Program Info
- Website
- https://data-swfwmd.opendata.arcgis.com
- Region(s)
- SW
- Summary
- Seagrass habitat mapping within St. Joseph Sound and Clearwater Harbor, Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Lemon Bay and Charlotte Harbor. Springs Coast included in 2012 and 2016.
- Parameters
- Acreage (acres)
- Notes
- All Southwest Florida Water Management District Mapping Efforts are captured in ID975.
- Application
- To track trends in seagrass and to evaluate ongoing water quality improvement efforts.
- Publications
- SWFWMD GIS data portal, reports, PowerPoint presentations, local news articles
- Start
- 1988
- End
- Current
- Frequency
- Biennial
- Method
- SAV habitat mapped based on photo-interpretation from 1:24,000 scale natural color aerial photography and classified using the southwest florida water management district modified florida land use cover and forms classification system.
- Discontinuity
- Data Location
- https://data-swfwmd.opendata.arcgis.com/
- Data Format
-
GIS Data
https://data-swfwmd.opendata.arcgis.com - Habitats
- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Oyster Reef
- SEACAR Citation
- Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). (2024). Southwest Florida Water Management District SWIM Program Seagrass Mapping. Updated 08/18/2025. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/566
- Alternative Citation
indicates priority attributes
Contacts
Chris Anastasiou
District Lead Scientist, Southwest Florida Water Management District
Program Extent
Export Standardized Data
DIP Document
Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas
Big Bend Seagrasses AP, Boca Ciega Bay AP, Cape Haze AP, Cockroach Bay AP, Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor AP, Lemon Bay AP, Matlacha Pass AP, Pine Island Sound AP, Pinellas County AP, St. Martins Marsh AP, Terra Ceia AP, Nature Coast AP
Indicators
| Indicator |
|---|
| Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Acreage |
| Oyster Reef - Acreage |
Documentation and Data provided by program
| File Type | File Name | Added On | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIS | Seagrass_in_2020.zip | 06/10/21 10:32 AM | |
| GIS | Seagrass_in_2022.zip | 03/28/23 02:13 PM | |
| GIS | Seagrass_in_2024.zip | 07/15/25 01:28 PM | |
| GIS | Seagrass_in_2024_for_the_Springs_Coast.zip | 07/15/25 01:28 PM | |
| Logo | swfwmd_logo.png | 07/13/18 10:06 AM | |
| Protocols | sarasota-bay.pdf | 07/13/18 10:06 AM | |
| Protocols | tampa-bay.pdf | 07/13/18 10:06 AM |