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RECORD NUMBER: 178 OF 583Main Title | Florida's Inshore Marine Monitoring and Assessment Program (MAP). Annual Report, Year Two. | |||||||||||
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Author | G. McRae ; K. Madley | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Florida Marine Research Inst., St. Petersburg.; National Health and Environmental Effects Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, LA. Gulf Ecology Div. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2001 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA C R 827240-01-0 | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB2012-113506 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Marine environment ; Coastal areas ; Monitoring ; Florida ; Aquatic organisms ; Biological communities ; Drainage basins ; Deep sea ; Fishes ; Species diversity ; Natural resources ; Estuaries ; Assets | |||||||||||
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Collation | 17p | |||||||||||
Abstract | Florida's inshore marine systems are a diverse and unique resource. Forming the transition zone between upland drainage basins and the deep sea, these areas are noted for their high biological productivity. The majority of commercially-valuable fish and shellfish species on both coasts are dependent on estuaries during some portion of their life. Florida's estuaries are also heavily impacted by point and non-point pollutant loads from an everincreasing coastal population. From several perspectives; economic, social, demographic, and particularly ecological, Florida's inshore marine resources are one of the state's most valuable assets. |