026. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/4067

Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes