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/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
| Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) | Last Updated | File Download |
|---|---|---|
| Submerged Aquatic Vegetation : Acreage | 06/11/25 12:45 PM | Download File - SAV Acreage - 566.zip |
| Oyster/Oyster Reef : Acreage | 06/11/25 12:44 PM | Download File - Oyster Acreage - 566.zip |
| DIP Document | N/A | Download File - DIP |
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/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 |