Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Seagrass Status and Trends Monitoring Data 

Permanent Seagrass Monitoring Stations

(Click on any site for information and data reports)

                      = Florida Coastal Everglades LTER sites

                    = FKNMS permanent sites

                    = Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program (CARICOMP) sites                   

Synoptic Benthic Habitat Survey Sites

and

Intensive Benthic Habitat Survey Areas

(See menus below for information and data reports)

  Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Sites                South West Florida Shelf Sites         

  Key West Harbor Survey Area                                        Western Sambos SPA Survey Area  

  Nearshore Benthic Habitats Survey Area                   Carysfort SPA Survey Area            

Synoptic Benthic Habitat Survey Data Reports:

Includes maps of the distribution of seagrasses, macroalgae, and benthic fauna based on synoptic benthic habitat survey data.

     Summary Maps     1996 Maps     1997 Maps     1998 Maps     1999 Maps     2000 Maps

 2003 Maps     2004 Maps   

Digital Images

2003     2004

Intensive Benthic Habitat Survey Data Reports:

Includes maps of the distribution of survey sites in intensive benthic habitat survey areas.

  Key West Harbor   Nearshore Benthic Habitats   Western Sambos SPA   Carysfort SPA

Other Available Data:

"Benthic Habitats of the Florida Keys" is a map of benthic habitats based on 1992 aerial photography (FMRI/NOAA, 1998).

 Benthic Habitats of the Florida Keys

Funding for this monitoring program is provided by:
Funding for the LTER monitoring sites is provided by:

Visitor Number: Since February 13, 2003

For more information about seagrass ecosystems, visit the Seagrass Ecosystems Research Lab at FIU