Program Info

Website
http://www.basinalliance.org
Region(s)
NW
Summary
Seagrass stations in Choctawhatchee Bay are visited for Tier 2 monitoring annually or biannually during peak growing season (June 1 to September 30). The protocols are designed to assess water quality, light attenuation, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) presence and coverage, and ray activity at each seagrass station.
Parameters
SAV: Presence/Absence, Percent Cover, Species Composition Water Column: Secchi Depth, Temperature, Specific Conductivity, Salinity, pH, Dissolved Oxygen Saturation, Percent Cover, PAR ambient and underwater readings (sphere and flat) Other: sediment type, wind and cloud cover, Ray pits
Notes
Application
Publications
Start
2009
End
Current
Frequency
Annual
Method
Fixed stations (within 25m radius) are visited annually or every 2-years. SAV surveyed using 0.25m2 quadrat (x10). Ray feeding pits are observed along 50m transect. Water quality data is collected using field meters.
Discontinuity
Data Location
Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance Estuary Program at Northwest Florida State College
Data Format

Habitats
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Water Column
SEACAR Citation
Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes

Contacts
Kayla Wingard

Monitoring Program Manager

wingardk@nwfsc.edu

850-200-4185

Alison McDowell

Executive Director

mcdowel2@nwfsc.edu

850-200-4185

Program Extent

Export Standardized Data

Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas

Indicators

Indicator
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Percent Cover
Water Column - Water Quality
Water Column - Water Clarity
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Additional Indicators

Documentation and Data provided by program

File Type File Name Added On Details
Protocols New_Program_Crosswalk_20260909_CBA.xlsx 09/10/26 03:34 PM View Details