Sarasota Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan Update & State of the Bay Report

Years of Partnerships 25 in Restoring Our Bays Sarasota Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan Update & State of the Bay Report

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In 2009, the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program received !rst place as a Gulf Guardian from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf of Mexico Program. "e accolade came in the “Partnership” category due to water quality and seagrass improvements. Fran Palmeri SARASOTA BAY - Future IF SFDFOU SFWJTJPOT UP UIF #BZ NBOBHFNFOU QMBO QSFTFOUFE JO UIJT EPDVNFOU GPDVTFE BUUFOUJPO PO UIF 5JNQSPWFNFOUPG4BSBTPUB#BZUJEBMDSFFLTBOEUSJCVUBSJFT"MUIPVHIUIF.PUF.BSJOF-BCPSBUPSZBOEPUIFST IBWFDPOEVDUFEQFSJPEJDTUVEJFTPGUJEBMDSFFLTMPDBMMZ OPDPNQSFIFOTJWFBTTFTTNFOUPGUIFTFTZTUFNTIBTCFFO GVOEFEJO'MPSJEBɨF4BSBTPUB#BZ&TUVBSZ1SPHSBNJTDVSSFOUMZNBOBHJOHBMBSHFTUVEZoJODPMMBCPSBUJPOXJUI UIF5BNQB#BZ&TUVBSZ1SPHSBNBOEUIF$IBSMPUUF)BSCPS/BUJPOBM&TUVBSZ1SPHSBNBOEMPDBMHPWFSONFOUT SFHJPOBMMZ oUPDIBSBDUFSJ[FUIFDPOEJUJPOPGDSFFLTFYUFOEJOHGSPN1JOFMMBTUP-FFDPVOUJFTɨFTUVEZJTEFTJHOFE UPBTTFTTXBUFSRVBMJUZ IBCJUBU BOEëTIFSJFT"TSFTVMUPGUIJTTUVEZ QPMJDZDIBOHFTXJMMMJLFMZCFSFDPNNFOEFEUP JNQSPWFTFOTJUJWFKVWFOJMFëTIIBCJUBUTJOUIFTFFOWJSPOT "TBDPNNVOJUZXFNVTUCFWJHJMBOUJODPOUJOVJOHUPQSPUFDUBOEJNQSPWFPVSQSFDJPVTSFTPVSDFT&EVDBUJPO BOE-PX*NQBDU%FWFMPQNFOUXJMMDFSUBJOMZCFLFZDPNQPOFOUTPGUIFDPOUJOVFEFOIBODFNFOUBOEQSPUFDUJPO PGPVSWBMVFESFTPVSDFT4BSBTPUB#BZJTBSFHJPOBMEFTUJOBUJPOTVQQPSUJOHNPSFUIBO KPCTBOOVBMMZ"T XFNBUVSFBTBDPNNVOJUZ XFNVTUSFNFNCFSBOENBJOUBJOUIFTFOTFPGQMBDFEFTDSJCFEJO4BSBTPUB#BZo1BTUGPS PVSFDPOPNJDQSPTQFSJUZ “Tidal creeks not only serve as vital nursery habitat for juvenile sport !sh such as snook, they are the conduits that connect the productivity of tidal wetlands to the larger estuary. "is important function improves the !sheries productivity of the estuary as a whole.” – Ernst B. Peebles University of South Florida

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YEARS SARASOTA BAY ESTUARY PROGRAM Restoring Our Bays

2014 CCMP - SBEP 5 GEOGRAPHY

arasota Bay is a 50-mile-long coastal lagoon on Sthe southwest coast of Florida (Figure 1). It is comprised of one large bay segment (Big Sarasota Bay) and several smaller embayments, including Palma Sola Bay in the north and a series of three contiguous water features Sarasota Bay Estuary Program Segments and Their Watersheds (Roberts Bay, Little Sarasota Bay, and Blackburn Bay) Terra to the south. The Bay has Ceia four inlets or passes (Venice Bay Inlet, Big Sarasota Pass, New Anna Maria Pass, and Longboat Pass). Sound The SBEP area is bounded M to the north by Anna Maria an ate e Ri Sound, which opens into Palma Palma ver Tampa Bay, and to the south Sola Cortez Sola Creek by Venice Inlet. Numerous Bay small tidal creeks enter Longboat Long the Bay along the eastern Pass Bar Point shoreline, ranging in size

k Boes Cree wlees e from the largest (Phillippi wl Bo Creek: drainage area of Creek 36,417 acres) to the smallest MANA (Palma Sola Creek: drainage (to I-75) TEE COUNTY SARASOT area of 900 acres). The A COUNTY u yo a Sarasota B r e k Sarasota Bay ta Whitaker i watershed is highly developed Wh and consists of agricultural, BayoDowntown Suarasota Hudson residential, commercial, and Big Pass Bayou dson Hu B ay light industrial land uses. ou Circulation is primarily driven by tidal exchange Big Sarasota Pass PhillippiProctor Rd. k e with the Gulf of Mexico. Big re C pi llip Creek Sarasota Bay circulation is Phi forced by the tides at Anna 72 Maria Sound, Longboat Pass, Roberts Bay

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ek h Cre Little tfis circulation in Little Sarasota CNoa rth N or th C re Bay is forced by tides at Venice Sarasota Crek eek Bay Inlet and the Intracoastal yakka River M Waterway running through the South681 middle of the Bay. !e closing Gulf Creek of Midnight Pass in Little Gulf Sarasota Bay in 1983 altered Blackburn of Bay Cowpen Slough the circulation in the three of lower embayments. Mexico Mexico Venice Inlet

Figure 1. Source: SBEP

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itrogen is the principal pollutant of concern in Sarasota Whitaker Bayou NBay. Sarasota Bay is a nitrogen-limited system, with algal 8IJUBLFS#BZPV(Figure 1, page 6),BUSJCVUBSZUIBUXBT growth in the water column controlled by nitrogen availability. PODFUIFMBSHFTUBOUISPQPHFOJDDPOUSJCVUPSPGOJUSPHFO !e SBEP recognized wastewater, stormwater, and atmospheric to Sarasota Bay (Figure 3) IBTTFFOBUFOGPMESFEVDUJPO deposition as the primary sources of nitrogen, while research JOOJUSPHFOMPBETEVFUPVQHSBEFTBUUIF$JUZPG4BSBTPUB conducted by the SBEP in 1997 on atmospheric nitrogen XBTUFXBUFSUSFBUNFOUQMBOUT 8851 UPBEWBODFE suggested its overall load to be relatively small in comparison USFBUNFOUMFWFMT TFQUJDUBOLSFQMBDFNFOUT BOE8851 to wastewater and stormwater. In this regard, a goal of reducing DPOTPMBUJPOɨF$JUZPG4BSBTPUBEJTDIBSHFEOFBSMZ nitrogen pollution by 48 percent was set, with speci"c QFSDFOUPGUIFXBTUFXBUFSUPUIF#BZPVJOUIFNJE objectives and actions recommended to achieve the nutrient TUIFEJTDIBSHFUP8IJUBLFS#BZPVJTTDIFEVMFEGPS reduction goal (CCMP, 1995). FMJNJOBUJPOJO !e following objectives are being realized: Manatee County t&MJNJOBUFEJSFDUXBTUFXBUFSEJTDIBSHFUPUIF#BZCZ .BOBUFF$PVOUZTTPVUIXFTUSFHJPOBM8851 reclaiming wastewater for alternative supply NHE JOOPSUI4BSBTPUB#BZOPMPOHFSEJTDIBSHFT t5SFBUTUPSNXBUFSJOQSJPSJUZXBUFSTIFET UPUIF#BZEVFUPDPOTUSVDUJPOPGUIF.BOBUFF t*NQMFNFOUFEVDBUJPOQSPHSBNTUPSFEVDFOJUSPHFOMPBE "HSJDVMUVSBM3FVTF4ZTUFNBOEEFFQXFMMJOKFDUJPO from residential and commercial properties. TZTUFN'FXTFQUJDUBOLTBOEOPTNBMMQSJWBUFQMBOUT Implementation of these objectives has reduced total SFNBJOJOTFSWJDFJO.BOBUFF$PVOUZ FMJNJOBUJOHEJSFDU nitrogen load by 64 percent since 1989. EJTDIBSHFPGXBTUFXBUFSJOUPUIFOPSUIFSO#BZɨF SFNPWBMPGUIJTEJTDIBSHFOFBS-POH#BS(Figure 1, page 6) Nitrogen Reduction Measures SFTVMUFEJOFYUFOTJWFJNQSPWFNFOUTJOXBUFSRVBMJUZ TFF ɨFEFDMJOFTJOUPUBMOJUSPHFO 5/ MPBETBSFBSFTVMUPG 4#&1DVSSFOUDPOEJUJPOTSFQPSUQBHF extensive capital improvement projects undertaken by our partners ($375 million). Pollution reduction Phillippi Creek Nitrogen Concentrations (annual average) e#orts have focused on three major tributaries: Phillippi Creek, Whitaker Bayou, and Manatee County (coastal wastewater seepage from agricultural reuse near Long Bar). Phillippi Creek Phillippi Creek (Figure 2) drains 38 percent of the 4BSBTPUB#BZXBUFSTIFE"OOVBM5/DPODFOUSBUJPOT averaged 3.12 mg/l from 1970 through 1988. Figure 2. Nitrogen concentrations in Phillippi Creek. Nitrogen loading from Phillippi Creek has decreased Source: Kurz, 2005 approximately 60 percent since that time, due to: Nitrogen Loads to Whitaker Bayou t3FNPWBMPGTNBMMQSJWBUFXBTUFXBUFSUSFBUNFOUQMBOUT t$POTUSVDUJPOBOEFYQBOTJPOPGUIF#FF3JEHF wastewater treatment facility to accommodate additional $ow t$POTUSVDUJPOPGUIF$FMFSZ'JFMET3FHJPOBM 4UPSNXBUFS5SFBUNFOU'BDJMJUZBOE1JOF$SBGU-FWFF Project to prevent $ooding t$POUJOVJOHJNQMFNFOUBUJPOPGUIFTFQUJDUPTFXFS program, which is 65 percent complete, with

funding available to complete approximately 82 Figure 3. Nitrogen loads to Whitaker Bayou. percent of the program. Source: Tomasko et al., 2005

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Water Chemistry &YDFTTOJUSPHFODBVTFTBOPWFSBCVOEBODFPG BMHBF SFEVDJOHMJHIUBWBJMBCMFUPJNQPSUBOU TFBHSBTTIBCJUBUT5PUBMOJUSPHFOBOEchlorophyll a BNFBTVSFPGBMHBF BSFNPOJUPSFEDBSFGVMMZCZ XBUFSSFTPVSDFNBOBHFSTBOEVTFECZSFHVMBUPSZ BVUIPSJUJFTUPEFUFSNJOFXIFUIFSUIF#BZ NFFUTUIFXBUFSRVBMJUZTUBOEBSETNBOEBUFE CZUIF$MFBO8BUFS"DU5PUBMQIPTQIPSVTJT BMTPNPOJUPSFEVOEFSSFHVMBUPSZHVJEFMJOFT*O XBUFSRVBMJUZUISPVHIPVUUIF#BZXBT DIBSBDUFSJ[FEBTiHPPEwUPiFYDFMMFOUwGPSBMM UISFFQBSBNFUFST ɨFUSFOEHSBQITGPSUIFJOEJDBUPSTBSF

Sister Keys. Sarasota County QSPWJEFEGPSBMMTFHNFOUTPOUIF.BOBUFF 4BSBTPUB8BUFS"UMBTXFCTJUF XXXTBSBTPUB XBUFSBUMBTVTGFEV BMPOHXJUIUIFJSUBSHFUBOE UISFTIPMEWBMVFTA target value is a desirable Total Seagrass Coverage in Sarasota Bay Acres goal to be attained, that a threshold is an 14,000 undesirable level that is to be avoided. 'PS UIFQVSQPTFTPGUIJTSFQPSU POMZchlorophyll a 12,000 MFWFMTXJMMCFFWBMVBUFEBTUIFQSJNBSZXBUFS 10,000 RVBMJUZNFUSJDChlorophyll aJTBNFBTVSFPG 8,000 UIFBNPVOUPGBMHBFJOBXBUFSDPMVNO 6,000 Seagrass Habitats "NPOHUIFNPTUJNQPSUBOUIBCJUBUTJO 4,000 'MPSJEBTFTUVBSJOFFOWJSPONFOUT TFBHSBTT 2,000 CFETBSFJOEJTQFOTBCMFGPSUIFSPMFUIFZQMBZ 0 1950 1988 1994 1999 2001 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 JODZDMJOHOVUSJFOUT TVQQMZJOHGPPEGPS Year XJMEMJGF TUBCJMJ[JOHTFEJNFOUT BOEQSPWJEJOH Patchy Continuous IBCJUBUGPSKVWFOJMFBOEBEVMUëOëTIBOE Figure 4. Source: SWFMWD, 2013 TIFMMëTIɨFHSBQI(Figure 4)TIPXTJODSFBTFT JOCPUIUIFUPUBMBOEDPOUJOVPVTDBUFHPSJFT ɨFPWFSBMMJODSFBTFJOTFBHSBTTDPWFSBOE UIFJOëMMJOHPGQBUDIZTFBHSBTTCFETUPNBLFUIFN DPOUJOVPVTTUSPOHMZTVHHFTUUIBUXBUFSRVBMJUZIBT JNQSPWFEJOUIF#BZ5SFOETJOTFBHSBTTBDSFBHFWBSZ BNPOHFNCBZNFOUT TVHHFTUJOHEJêFSFODFTJOXBUFS RVBMJUZGSPNPOFQBSUPGUIF#BZUPBOPUIFSɨF4#&1 BOEJUTQBSUOFSTIBWFFTUBCMJTIFETUBUJTUJDBMMZTJHOJëDBOU SFMBUJPOTIJQTCFUXFFOXBUFSRVBMJUZBOETFBHSBTT SFTQPOTFUISPVHIPVUUIF#BZ BOEIBWFEFWFMPQFE QSPUFDUJWFTUBOEBSETBDDPSEJOHMZ

8 2014 CCMP - SBEP SEAGRASS TARGETS Increased seagrass coverage results in increased ﬁshery productivity.

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Palma Sola 1,031 1,015 1,031 1,240 +209 Sarasota 7,269 7,041 7,269 9,741 +2,472 Roberts 283 348 348 305 -43 Little Sarasota 883 702 702 902 +200 Blackburn 273 447 447 398 -49 Total: 9,739 9,553 9,797 12,586 +2,789 * All Sarasota Bay segments are above 1950 levels. Figure 5. Seagrass targets adopted by the SBEP Policy board. Source: Janicki Environmental 2010

he SBEP would like to thank all the local governments (and sta#) in our area for their continued T support in improving the Bay, and for the thousands of volunteer hours citizens and technical advisors have contributed to re!ning the restoration and management plan. The improvements to infrastructure have been extensive, while the educational programs supported regionally have contributed to these improvements.

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Chlorophyll a Concentration Summary Sarasota MANATEE Chlorophyll a (ug/l) ɨFPWFSBMMIFBMUIPG4BSBTPUB#BZSFNBJOTIJHI8BUFS Bay 16 RVBMJUZNFUSJDTSFNBJOFESFMBUJWFMZDPOTUBOUGSPNUP SARASOTA 14 XJUIBEFDSFBTFJOUIFBWFSBHFWBMVFPGchlorophyll a 12 since 1998 (Figures 6 and 7) JOEJDBUJOHJNQSPWFEXBUFS

10 RVBMJUZ4FBHSBTTBDSFBHFIBTJODSFBTFETVCTUBOUJBMMZBCPWFUIF UBSHFUBOEMFWFMT(Figure 8). Roberts 8 Bay 6 Water Quality Little 4 "MMUISFFXBUFSRVBMJUZJOEJDBUPST chlorophyll a OJUSPHFO Sarasota 2 BOEQIPTQIPSVT XFSFSBUFEBTiQBTTw(USF, 2012) Bay Chlorophyll a 0 MFWFMTEFDSFBTFEBOEJNQSPWFEGSPNB 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SBUJOHPGiHPPEwJOUPBSBUJOHPGiFYDFMMFOUwJO Year Blackburn (Figure 7). ɨFNFBO VHM XBTCFMPXUIFEFTJSFEUBSHFU Bay Figure 6. Source: Janicki Environmental, 2010 MFWFMPGVHM(USF, 2012). Biotic Indicator Five-Year Trend "MUIPVHITFBHSBTTBDSFBHFEFDSFBTFE TMJHIUMZJODPNQBSFEUP UIF NFBOBDSFBHF BDSFT XBTBCPWFUIF EFTJSFEUISFTIPME BDSFT BOEBCPWF MFWFMT"EEJUJPOBMMZ TFBHSBTTBDSFBHF JODSFBTFECZQFSDFOU(Figure 8)GSPN BDSFT UP BDSFT

Figure 7. Source: Sarasota County Water Atlas, 2012

Seagrass Acreage Variation within Sarasota Bay Seagrass Coverage 12,000

10,000

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Year: 1950 1988 1994 1999 2001 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 1950 Level Seagrass Target Continuous Seagrass Patchy Seagrass

Figure 8. Source: SWFWMD, 2012

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Seagrass Acreage Variation within Roberts Bay Seagrass Coverage 400 350 300 250 200 150 Seagrass (Acres) Seagrass 100 50

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Seagrass Acreage Variation within Palma Sola Bay Seagrass Coverage

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2014 CCMP - SBEP 21 Wastewater Treatment & Reclamation

PROGRESS REPORT (continued) Septic Tanks and JTUSBOTQPSUFECZHSPVOEXBUFS Small Treatment Plants JOUPUSJCVUBSJFTBOE4BSBTPUB#BZ "OPUIFSNBKPSDPNQPOFOU "OBMZTJTPGTPJMUZQFT QFSDPMBUJPO PGUIJTBDUJPOQMBOJTUPBEESFTT SBUFT BOEIPSJ[POUBMHSPVOEXBUFS SFQMBDFNFOUPGTFQUJDTZTUFNTBT USBWFMUJNFTFTUBCMJTIFEBGPPU XFMMBTTNBMMUSFBUNFOUQMBOUT TBGFUZEJTUBODFCFUXFFOBTFQUJD (Figure 23)OPUTQFDJGJDBMMZEFTJHOFE UBOLBOEBOFBSCZXBUFSCPEZɨJT UPSFNPWFOJUSPHFO Figure 22, JOGPSNBUJPOXBTVTFEJOQSJPSJUJ[JOH page 20)./JUSPHFOGSPNTFQUJD BSFBTUPSFDFJWFDFOUSBMXBTUFXBUFS TZTUFNESBJOGJFMETBOEUSFBUNFOU TZTUFNTUISPVHITFQUJDUBOL QMBOUTXJUIQFSDPMBUJPOQPOET SFQMBDFNFOUQSPHSBNT Phillippi Creek, Sarasota. Phillippi Creek Septic System Replacement Program

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AREA UNDER CONSTRUCTION Sarasota County DPNQMFUF XJUIGVOEJOHBWBJMBCMFUP COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION DPNQMFUFQFSDFOUPGUIFQSPHSBN Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way *ODPODFSUXJUIUIJTQSPHSBN 4BSBTPUB$PVOUZJTDPOTPMJEBUJOHJUT 17th St. XBTUFXBUFSUSFBUNFOUQMBOUTXIJMF QSPWJEJOHPQUJPOTGPSSFDMBJNJOH XBTUFXBUFSɨFOVNCFSPGUSFBUNFOU QMBOUTIBTCFFOSFEVDFEGSPNUP City of Sarasota Fruitville Rd. XJUIPOMZOJOFQMBOUTSFNBJOJOH JOUIF4BSBTPUB#BZCBTJO

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Gulf Gate Dr. Figure 23. Source: Sarasota County

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GSPNUSFBUNFOUQMBOUTJT PSTPPO Most Impacted Area (MIA) Southern Water Use Ridge Lakes Area Upper Peace River Caution Area (SWUCA) within SWUCA Figure 24. Source: SWFWMD 2014 CCMP - SBEP 23 Wastewater Treatment & Reclamation ACTION PLAN GOAL: OBJECTIVE 1.0: OBJECTIVE 4.0: Improve water transparency. Wastewater treatment and Develop a wastewater reclamation reclamation policies should be program to eliminate discharge to POLICIES: consistent throughout the region. Sarasota Bay. All wastewater in the Sarasota ACTION 1.1: ACTION 4.1: Bay watershed should be -PDBMHPWFSONFOUTJOUIF4BSBTPUB 3FDPOTJEFSBSFHJPOBMQSPHSBNUP treated to meet or exceed #BZSFHJPOTIPVMESFRVJSFCZ SFDMBJNUSFBUFEXBTUFXBUFS Advanced Wastewater PSEJOBODF BOEBQQSPQSJBUF NPOJUPSJOHBOEFOGPSDFNFOU ACTION 4.2: &YQMPSFPQUJPOTGPSBMUFSOBUJWF Treatment (AWT) standards UIFXBTUFXBUFSUSFBUNFOUQPMJDJFT TVQQMZ JODMVEJOHUIFVTFPGUSFBUFE by the time effluent reaches PVUMJOFEJOUIF$$.1 XBTUFXBUFSPSQPUBCMFXBUFS BRVJGFS the Bay or its tributaries. ACTION 1.2: SFDIBSHFBOEQSPUFDUJPO BOEPUIFS Septic systems can be &EVDBUFUIFQVCMJDBCPVUUIFOFFE VTFTJOUIF4PVUIFSO8BUFS6TF acceptable if the septic tanks GPSDPOTJTUFOUQPMJDJFTPOXBTUFXBUFS $BVUJPO"SFB USFBUNFOUBOESFDMBNBUJPO are located more than 900 OBJECTIVE 5.0: feet from the Bay or its OBJECTIVE 2.0: Attain or surpass water quality tributaries and meet current Continue to use excess capacity standards (i.e., beneficial uses) in code. Treated wastewater of the City of Sarasota wastewater water bodies in Sarasota Bay and should be reclaimed for treatment facility to provide sewer its tributaries (also, see Stormwater reuse. Explore options for service to areas with inefficient septic Treatment & Prevention Action zero discharge of wastewater systems and package treatment Plan on page 33, Objective 5.0). directly in surface waters in plants to maximize collection and All segments of Sarasota Bay meet treatment of wastewater. state water quality standards. the Sarasota Bay watershed. OBJECTIVE 3.0: ACTION 5.1: Provide centralized wastewater 4FUSFTPVSDFCBTFEXBUFSRVBMJUZ UBSHFUTQSPWJEJOHBGSBNFXPSLGPS treatment throughout the Phillippi UIFFTUBCMJTINFOUPGTJUFTQFDJëD Creek area. BMUFSOBUJWFDSJUFSJB ACTION 3.1: ACTION 5.2: $PNQMFUFTFQUJDUBOLSFQMBDFNFOUBOE %FWFMPQBOEQBSUJDJQBUFJOUIF XBTUFXBUFSUSFBUNFOUQMBOUDPOTPMJEB QSFQBSBUJPOPG#BTJO.BOBHFNFOU UJPOJOOPSUIFSO4BSBTPUB$PVOUZ "DUJPO1MBOTGPSiJNQBJSFEwXBUFST PSUPNFFUFTUBCMJTIFEXBUFS ACTION 3.2: RVBMJUZUBSHFUT 3FNBJOJOHQSJWBUFMZPXOFE Sewer pipe at Hudson Bayou, VUJMJUJFTTIPVMEVQHSBEFUPNFFU UIF8BTUFXBUFS5SFBUNFOUBOE 3FDMBNBUJPOQPMJDJFTJOUIJT "DUJPO1MBO

24 2014 CCMP - SBEP Wastewater Treatment & Reclamation PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS & RESULTS

In 1995, performance RESULTS 1.3: QFSDFOUSFEVDUJPOJOMPBEGSPN measurements were established 'JTIFSJFTJOEFQFOEFOUNPOJUPSJOH 8IJUBLFS#BZPV to evaluate the eﬀectiveness TVHHFTUTHPPEBCVOEBODFBOE of wastewater treatment and EJWFSTJUZPGëTIFSZJO4BSBTPUB#BZ MEASURE #3: reclamation practices. Water quality monitoring and $VSSFOUMZ BMMTFHNFOUTPG4BSBTPUB MEASURE #2: biological monitoring will #BZNFFUGFEFSBMBOETUBUFXBUFS Physical improvements to show that nitrogen loadings RVBMJUZTUBOEBSET/PEJTTPMWFE treatment systems may be from wastewater treatment PYZHFOWJPMBUJPOTIBWFPDDVSSFEJO included in the Sarasota Bay operations in Manatee County 4BSBTPUB#BZTJODF4FBHSBTT Estuary Program’s Pollutant remain low. DPWFSBHFJTQFSDFOUIJHIFSUIBO Loading Model to calculate RESULTS 3.1: JO BOJOEJDBUJPOPGJNQSPWFE achievements in relation to #JPMPHJDBMNPOJUPSJOH TFBHSBTTFT XBUFSRVBMJUZ(Figure 4). these actions. #e model TIPXTUIFMBSHFTUJODSFBTFTJOTFBHSBTT estimates that implementing DPWFSBHFCFUXFFOBOEJO MEASURE #1: this strategy will reduce VQQFS4BSBTPUB#BZOFBSUIF.BOBUFF Water quality monitoring data nitrogen loadings by up to XBTUFXBUFSUSFBUNFOUPQFSBUJPO and biological monitoring 35 percent in Whitaker Bayou, will document measurable 32 percent in Phillippi Creek, RESULTS 3.2: improvements, particularly in but and 24 percent in Roberts Bay. 8BUFSRVBMJUZNPOJUPSJOHJOUIJT not limited to Whitaker Bayou, TFHNFOUPGUIF#BZIBTTIPXO Phillippi Creek, and Roberts Bay. RESULTS 2.1: TJHOJëDBOUEFDMJOFTJOchlorophyll a "SFFWBMVBUJPOPGUIF4BSBTPUB#BZ RESULTS 1.1: DPODFOUSBUJPOTCFUXFFOBOE QSPHSBNQPMMVUBOUMPBEJOHNPEFM 8BUFSRVBMJUZJOUIJTTFHNFOU Chlorophyll a concentrations in all JOEJDBUFTBQFSDFOUSFEVDUJPOJO JTFYDFMMFOU(USF, 2012). TFHNFOUTPG4BSBTPUB#BZEFDMJOFE OJUSPHFOQPMMVUJPOUP4BSBTPUB#BZ CFUXFFOBOE FYDFFEJOHFTUJNBUFT RESULTS 3.3: RESULTS 1.2: 4FBHSBTTDPWFSBHFIBTJODSFBTFE RESULTS 2.2: QFSDFOUTJODFTFBHSBTT /PEJTTPMWFEPYZHFOWJPMBUJPOTXFSF ɨJTJODMVEFTBQFSDFOUSFEVDUJPO MFWFMTBSFQFSDFOUBCPWF EFUFDUFEJO4BSBTPUB#BZGSPNUP JOMPBEGPS1IJMMJQQJ$SFFLBOEBO JOEJDBUJOHGVMMBRVBUJDMJGF TVQQPSUBOEVTF Manatee County

2014 CCMP - SBEP 25 Wastewater Treatment & Reclamation ACTION PLAN UPDATE IF4#&1XPSLFEXJUIUIF SFBDIFECFUXFFOUIF$JUZPG4BSBTPUB BOE8IJUBLFS#BZPVXBUFSTIFET 56OJWFSTJUZPG4PVUI'MPSJEB BOE4BSBTPUB$PVOUZJOUP 8JUISFHBSEUPSFDMBJNFEXBUFS 1PMJDZ*OTUJUVUFBOEMPDBMQMBOOJOH BMMPXGPSTVDIUSFBUNFOUBOEJODSFBTF UIF48'8.%.BOBTPUB#BTJO EFQBSUNFOUTBDSPTTUIFSFHJPOUP SFDMBJNFEXBUFSTVQQMJFT #PBSEëOBODJBMMZTVQQPSUFEUIF JODPSQPSBUFQFSUJOFOUMBOHVBHF "OPUIFSNBKPSDPNQPOFOUPGUIF EFWFMPQNFOUPGSFDMBJNFEXBUFS JOUPUIFDPNQSFIFOTJWFQMBOOJOH QMBOXBTUPJOWFTUJHBUFBMUFSOBUJWF TZTUFNTGPSBMUFSOBUJWFTVQQMZ BNFOENFOUTJOUIFMBUFT POTJUFUSFBUNFOUTZTUFNTGPS .VMUJQMFGVOEJOHTPVSDFToMPDBM DSFBUJOHUIFOFDFTTBSZQPMJDJFTUP OVUSJFOUSFNPWBMɨF4#&1BOE TUBUF BOEGFEFSBMoXFSFVTFEUP JNQMFNFOUBMM$$.1BDUJPOQMBOT UIF644PJM$POTFSWBUJPO4FSWJDF EFWFMPQUIFTFNVMUJGVODUJPOBM ɨF$JUZPG4BSBTPUBTXBTUFXBUFS FWBMVBUFEBMUFSOBUJWFTZTUFNTBOE TZTUFNT1SPHSFTTJOFTUBCMJTIJOH USFBUNFOUQFSNJUBOEEJTDIBSHFJOUP their relevance to the Sarasota Bay TVTUBJOBCMFJOGSBTUSVDUVSFSFTVMUFE 8IJUBLFS#BZPVXFSFBEESFTTFE BSFB*ODPODFSUXJUIUIF&1" JUXBT JONBKPSNPEJëDBUJPOTJOUIF UISPVHIBUBTLGPSDFoJODMVEJOH EFUFSNJOFEUIBUUIFTFJOOPWBUJWF $$.1JOBOEEFMFUJPOTPG UIF$JUZ UIF'MPSJEB%FQBSUNFOUPG TZTUFNTXPVMEOPUBEFRVBUFMZUSFBU NBKPSFMFNFOUTSFMBUFEUP &OWJSPONFOUBM1SPUFDUJPO %&1 UIFXBTUFXBUFSUPNFFUQPMJDJFT t 3FWJTJPOTUPUIF$JUZPG4BSBTPUB UIF64&1" 48'8.% UIF FTUBCMJTIFEJOUIF$$.1 8851QFSNJU 4#&1 BOEBDJUJ[FOSFQSFTFOUBUJWF *OUIFT UIF$JUZPG4BSBTPUB oUIBUFYBNJOFEUIFQFSNJUJTTVFT QSPWJEFETFXFSTFSWJDFUPSFTJEFODFT t"OJOUFSMPDBMBHSFFNFOUCFUXFFO BOESFDPNNFOEFEBDPVSTFPGBDUJPO JOUIF8IJUBLFS#BZPVXBUFSTIFE UIF$JUZPG4BSBTPUBBOE4BSBTPUB JOɨFQFSNJUXBTSFWJTFEJO XIJMF4BSBTPUB$PVOUZQSPWJEFE $PVOUZSFMBUFEUPUIFUSFBUNFOU UPBMMPXBEEJUJPOBMUSFBUNFOU TFXFSTFSWJDFUPSFTJEFOUTPOTFQUJD BOESFVTFPGXBTUFXBUFS PGXBTUFXBUFS"OBHSFFNFOUXBT UBOLTJOCPUIUIF1IJMMJQQJ$SFFL t0SEJOBODFTSFRVJSJOHIPPLVQUP DFOUSBMTFXFS t 3FQMBDFNFOUPGTNBMMXBTUFXBUFS treatment plants t6TFPGJOOPWBUJWFTFQUJDUBOLT t&TUBCMJTIJOHQSJPSJUJFTGPSUSFBUNFOU "EEJUJPOTUPUIFBDUJPOQMBO JODMVEFEFMJNJOBUJOHXBTUFXBUFS EJTDIBSHFBOEFTUBCMJTIJOHBOE NBJOUBJOJOHXBUFSRVBMJUZTUBOEBSET GPSUIF#BZ 5IF'MPSJEB%&1BEPQUFEUIF SFDPNNFOEFEOVNFSJDDSJUFSJB GPS4BSBTPUB#BZJO%FDFNCFS BTQBSUPGUIF4UBUF3VMF*O %FDFNCFS UIF&1"BEPQUFE the Sarasota Bay numeric nutrient DSJUFSJBJOUPGFEFSBMMBX"MM 4BSBTPUB#BZXBUFSTBSFDVSSFOUMZ NFFUJOHUIFTUBOEBSETBEPQUFECZ UIF'MPSJEB%&1BOEUIF&1" Manatee County Manatee County Southwest Water Reclamation Facility.

26 2014 CCMP - SBEP BAY STEWARDSHIP HOW YOU CAN HELP: As a property owner: As a civic group t'JOEPVUIPXZPVSXBTUFXBUFS member or educator: JTUSFBUFE*GZPVBSFPOBTFQUJD t)FMQZPVSPSHBOJ[BUJPO TZTUFN UBMLUPZPVSMPDBMFMFDUFE PSTUVEFOUTCFDPNFJOGPSNFE SFQSFTFOUBUJWFBCPVUUIFOFFE BCPVUXBTUFXBUFSUSFBUNFOU UPQSPWJEFTFXFSTFSWJDFJOZPVS BOESFDMBNBUJPOJTTVFT BSFBUPQSPUFDU4BSBTPUB#BZ 4DIFEVMFBUPVSPGBMPDBM ɨJTJTQBSUJDVMBSMZJNQPSUBOU treatment operation or JGZPVMJWFDMPTFUPUIF#BZPS SFRVFTUBQSFTFOUBUJPOGSPN JUTUSJCVUBSJFT VUJMJUZPQFSBUPSTPSHPWFSONFOU BHFODJFTJOWPMWFEJOUIFTFJTTVFT t*GBUSFBUNFOUQMBOUQSPWJEFT XBTUFXBUFSUSFBUNFOUJOZPVS BSFB SFRVFTUJOGPSNBUJPOGSPN UIFVUJMJUZDPNQBOZPOUIFQMBOUT USFBUNFOUTUBUVTBOEBOZIFBMUIPS FOWJSPONFOUBMWJPMBUJPOT Sarasota County t4VQQPSUUIFDPNNVOJUZTFêPSUT Cistern system. UPSFDMBJNUSFBUFEXBTUFXBUFS GPSVTFJOHPMGDPVSTFTBOE BHSJDVMUVSBMJSSJHBUJPO*G SFDMBJNFEXBUFSJTBWBJMBCMFJO ZPVSOFJHICPSIPPEGPSJSSJHBUJOH ZBSET VTFUIFXBUFSTQBSJOHMZ UPSFEVDFUIFQPUFOUJBMPG QPMMVUJOHUIF#BZUISPVHI TUPSNXBUFSSVOPê t'JOEPVUNPSFBCPVU PQQPSUVOJUJFTGPSVTJOH SFDMBJNFEXBUFSGPSQPUBCMFVTF BGUFSBEEJUJPOBMUSFBUNFOU Sarasota County Sarasota Central County Water Reclamation Facility.

2014 CCMP - SBEP 27 Stormwater Treatment & Prevention

BACKGROUND

IF4BSBTPUB#BZXBUFSTIFE 4UPSNXBUFSDPMMFDUTUIFEFCSJT 5SFDFJWFTBOBWFSBHFPGJODIFT BOESFTJEVFPGPVSEBJMZMJWFTBOE PGSBJOQFSZFBS NPTUPGXIJDI CFDPNFTBTPVSDFPGQPMMVUJPO GBMMTEVSJOHUIFTVNNFSNPOUIT ɨFBNPVOUPGQPMMVUBOUTDBSSJFE The treatment of 4UPSNXBUFS XIJDISFTVMUTGSPN CZTUPSNXBUFSIBTJODSFBTFEBTUIF SBJOGBMM USBWFMTPWFSMBOEUPTUSFBNT BSFBTQPQVMBUJPOIBTHSPXO5PEBZ stormwater is vital BOEQPOETBOEVMUJNBUFMZSFBDIFT TUPSNXBUFSDPOUSJCVUFTUIFMBSHFTU to the health and 4BSBTPUB#BZ"TPVSDPNNVOJUZ QFSDFOUBHFPGQPMMVUJPOUP HSPXT OBUVSBMHSPVOEDPWFS XIJDI Sarasota Bay (Figure 25). restoration of Sarasota BCTPSCTNVDIPGUIJTXBUFS JT 4UPSNXBUFSDBSSJFTBWBSJFUZPG Bay and a major DPOWFSUFEUPJNQFSWJPVTTVSGBDFT QPMMVUBOUTBOETVCTUBODFT JODMVEJOH TVDIBTCVJMEJOHT SPBET BOEQBSLJOH OVUSJFOUT TFEJNFOUT EFCSJT NFUBMT priority of the Sarasota MPUT SFEVDJOHUIFBNPVOUPGXBUFS QFTUJDJEFT BOEQFUSPMFVNQSPEVDUT Bay Estuary Program. UIBUDBOTPBLJOUPUIFHSPVOE ɨFTFQPMMVUBOUTBSFEFMJWFSFEUP *GVONBOBHFE UIFJODSFBTFE BRVBUJDTZTUFNT DBVTJOHIBSNUP TUPSNXBUFSSVOOJOHPêUIFTF UIFNBOEUIFJSMJWJOHSFTPVSDFT JNQFSWJPVTTVSGBDFTDBODBVTFTFSJPVT ɨFUSFBUNFOUPGTUPSNXBUFSJTWJUBM ìPPEJOHBOEXBUFSRVBMJUZQSPCMFNT UPUIFIFBMUIBOESFTUPSBUJPOPG 4BSBTPUB#BZ BOEBNBKPSQSJPSJUZPG UIF4BSBTPUB#BZ&TUVBSZ1SPHSBN Septic Tanks 3% ɨFQVMTFTPGGSFTIXBUFSBSFBMTP Irrigation 2% Rainfall 2% PGDPODFSOEVSJOHTUPSNFWFOUTBT OVUSJFOUTBOEPUIFSQPMMVUBOUTBSF Point Source 9% ìVTIFEJOUPUIF#BZ

Base Flow Stormwater 22% Direct Runoff 62%

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PROGRESS REPORT (continued) SBEP Celery Fields regional stormwater treatment system.

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2014 CCMP - SBEP 31 Stormwater Treatment & Prevention ACTION PLAN GOAL: OBJECTIVE 1.0: OBJECTIVE 2.0: Manage the quantity and Improve stormwater quality. Reduce sediment and contaminant improve the quality of loadings through development ACTION 1.1: and implementation of watershed- stormwater runoff to *NQMFNFOU'MPSJEB'SJFOEMZ improvement management plans. Sarasota Bay. -BOETDBQJOH ''- XIJDI FNQIBTJ[FTSFEVDUJPOTJOVTF ACTION 2.1: PGQFTUJDJEFTBOEXBUFSBOE %FWFMPQBOEJNQMFNFOUBSFWJTFE POLICIES: FODPVSBHFTCSPBEFSVTFPGTMPX Promote basin-wide XBUFSTIFENBOBHFNFOUNBTUFSQMBO SFMFBTFOJUSPHFOGFSUJMJ[FST GPSUIF4BSBTPUB#BZSFHJPO XJUI pollution prevention, water ACTION 1.2: QSJPSJUZPOUIFGPMMPXJOHUSJCVUBSJFT conservation, and stormwater 4FEJNFOUDPOUSPMFODPVSBHFPOTJUF 1IJMMJQQJ$SFFL #PXMFFT$SFFL treatment techniques to TFEJNFOUNBOBHFNFOUJOUIF''- $FEBS)BNNPDL$SFFL )VETPO #BZPV BOE8IJUBLFS#BZPV significantly reduce nitrogen, ACTION 1.3: sediment, and toxic substance %FWFMPQBOETVQQPSUQPMMVUJPO ACTION 2.1.2: loadings to Sarasota Bay. QSFWFOUJPOQSPHSBNT ''- *NQMFNFOUBTUPSNXBUFSVUJMJUZ /PUF'MPSJEB'SJFOEMZ XJUIBQQSPQSJBUFSBUFTUSVDUVSF Replicate the quality, quantity, -BOETDBQJOHDPPSEJOBUPST BOESFMBUFEQVCMJDFEVDBUJPOJO and timing of freshwater IBWFCFFOFTUBCMJTIFEJOCPUI .BOBUFF$PVOUZ flows to natural conditions .BOBUFFBOE4BSBTPUBDPVOUJFT ACTION 2.1.3: of Sarasota Bay. Promote DPNQMFNFOUJOHUIF48'8.% 'PDVTXBUFSTIFENBTUFSQMBOTPO #VJMEFS%FWFMPQFS1SPHSBN stormwater reuse (harvesting). SFEVDJOHUPYJOT TFEJNFOU BOE "GFSUJMJ[FSPSEJOBODFIBTCFFO OJUSPHFOMPBETUPUIF#BZXIJMFBMTP BEPQUFECZ4BSBTPUB$PVOUZ UIF DPOUSPMMJOHìPPEJOH $JUZPG4BSBTPUB BOE-POHCPBU ,FZ DPWFSJOHQFSDFOUPGUIF XBUFSTIFEBOEQSPIJCJUJOHOJUSPHFO BOEQIPTQIPSVTBQQMJDBUJPOEVSJOH UIFTVNNFS''-DPODFQUTIBWF CFFOJODPSQPSBUFEJOUPNPTUOFX EFWFMPQNFOUTJOUIFXBUFSTIFE Water responsibly. Rain garden. 32 2014 CCMP - SBEP Stormwater Treatment & Prevention ACTION PLAN OBJECTIVE 3.0: ACTION 4.2: Manage the quantity and rate of 4VQQPSUEFWFMPQNFOUBOE stormwater runoff to Sarasota Bay. JNQMFNFOUBUJPOPG-PX*NQBDU %FWFMPQNFOUTUBOEBSET ACTION 3.1: *NQSPWFTUPSNXBUFSNBOBHFNFOU OBJECTIVE 5.0: TZTUFNTGPSNBYJNVNFïDJFODZ Achieve, maintain, or surpass state ACTION 3.2: water quality standards. &YQMPSFPQUJPOTUPUSFBUBOESFDMBJN ACTION 5.1: IBSWFTU TUPSNXBUFS 3FFWBMVBUFJNQBDUTPGBHSJDVMUVSBM BDUJWJUJFTPO4BSBTPUB#BZBOE OBJECTIVE 4.0: EFWFMPQNBOBHFNFOUQMBOTBT Reduce and mitigate developmental OFDFTTBSZVOEFSUIFXBUFSTIFE loadings to Sarasota Bay. NBOBHFNFOUQMBOOJOHQSPDFTT ACTION 4.1: ACTION 5.2: 5ISPVHIDPNQSFIFOTJWFMBOE &WBMVBUFJNQBDUTPGDJUSVT DBUUMF VTFQMBOTBOEMBOEEFWFMPQNFOU TPE BOEPUIFSBHSJDVMUVSBMBDUJWJUJFT SBEP SFHVMBUJPOT SFEVDFUIFBNPVOUPG JOUIFXBUFSTIFE plants. Collecting water not only helps FYJTUJOHJNQFSWJPVTTVSGBDFJOUIF ACTION 5.3: protect the environment, it also saves XBUFSTIFEBOETFFLBMUFSOBUJWFTGPS 3FFWBMVBUFQPUFOUJBMCFOFëUT homeowners money and energy. SFEVDJOHIBSEFOFETVSGBDFTJO JNQBDUT BOEJOBQQSPQSJBUFVTFPG GVUVSFEFWFMPQNFOU SFVTFXBUFSJOSFMBUJPOUPGFSUJMJ[FS JSSJHBUJPO BOESVOPê Sarasota County

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2014 CCMP - SBEP 33 Stormwater Treatment & Prevention PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS & RESULTS

In 1995, performance RESULTS 1.4: measurements were established Water clarity continues to improve to evaluate the eﬀectiveness of #BZXJEF JOEJDBUFECZSFEVDFE the stormwater action plan. chlorophyll a levels (Figure 26). MEASURE #1: RESULTS 1.5: Sediment and biological 4FEJNFOUMPBETDPOUJOVFUPEFDSFBTF monitoring data to evaluate UISPVHIPVU4BSBTPUB#BZ0ZTUFS water quality improvements in DPNNVOJUJFTBUUIFNPVUITPGMPDBM priority watersheds over time. USJCVUBSJFTBSFBMJWF UISJWJOH BOE JODSFBTJOH3FEVDFETFEJNFOUMPBET RESULTS 1.1: IBWFBMTPDPOUSJCVUFEUPUIFFYQBOTJPO 0UIFSUIBO)VETPO#BZPV FMFWBUFE PGTFBHSBTTNFBEPXT UPYJOMFWFMTIBWFOPUCFFOGPVOEJO RESULTS 1.6: 4BSBTPUB#BZPSJUTUSJCVUBSJFT 3FQPSUTPGGJTILJMMTSFMBUFEUP RESULTS 1.2: PYZHFOEFQMFUJPOJO4BSBTPUB#BZ /JUSPHFOBOEchlorophyll a IBWFOPUCFFOSFQPSUFETJODF concentrations continue to RESULTS 1.7: EFDSFBTFUISPVHIPVU4BSBTPUB#BZ -POHUFSNUSFOETJO#JPMPHJDBM (Figures 26 and 28) 0YZHFO%FNBOE #0% IBWFCFFO RESULTS 1.3: EFDMJOJOH(Figure 29). 4FBHSBTTBDSFBHFIBTJODSFBTFEUPBCPWF TMFWFMT(Figures 26 and 28) *ODSFBTFTJOXBUFSDMBSJUZIBWFSFTVMUFE JOUIFSFDPWFSZPGTFBHSBTTNFBEPXT SBEP Eastern oyster cluster.

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Total Nitrogen Concentration in Sarasota Bay Annual Variation in Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) Loads Tons/Year to Sarasota Bay (1995-2010) Total Nitrogen (mg/L) 1000 1.1 1.0 0.9 800 0.8

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40 2014 CCMP - SBEP Freshwater & Saltwater Wetlands ACTION PLAN GOAL: OBJECTIVE 1.0: ACTION 1.5: Restore shoreline and Implement comprehensive &ODPVSBHFBOEGBDJMJUBUFXFUMBOE QSPUFDUJPOUISPVHIQVCMJDPXOFSTIJQ wetland habitats and five-year habitat protection and restoration plan. PSQSJWBUFDPOTFSWBUJPOBSSBOHFNFOUT eliminate further losses. ACTION 1.6: ACTION 1.1: 3FNPWFFYPUJDOPYJPVTQMBOUT POLICIES: 6QEBUFUIFëWFZFBSQMBOBOE Increase the quantity, EFWFMPQBEBUBCBTFGPSUSBDLJOH ACTION 1.7: QSPHSFTTJOIBCJUBUSFTUPSBUJPO $PPSEJOBUFXFUMBOETBDUJWJUJFTXJUI improve the quality, and UIF4#&1 DJUJ[FOPSHBOJ[BUJPOT BOE protect the diversity of ACTION 1.2: FYJTUJOHDJUJ[FOBEWJTPSZDPNNJUUFFT freshwater and saltwater &OIBODF SFTUPSF BOEDSFBUF PGMPDBMHPWFSONFOUT XFUMBOETUISPVHIPVUUIF#BZSFHJPO wetlands in the Sarasota ACTION 1.8: Bay watershed. Recreate ACTION 1.3: %FWFMPQBOEJNQMFNFOUQPMJDJFTUIBU .BJOUBJOXFUMBOEQSPUFDUJPOJOMPDBM valuable fishery habitats BSFDPOTJTUFOUBDSPTTKVSJTEJDUJPOT DPNQSFIFOTJWFQMBOT PSEJOBODFT SFHBSEJOHTIPSFMJOFBMUFSBUJPOTTVDI throughout Sarasota Bay. BOEMBOEEFWFMPQNFOUSFHVMBUJPOT BTEPDLT TFBXBMM PSPUIFSTIPSFMJOF *ODPSQPSBUFXFUMBOETBOEPQFO QSPUFDUJPOBMUFSOBUJWFT TQBDFDPODFQUJOSPBE CSJEHF TUPSNXBUFS XBTUFXBUFS BOEPUIFS JOGSBTUSVDUVSFQSPKFDUT ACTION 1.4: 3FDPHOJ[FUIFJNQPSUBODFPGBEKBDFOU VQMBOEBSFBTBTCVêFSTJOSFTUPSJOH DSFBUJOH PSQSPUFDUJOHXFUMBOET SBEP SBEP

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ACTION PLAN (continued) ACTION 1.9: OBJECTIVE 2.0: 1SPWJEFDPPQFSBUJWFDPOTVMUBUJPOT BT Provide opportunities for SFRVFTUFE UPUIFQSJWBUFBOEQVCMJD citizen involvement in wetlands TFDUPSTPOEFWFMPQNFOUQSPQPTBMT protection, enhancement, BOESFHVMBUPSZJTTVFTUIBUJNQBDU Sandy Hedgepeth and acquisition. XFUMBOET TFF(PWFSOBODF"DUJPO 1MBOPOQBHF 0CKFDUJWF ACTION 2.1: ACTION 1.10: 4VQQPSUBOPOHPJOHFEVDBUJPO $POUJOVFUPQSPWJEFUFDIOJDBM QSPHSBNPONBOHSPWFQSPUFDUJPO JOGPSNBUJPOUPQSPHSBNTUPJODSFBTF BOEDBSF QVCMJDFEVDBUJPOBOEDJUJ[FO ACTION 2.2: JOWPMWFNFOUJOXFUMBOETJTTVFT &ODPVSBHFDJUJ[FOHSPVQTUPSFTUPSF ACTION 1.11: BOEQSPUFDUXFUMBOETUISPVHISFNPWBM &ODPVSBHFUIBUëOFTGPS PGUSBTIBOEFYPUJDQMBOUT environmental violations at the ACTION 2.3: SFHJPOBMBOEMPDBMMFWFM GSPNFJUIFS $PPSEJOBUFXFUMBOETBDUJWJUJFTXJUI QFSNJUUFEPSVOQFSNJUUFEBDUJWJUJFT CF UIF4#&1 DJUJ[FOPSHBOJ[BUJPOT BOE EJSFDUFEUPFOWJSPONFOUBMFOIBODFNFOU Sandhill cranes. FYJTUJOHDJUJ[FOBEWJTPSZDPNNJUUFFT QSPKFDUTXJUIJOUIFXBUFSTIFE PGMPDBMHPWFSONFOUT ACTION 2.4: $POUJOVFUPQSPNPUFOFJHICPSIPPE XFUMBOETQSPUFDUJPOBOE IPNFPXOFSTIPSFMJOFNBOBHFNFOU UISPVHIUIF'MPSJEB'SJFOEMZ -BOETDBQJOH1SPHSBN SBEP Fields with Sarasota Audubon.

42 2014 CCMP - SBEP Freshwater & Saltwater Wetlands PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS & RESULTS In 1995, performance RESULTS 2.2: measurements were established /BUVSBMëMUSBUJPOPGQPMMVUBOUTIBT to evaluate the eﬀectiveness of CFFOBDDPNQMJTIFEPO BDSFT wetland improvements. PGJOUFSUJEBMIBCJUBUBOEBDSFTPG GSFTIXBUFSIBCJUBU MEASURE #1: RESULTS 2.3: Restore or create a minimum /BUVSBMIZESPQFSJPET UIFSBUFPG average of 18 acres per year, XBUFSSJTFBOEGBMM IBWFCFFOSF not including activities FTUBCMJTIFEJOTFWFSBMUSJCVUBSJFTUP associated with mitigation. UIF#BZ JODMVEJOH1IJMMJQQJ$SFFL RESULTS 1.1: BOE$BUëTI$SFFL"QSPKFDUJTBMTP 4JODF UIF4#&1IBTSFTUPSFE TDIFEVMFEGPS$PX1FO4MPVHI BDSFTPGJOUFSUJEBMXFUMBOETJO 4BSBTPUB#BZ MEASURE 3: Will measure net gains MEASURE #2: in wetland acreage and

Restore or create an average monitor the maintenance or SBEP of 11 acres of non-forested enhancement of quality in Bay Guardians planting native plants existing wetlands. wetlands per year, not including Beach Park. open water systems, stormwater RESULTS 3.1: treatment facilities, or activities /PNBQQJOHIBTCFFODPNQMFUFE associated with mitigation. UPEBUF RESULTS 2.1: ɨF4#&1BOEJUTHPWFSONFOU QBSUOFSTIBWFSFTUPSFEBDSFTPG XFUMBOEIBCJUBUBU$FMFSZ'JFMETJO 4BSBTPUB$PVOUZ SBEP SBEP invasive air potato vines at North Water North Water Tower Park. Tower Park.

2014 CCMP - SBEP 43 Freshwater & Saltwater Wetlands ACTION PLAN UPDATE ince 1 UIF4#&1TVQQPSUFE ɨJTFNQIBTJTPOXFUMBOET 5IF4#&1#BZ(VBSEJBOT SB#BZXJEFFGGPSUUPSFTUPSF SFTUPSBUJPOBOEFOIBODFNFOU WPMVOUFFSQSPHSBNXBTFTUBCMJTIFE JOUFSUJEBMBOEGSFTIXBUFSXFUMBOET DPOUJOVFTUPCFFYQBOEFE JO BTBGBNJMZGSJFOEMZ 5IFTFQSPKFDUTSFTUPSFIBCJUBU UISPVHIUIFXPSLPGBXFUMBOET WPMVOUFFSQSPHSBNNBOBHFECZUIF GPSKVWFOJMFGJTI DSBCT XBEJOH DPPSEJOBUPSBQQPJOUFECZMPDBM 4#&1JOQBSUOFSTIJQXJUI"SPVOE CJSET BOEPUIFSNBSJOFMJGF5IFZ HPWFSONFOUTɨFDPPSEJOBUPS UIF#FOE/BUVSF5PVST BMPDBM BMTPQSPWJEFBWBMVBCMFFEVDBUJPO TVQQPSUTBQSPBDUJWFDBNQBJHO FDPUPVSJTNCVTJOFTTXJUIFYQFSUJTF PQQPSUVOJUZGPSUIFQVCMJD UPSFTUPSFBOEFOIBODFCPUI JOFOWJSPONFOUBMFEVDBUJPO5IF UISPVHIWPMVOUFFSQMBOUJOH #BZ GSFTIXBUFSBOETBMUXBUFSXFUMBOET #BZ(VBSEJBOTQSPWJEFTBOPVUMFU (VBSEJBOT JOGPSNBUJWFUPVST BOE XIJMFFODPVSBHJOHQSJWBUFTFDUPS GPSBEVMUTBOETUVEFOUTUPCFQBSU OFXTDPWFSBHFCZUIFNFEJB JOWPMWFNFOUJOUIFGPSNPG PGUIFPOHPJOHFGGPSUUPSFTUPSFBOE WPMVOUFFSQMBOUJOHT BEPQUJOH QSPUFDU4BSBTPUB#BZ XFUMBOET BOEQSJWBUFMBOEUSVTUTGPS XFUMBOETDPOTFSWBUJPO ɨFDPPSEJOBUPSBMTPQMBZTBLFZ SPMFJOQVSTVJOHHSBOUTBOEPUIFS GVOEJOHGPSXFUMBOESFTUPSBUJPO #PUI.BOBUFFBOE4BSBTPUB DPVOUJFTBSFTUJMMEFWFMPQJOH QSJPSJUJFTGPSBDRVJSJOHBEEJUJPOBM FOWJSPONFOUBMMZTFOTJUJWFMBOET 1SPQFSUZOFBSUIF#BZTIPVMECF DPOTJEFSFEUPCFBIJHIQSJPSJUZ/P NBKPSDIBOHFTJOUIFXFUMBOEBDUJPO

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2014 CCMP - SBEP 45 Fisheries & Other Living Resources

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IFBMUIZ4BSBTPUB#BZ EJBHOPTFE USBEJUJPOBMëTIFSZNBOBHFNFOU " CZBCVOEBOUBOEEJWFSTF *OTFSUJPOPGFTTFOUJBMëTIIBCJUBU ëTIQPQVMBUJPOT BQSPEVDUJWF QSPWJTJPOTJOUPëTIFSJFTNBOBHFNFOU SFDSFBUJPOBMëTIFSZBOEBNQMFëTI IBTCFFOBOFOPSNPVTVOEFSUBLJOH The future of the habitat, contributes positively to 4FBHSBTTJTQFSIBQTUIFNPTU UIFMPDBMFDPOPNZBOEBEETUPUIF JNQPSUBOUëTIFSJFTIBCJUBUJO Bay’s ﬁsheries depends RVBMJUZPGMJGFGPSSFTJEFOUTBOE 4BSBTPUB#BZBDPOTJEFSBCMF on the community’s WJTJUPSTBMJLF3FDSFBUJPOBMëTIJOH BNPVOUPGSFTFBSDIEFNPOTUSBUFT JTFYDFMMFOU XJUIUIFTIBMMPXXBUFST UIFJNQPSUBODFPGTFBHSBTTUP ability to restore and PêFSJOHUSPVU SFEëTI TOPPL BOE IFBMUIZëTIFSJFT4FBHSBTTNFBEPXT PUIFSEFMJDJPVTTQPSUëTI XIJMF BSFIJHIMZQSPEVDUJWFIBCJUBUT protect productive DPNNFSDJBMëTIFSNFOOFUTUSJQFE TVQQPSUJOHBOBCVOEBODFPGëTIBOE NVMMFUEVSJOHSPFTFBTPO4BSBTPUB JOWFSUFCSBUFTQFDJFT.BOZëTIFSJFT seagrass beds and #BZJTBMTPIPNFUP$PSUF[WJMMBHF TQFDJFTBSFMJOLFEUPTFBHSBTTBUTPNF juvenile habitats such POFPGUIFPMEFTUDPNNFSDJBMëTIJOH TUBHFPGUIFJSMJGFDZDMF XIJMFPUIFS DFOUFSTJO'MPSJEBɨFGVUVSFPG JNQPSUBOUGPPETQFDJFTBSFGPVOEJO as tributaries and UIF#BZTëTIFSJFTEFQFOETPOUIF TFBHSBTTCFET DPNNVOJUZTBCJMJUZUPSFTUPSF )FBMUIZPZTUFSSFFGT FJUIFS mangrove shorelines. BOEQSPUFDUQSPEVDUJWFTFBHSBTT OBUVSBMPSSFTUPSFE BMTPQSPWJEF CFETBOEKVWFOJMFIBCJUBUTTVDIBT FYDFMMFOUIBCJUBUGPSëTIBOE USJCVUBSJFTBOENBOHSPWFTIPSFMJOFT JOWFSUFCSBUFT*OBEEJUJPO PZTUFS $POTFSWBUJWFIBSWFTUJTBMTP SFFGTQSPWJEFBOVNCFSPGFDPTZTUFN JNQPSUBOUJONBJOUBJOJOHUIFWJUBMJUZ TFSWJDFTCFOFëDJBMUPBIFBMUIZ#BZ PGUIFëTIFSZ TVQQPSUJOHBIJHIFSBCVOEBODFBOE 'JTIFSJFTNBOBHFSTSFDPHOJ[F EJWFSTJUZPGëTIUIBOTVSSPVOEJOH UIBUëTITUPDLTEFQFOEPOIFBMUIZ VOTUSVDUVSFEIBCJUBUT4PNFëTI FDPTZTUFNT'JTIFSJFTSFHVMBUJPOT TQFDJFTBSFSFFGSFTJEFOUTUISPVHIPVU OPXJODMVEFQSPWJTJPOTUPJEFOUJGZ UIFJSMJWFT XIJMFPUIFSTQFDJFT IBCJUBUTFTTFOUJBMUPëTIQPQVMBUJPOT BSFFJUIFSQBSUUJNFPSUSBOTJFOU BOEUBLFTUFQTUPFOTVSFUIBU SFTJEFOUT)FBMUIZPZTUFSSFFG UIPTFIBCJUBUTSFNBJOIFBMUIZBOE IBCJUBUTZJFMETVCTUBOUJBMëTIBOE continue to support sustainable DSBCCJPNBTTFBDIZFBS ëTIFSJFTɨJTFNQIBTJTPOIBCJUBU IFBMUIBOEQSPEVDUJWJUZCSJOHTB CSPBEFSFDPTZTUFNQFSTQFDUJWFUP

46 2014 CCMP - SBEP Fisheries & Other Living Resources PROGRESS REPORT O UIF4BSBTPUB#BZ&TUVBSZ Seagrass *1SPHSBNDPODMVEFEUIBUMPTTPG *ODSFBTFETFBHSBTTIBCJUBUIBT TFBHSBTTIBCJUBUEVFUPQPPSXBUFS PDDVSSFECZJNQSPWJOHXBUFS RVBMJUZDPOUSJCVUFEUPMPXFSëTI DMBSJUZ UIVTBMMPXJOHGPSCFUUFSMJHIU DBUDIFTJO4BSBTPUB#BZ1SFMJNJOBSZ QFOFUSBUJPOUISPVHIUIFXBUFSBOE TUVEJFTGPVOEOPFWJEFODFPGPWFS QSPWJEJOHHSBTTFTUIFBCJMJUZUPHSPX ëTIJOHCZFJUIFSDPNNFSDJBMPS BOETQSFBEOBUVSBMMZ*O4BSBTPUB SFDSFBUJPOBMBOHMFSTɨF4#&1 #BZ XBUFSRVBMJUZJNQSPWFNFOU GPDVTFEPOSFTUPSJOHWJUBMIBCJUBUT QSPKFDUTIBWFDPOUSJCVUFEUPB SBUIFSUIBOBEESFTTJOHëTIFSJFT QFSDFOUJODSFBTFJOUPUBMTFBHSBTT NBOBHFNFOUJTTVFT"OFBSMZ4#&1 IBCJUBUTJODF5IJTSFDFOU TUVEZTIPXFEUIBUQSPQFMMFSEBNBHF TFBHSBTTFYQBOTJPOTFSWFEBTUIF UPTFBHSBTTCFETDBVTFECZCPBUT CBTJTGPSFTUBCMJTIJOHOFXXBUFS SVOOJOHBHSPVOEDPVMECFSFEVDFECZ RVBMJUZTUBOEBSETGPSOVUSJFOUT TJNQMZJNQSPWJOHDIBOOFMNBSLJOHT DOD Conservation Program 5IF4#&1CFHBOEFWFMPQJOH Shoal grass. 5PEBZ UIFGPDVTPGUIJT"DUJPO OVNFSJDOVUSJFOUDSJUFSJBJO 1MBOSFNBJOTPOJNQSPWJOHëTIFSJFT TFUUJOHTFBHSBTTUBSHFUTGPSFBDI habitat by: PGUIFGJWF#BZTFHNFOUTBOE t *ODSFBTJOHTFBHSBTTBDSFBHF QSPQPTJOHMJNJUTPOOJUSPHFOBOE UISPVHIXBUFSRVBMJUZ phosphorus concentrations to JNQSPWFNFOUQSPKFDUT BDIJFWFBOENFFUUIFTFUBSHFUT5IF TUBOEBSETUIF4#&1EFWFMPQFEBOE t$SFBUJOHNPSFIBSECPUUPN SFDPNNFOEFEGPSBEPQUJPOXFSF IBCJUBUTUISPVHIUIFDPOTUSVDUJPO JODPSQPSBUFEJOUPTUBUFSFHVMBUJPOT PGBSUJëDJBMSFFGTBOEPZTUFSCBST CZUIF'%&1JOBOEGFEFSBM t 3BNQJOHVQQSPKFDUT SFHVMBUJPOTCZUIF&1"JO UPDSFBUFBOESFTUPSFXFUMBOET 4FBHSBTTFTBSFOPXQFSDFOUBCPWF TFF'SFTIXBUFS4BMUXBUFS MFWFMT XJUIDPOUJOVPVTDPWFSBHF

8FUMBOETDIBQUFS QBHF XJUI VQQFSDFOU(Figure 4, page 8). Jimmy White SFDFOUGPDVTPOBDPODFQUDBMMFE iMJWJOHTIPSFMJOFTw Patti Cross Jimmy White 2014 CCMP - SBEP 47 Fisheries & Other Living Resources

PROGRESS REPORT (continued) Artiﬁcial Reefs 4BSBTPUBBOE.BOBUFFDPVOUJFT IBWFIBEWFSZTVDDFTTGVMBSUJGJDJBM SFFGQSPHSBNTGPSTFWFSBMEFDBEFT 5IF4#&1IBTQBSUOFSFEXJUICPUI DPVOUJFTUPFTUBCMJTIBOFUXPSL PGBSUJGJDJBMSFFGTXJUIJO4BSBTPUB The SBEP has partnered #BZQSPQFSUPQSPWJEFIBCJUBUGPS with both counties to #BZEFQFOEFOUGJTI QBSUJDVMBSMZ KVWFOJMFTPGPGGTIPSFSFFGTQFDJFT establish a network of TVDIBTHBHHSPVQFSBOETOBQQFS artiﬁcial reefs within 4JYFYJTUJOH#BZSFFGT UISFFJOFBDI

SBEP DPVOUZ IBWFCFFOTVQQMFNFOUFE Sarasota Bay proper to XJUITQFDJBMSFFGNBUFSJBMTFWFSBM into Sarasota Bay. UJNFTPWFSUIFQBTUEFDBEF provide habitat for *OBOE SFFGTXFSF FOIBODFEXJUIOVNFSPVTiSFFG Bay-dependent ﬁsh, CBMMT wTFNJTQIFSJDBMDPODSFUF TUSVDUVSFTXJUIIPMFTUISPVHIPVU particularly juveniles of UPBUUSBDUGJTI5IFSFFGCBMMT offshore reef species. XFSFEFQMPZFEJOBWBSJFUZPG DPOGJHVSBUJPOTUPPQUJNJ[F IBCJUBUFGGJDJFODZ *O OFXSFFGNPEVMFT SBEP XFSFFOHJOFFSFE DPOTUSVDUFE BOEEFQMPZFEPOUIFTFTBNF SFFGT5IFDFOUFSQJFDFPGUIFTF OFXNPEVMFTXBTUIFiEFFQ DPWFS wBNBVTPMFVNMJLF TUSVDUVSFJOUFOEFEUPIBSCPS OVNFSPVTHBHHSPVQFSTBGFMZ .POJUPSJOHPGUIFTFSFFGTIBT TIPXOIJHIVUJMJ[BUJPOCZGJTI BOEDSBCT

Artiﬁcial reef locations are

Manatee County shown on the map on page 16.

48 2014 CCMP - SBEP Fisheries & Other Living Resources SBEP Fish sampling in Sarasota Bay.

Oyster Habitat ɨF4#&1CFHBOFYQMPSJOH #BZQSPQFS6TJOHGPTTJMJ[FETIFMM EFQFOEFOUPSHBOJTNT0ZTUFSTIFMQ PQQPSUVOJUJFTUPDSFBUFOFXPZTUFS GSPNMPDBMNJOFT ëWFRVBSUFSBDSF JNQSPWFXBUFSRVBMJUZBOEDMBSJUZ IBCJUBUJOUIFTɨSPVHIUIF SFFGTXFSFCVJMUBUFBDIMPDBUJPO CZëMUFSJOHMBSHFWPMVNFTPGXBUFS 5FDIOJDBM"EWJTPSZ$PNNJUUFF CFUXFFOBOE0ZTUFS *OBEEJUJPO TIBMMPXXBUFSPZTUFS BDPNQSFIFOTJWFQSPDFTTPG IBCJUBUNPOJUPSJOHCFHBOJO IBCJUBUTIFMQTUBCJMJ[FTIPSFMJOFTBOE JEFOUJGZJOHQPUFOUJBMSFTUPSBUJPO 'JTIVUJMJ[BUJPOJTCFJOHEFUFSNJOFE SFEVDFFSPTJPOCZCSFBLJOHXBWF TJUFTVMUJNBUFMZMFEUPUIFTFMFDUJPO BOOVBMMZCZTBNQMJOHSFFGEFQFOEFOU BOEXBLFFOFSHZCFGPSFJUSFBDIFT PGUXPMPDBUJPOTTVJUBCMFJOUFSNT ëTIBTTFNCMBHFTUISPVHIB UIFTIPSF PGXBUFSRVBMJUZ DJSDVMBUJPO BOE QBSUOFSTIJQXJUIUIF'MPSJEB'JTIFSJFT Fisheries TVCTUSBUFGPSFTUBCMJTIJOHOFX *OEFQFOEFOU.POJUPSJOH '*. 8IJMF4#&1DPOUJOVFTUPSFTUPSF PZTUFSCFET$POTUSVDUJPOPGBQJMPU QSPHSBNSFFGEXFMMJOHJOWFSUFCSBUFT ëTIFSJFTEFQFOEFOUIBCJUBUT B SFFGCFHBOBU8IJUF#FBDIJO-JUUMF BSFBMTPCFJOHBTTFTTFE QBVDJUZPGEBUBFYJTUTPOUIFTF 4BSBTPUB#BZJO.POJUPSJOH 0ZTUFSTBSFXJEFMZSFDPHOJ[FEBT TBNFëTIQPQVMBUJPOTUIJTMBDL TIPXFEUIBUPZTUFSTTVDDFTTGVMMZ WBMVFEFTUVBSJOFIBCJUBUT0ZTUFST PGJOGPSNBUJPOQSFWFOUTVTGSPN SFDSVJUFEBOEHSFXUPTVCBEVMUTJ[F QSPWJEFGPPEGPSQFPQMF ëTI BTTFTTJOHXIFUIFSIBCJUBUSFTUPSBUJPO JOUXPZFBST XIJDIMFEUPBNPSF BOEXJMEMJGF BOEUIFTUSVDUVSBM FêPSUTBSFIBWJOHBQPTJUJWF BNCJUJPVTQSPKFDUBU8IJUF#FBDI DPNQMFYJUZPGPZTUFSSFFGTQSPWJEFT JNQBDU BOEKFPQBSEJ[FTPVSBCJMJUZ BOEUIF(MBEJPMB'JFMETJO4BSBTPUB IBCJUBUGPSNBOZFTUVBSJOF UPNBOBHFBOEQSPUFDUFYJTUJOH GJTIQPQVMBUJPOT5IF4#&1BMTP UIPVHIUJUJNQPSUBOUUPNPOJUPS MPDBMGJTIQPQVMBUJPOTUPEFUFSNJOF BOZSFHJPOBMEJGGFSFODFTJOPWFSBMM GJTIFSJFTDPNQPTJUJPODPNQBSFE UPBEKBDFOUFTUVBSJFT 5BNQB#BZ BOE$IBSMPUUF)BSCPS 'PSUIFTF SFBTPOT JOUIF4#&1JOWJUFE UIFTUBUF'*.QSPHSBNUP4BSBTPUB UPJODMVEFUIF#BZJOJUTSPVUJOF SBEP Oyster beds GJTIFSJFTNPOJUPSJOHɨJTQSPHSBN

PROGRESS REPORT (continued) IBTBMSFBEZQSPWJEFEBXFBMUIPG Shellﬁsh TDJFOUJëDBMMZCBTFEJOGPSNBUJPOPO 4IFMMëTIoTVDIBTPZTUFST DMBNT 4BSBTPUB#BZëTIFSJFT BOEDFSUBJO BOETDBMMPQToBSFEJSFDUMZBêFDUFECZ QBUUFSOTBSFTUBSUJOHUPFNFSHF MPTUPSEFUFSJPSBUJOHCPUUPNIBCJUBU 1MFBTFDPOUBDUUIF4#&1PïDFUP QFSIBQTFWFONPSFTPUIBOëOëTI SFDFJWFDPQJFTPGUIFBOOVBM'*. *O4BSBTPUB#BZ TIFMMëTIIBSWFTUJOH SFQPSUTGPS4BSBTPUB#BZ JTMJNJUFEUPBOBSFBCBZTJEFPG &BDIZFBS UIF'*.QSPHSBN -POHCPBU,FZUIJTBSFBJTEFTJHOBUFE Dotty Motta DPMMFDUTNPSFUIBO ëTI BTiDPOEJUJPOBMMZBQQSPWFEwCBTFE Bay scallop. GSPN4BSBTPUB#BZQJOëTIBOECBZ POXBUFSRVBMJUZDPOEJUJPOT*UJT BODIPWJFTEPNJOBUFUIFBOOVBM OPUFYQFDUFEUIBUPUIFSBSFBTJO XBUFSRVBMJUZ IBCJUBU DJSDVMBUJPO DBUDI(FOFSBMQBUUFSOTJOëTI 4BSBTPUB#BZXJMMFWFSCFPQFOGPS QSFEBUJPO FUD UIBUHPJOUPB DPNNVOJUZTUSVDUVSFGSPNUIFëSTU TIFMMëTIIBSWFTUJOH QBSUJDVMBSMZ TVDDFTTGVMCBZTDBMMPQSFTUPSBUJPO UISFFZFBST UP UFOEUP BMPOHUIFNBJOMBOETIPSFMJOFT TUSBUFHZGPS4BSBTPUB#BZJT TFQBSBUFJOUPUISFFHSPVQJOHTTNBMM CFDBVTFPGUIFIJHIFSMJLFMJIPPE DVSSFOUMZCFJOHEFWFMPQFEUISPVHI 4BSBTPUBFNCBZNFOUT 3PCFSUT -JUUMF PGCBDUFSJBMDPOUBNJOBUJPOGSPN BQBSUOFSTIJQXJUI.PUF.BSJOF 4BSBTPUB BOE#MBDLCVSOCBZT MBSHFS VSCBOTPVSDFT QSJNBSJMZTUPSNXBUFS -BCPSBUPSZ #BZTFHNFOUTDMPTFMZMJOLFEUPUIF SVOPê)PXFWFS SFTUPSJOHTIFMMëTI Tidal Creeks (VMGPG.FYJDPBOESFDFJWJOHMJUUMF populations is still important in 'JOBMMZ UIF4#&1JTDVSSFOUMZ EJSFDUGSFTIXBUFSJOìPX 4BSBTPUB UFSNTPGXBUFSRVBMJUZ CFDBVTFUIFTF NBOBHJOHBDPNQSFIFOTJWFTUVEZ #BZ MBSHFS#BZTFHNFOUTOPUMJOLFE iëMUFSGFFEFSTwIBWFBHSFBUDBQBDJUZ PGMPDBMBOESFHJPOBMUJEBMDSFFLT DMPTFMZUPUIF(VMGBOESFDFJWJOH UPDMFBOTFJNQVSJUJFTGSPNUIFXBUFS UIBUXJMMVMUJNBUFMZSFTVMUJOB MBSHFBNPVOUTPGGSFTIXBUFSJOìPX ɨFCBZTDBMMPQ BOPUIFSMPDBMMZ NBOBHFNFOUQMBOGPSQSPUFDUJOH 1BMNB4PMB#BZBOEPUIFSTJO JNQPSUBOUTIFMMëTITQFDJFT XBT UIFTFDSFFLT XIJDIQSPWJEFWBMVBCMF BEKBDFOUFTUVBSJFT 1SFMJNJOBSZ DPOTJEFSFEJOUIFi$PNQSFIFOTJWF KVWFOJMFëTIFSJFTIBCJUBUɨFTUVEZ BOBMZTFTTIPXUIBU4BSBTPUB#BZëTI $POTFSWBUJPO.BOBHFNFOU1MBO JTEFTJHOFEUPVOEFSTUBOEUIF DPOUBJOFEMPXMFWFMTPGNFSDVSZ B wBTGBSCBDLBTɨF SFMBUJPOTIJQCFUXFFOXBUFSRVBMJUZ UPYJDNFUBMUIBUCJPBDDVNVMBUFTJO 4#&1QSPNPUFEFBSMZFêPSUTUP DPOEJUJPOT QBSUJDVMBSMZOVUSJFOUT ëTIUJTTVFUIFTFMFWFMTXFSFTJNJMBS SFMPDBUFNBUVSF BEVMUTDBMMPQTUP BOEUIFJSSFTQPOTFWBSJBCMFT UPMFWFMTJOëTIGSPN5BNQB#BZBOE 4BSBTPUB#BZUPGPSNiTQBXOFS DIMPSPQIZMM BMHBF BOEEJTTPMWFE $IBSMPUUF)BSCPS TBODUVBSJFT wXJUIUIFJOUFOUUIBU PYZHFO ɨFTFXBUFSRVBMJUZ UIFZXPVMETQBXOBOEQPQVMBUF SFMBUJPOTIJQTBSFUIFODPNCJOFE UIF#BZXJUIPêTQSJOH-BUFS MPDBM XJUIUIFVOJRVFOVSTFSZIBCJUBU TIFMMëTIIBUDIFSJFTXFSFCSPVHIUJO DIBSBDUFSJTUJDTUIFTFUJEBMUSJCVUBSJFT UPQSPEVDFNJMMJPOTPGCBCZTDBMMPQT QSPWJEF UIVTDSFBUJOHBUPUBMQJDUVSF UPTFFEUIF#BZ5PEBUF UIFTFBOE PGXIBUJTOFDFTTBSZUPQSPUFDUUIJT PUIFSFêPSUTIBWFNFUXJUINBSHJOBM WVMOFSBCMFMJGFTUBHFPGPVSNPSF TVDDFTT"DPOTJEFSBCMFSPBECMPDL JNQPSUBOUSFDSFBUJPOBMëTITQFDJFT to scallop restoration continues to CFUIFQFSTJTUFOUPVUCSFBLTPGSFE UJEFTJODF XIJDIFêFDUJWFMZ LJMMTDBMMPQTBMPOHXJUIëOëTI "DPNQSFIFOTJWFTUSBUFHZUP VOEFSTUBOEBMMUIFNJUJHBUJOHGBDUPST Dotty Motta Hermit crab.

50 2014 CCMP - SBEP Fisheries & Other Living Resources ACTION PLAN GOAL: Finfish ACTION 2.4: Restore and sustain fish and *OTUBMMTFBXBMMIBCJUBUNPEVMFTBMPOH OBJECTIVE 1.0: TFBXBMMTXIFSFBQQSPQSJBUF other living resources in Improve tributary habitats of Sarasota Bay. Sarasota Bay with a special 2.4.1: &ODPVSBHFQSJWBUFTFDUPS emphasis on juvenile life stages. POLICIES: NBOVGBDUVSJOHBOENBSLFUJOHPG ACTION 1.1: UIFNPTUFêFDUJWFEFTJHOTGPS Increase and protect fishery UIFTFNPEVMFT habitat, particularly for *EFOUJGZTBMJOJUZ[POFTXJUIJO UIFUSJCVUBSJFT 2.4.2: juveniles of recreationally ACTION 1.2: &ODPVSBHFIPNFPXOFSTUP and commercially important WPMVOUFFSUIFJSTFBXBMMTBOE 1SJPSJUJ[FSFTUPSBUJPOQSPKFDUTXJUIJO TIPSFMJOFGPSQSPKFDUT&ODPVSBHF species. Protect existing USJCVUBSJFTBTUPUIFJSQPUFOUJBMGPS UIFJSQBSUJDJQBUJPOUISPVHI fish populations. JODSFBTJOHDSJUJDBMKVWFOJMFIBCJUBU FEVDBUJPO JODFOUJWFT BOE SFTUPSJOHUIFCBMBODF QFSNJUUJOHBTTJTUBODF ACTION 1.3: $IBSBDUFSJ[F EFMJOFBUF BOERVBOUJGZ TIPSFMJOFGFBUVSFT IBCJUBUT XJUIJO UIFUSJCVUBSJFT ACTION 1.4: %FWFMPQNFUIPETNFBTVSFTUP RVBOUJGZJNQSPWFNFOUTUP KVWFOJMFGJTIFSJFT OBJECTIVE 2.0: Increase available habitats for fish in Sarasota Bay. Jimmy White ACTION 2.1: Mangrove snappers. &EVDBUFUIFQVCMJDPOUIFOFFEGPS JNQSPWFEëTIFSZIBCJUBUT ACTION 2.2: 3FTUPSF FOIBODF BOEQSPUFDUUIF WBMVFPGGSFTIXBUFSBOETBMUXBUFS XFUMBOETBTGJTIFSZIBCJUBUT ACTION 2.3: *NQSPWF4BSBTPUB#BZUSJCVUBSJFT UPSFTUPSFUIFWBMVFPGKVWFOJMF GJTIFSJFTIBCJUBUT DOD Conservation Program Turtlegrass.

ACTION PLAN (continued) 2.4.3: Shellﬁsh %FWFMPQNFBTVSFTUPEFNPOTUSBUF SFTUPSBUJPOFêFDUJWFOFTTUPJODSFBTF OBJECTIVE 4.0: BDDFQUBCJMJUZCZQFSNJUUJOHBHFODJFT Restore and enhance shellfish 2.4.4: populations and their habitats. 4QPOTPSBXPSLTIPQUPSFWJFX ACTION 4.1: SFTFBSDI TIBSFJEFBT EFWFMPQDSJUFSJB 3FEVDFMFWFMTPGDPOUBNJOBOUTJO BOEEJTDVTTQFSNJUUJOHJTTVFT USJCVUBSJFTBOESFTUPSFOBUVSBMTUSFBN ACTION 2.5: ìPXTUPDSFFLTBOETUSFBNT TFF &YQMPSFPQQPSUVOJUJFTGPSMJWJOH 4UPSNXBUFS5SFBUNFOU1SFWFOUJPO TIPSFMJOFTUISPVHIPVUUIF4BSBTPUB "DUJPO1MBOPOQBHF 0CKFDUJWF #BZBSFB ACTION 4.2: 2.5.1: &TUBCMJTIPZTUFSSFFGTJOBQQSPQSJBUF 4QPOTPSDPNNVOJUZXPSLTIPQTPO MPDBUJPOTJO4BSBTPUB#BZ MJWJOHTIPSFMJOFT ACTION 4.3: 4VQQPSUUIFSFFTUBCMJTINFOUPGCBZ OBJECTIVE 3.0: TDBMMPQTXJUIBQQSPQSJBUFNPOJUPSJOH Protect existing fish populations. $POUJOVFCBZTDBMMPQTFFEJOHXIFSF XBUFSRVBMJUZIBTJNQSPWFE ACTION 3.1: &TUBCMJTIBDPOTFSWBUJPOBSFB ACTION 4.4: OFBS4JTUFS,FZTXJUIMJNJUFE &EVDBUFUIFQVCMJDBCPVU BDDFTTPSBDUJWJUZ UIFSFHVMBUJPOTSFHBSEJOH TIFMMGJTIIBSWFTUJOH ACTION 3.2: 1SPNPUFDBUDIBOESFMFBTFBOE Bottom Habitats PUIFSBOHMJOHQSBDUJDFTUP JODSFBTFDPOTFSWBUJPO OBJECTIVE 5.0: Wikimedia Commons ACTION 3.3: Protect seagrasses from scarring by Clams. boat propellers. 4FFLEFTJHOBUJPOPG4BSBTPUB#BZ BTBUFTUBSFBGPSFOIBODFEëTIFSJFT NBOBHFNFOUNFBTVSFTDPNCJOFE ACTION 5.1: *NQSPWFDIBOOFMNBSLJOHPO XJUIDBSFGVMNPOJUPSJOH&TUBCMJTIB UIF*OUSBDPBTUBM8BUFSXBZBOE CBTFMJOFGPSSFMBUJWFëTIBCVOEBODF DPOOFDUPSDIBOOFMT BOEEJWFSTJUZXJUIJO4BSBTPUB#BZ Manatee County Hermit crab.

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Seagrass ACTION 6.4: &OGPSDFCPBUTQFFEMJNJUTJO4BSBTPUB OBJECTIVE 6.0: #BZXBUFSTIFEUPSFEVDFUVSCJEJUZ Maximize opportunities for ACTION 6.5: re-establishing and protecting seagrass 3FQBJSTFBHSBTTTDBSSJOHXIFSF habitat throughout Sarasota Bay. BQQSPQSJBUFo /PUF4FBHSBTTBDSFBHF IBTJODSFBTFECZBQQSPYJNBUFMZ ACTION 6.1: BDSFTTJODFDPOUJOVPVTTFBHSBTT &TUBCMJTIPSFYDFFETFBHSBTTUBSHFUT DPWFSBHFIBTJODSFBTFECZNPSFUIBO Barry Fackler BOENFFUXBUFSRVBMJUZUBSHFUTGPSUIF BDSFT4FBHSBTTJTQSFTFOUMZ NBJOUFOBODFPGTFBHSBTTBDSFBHFJO QFSDFOUBCPWFMFWFMT EFTJHOBUFEBSFBT ACTION 6.2: OBJECTIVE 8.0: *NQMFNFOUXBUFSRVBMJUZ Implement the Artificial Reef JNQSPWFNFOUTUSBUFHJFTUPJODSFBTF Master Plan. QSPEVDUJWFTFBHSBTTIBCJUBU TFF 8BTUFXBUFS5SFBUNFOU3FDMBNBUJPO ACTION 8.1: "DUJPO1MBOPOQBHFBOE 3FFYBNJOFUIFBSUJëDJBMSFFGNBTUFS 4UPSNXBUFS5SFBUNFOU1SFWFOUJPO QMBOFWFSZëWFZFBST "DUJPO1MBOPOQBHF ACTION 8.2: ACTION 6.3: %PDVNFOUSFFGIBCJUBURVBMJUZ 6TJOHBQQSPQSJBUFUFDIOJRVFT SFTUPSF ACTION 8.3: Administration Atmospheric National Oceanic & TFBHSBTTIBCJUBUJOTFMFDUFEBSFBTPG &TUBCMJTIUBSHFUTGPSBSUJëDJBMSFFGT EJTUVSCFEFYDBWBUFE#BZCPUUPNCZ /PUF'JGUZBDSFTPG4BSBTPUB#BZIBWF VTJOHESFEHFNBUFSJBMBTBQQMJDBCMF CFFOFOIBODFECZBSUJGJDJBMSFFGT UPFMFWBUFUIFCPUUPNUPXJUIJO TJYGFFUPGNFBOTFBMFWFM QFOEJOH PVUDPNFPGEFNPOTUSBUJPOQSPKFDU Jimmy White Beneath the mangroves. Turtlegrass.

2014 CCMP - SBEP 53 Fisheries & Other Living Resources PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS & RESULTS In 1995, performance RESULTS 1.4: measurements were established 3FDSFBUJPOBMëTIJOHPQQPSUVOJUJFT to evaluate ﬁsheries and other IBWFJODSFBTFEXJUIUIFFDPMPHJDBM living resources of Sarasota Bay. QBSLTUIBUIBWFCFFOFTUBCMJTIFE UISPVHIPVU4BSBTPUB#BZ MEASURE #1: RESULTS 1.5: Biological monitoring will show James Sweiderk /JOFBSUJëDJBMSFFGTIBWFCFFODSFBUFE improvements in quality and Stone crab. GPSBOHMFSVTF BOE BDSFTPG quality of ﬁsheries and habitats. TFBHSBTTIBWFJODSFBTFEIBCJUBUGPS RESULTS 1.1: GJTITQFDJFT 'JTIFSJFTJOEFQFOEFOUNPOJUPSJOH RESULTS 1.6: IBTTIPXOHPPETQFDJFTEJWFSTJUZ 0ZTUFSTBQQFBSUPCFJODSFBTJOH BOERVBOUJUJFTJO4BSBTPUB#BZ JOOVNCFSTJOUIF#BZ RESULTS 1.2: MEASURE #2: %BUBDPMMFDUFEPOSFTUPSBUJPOTJUFT TIPXSFBTPOBCMFQSPEVDUJWJUZ Biological monitoring will show increases in scallop populations. RESULTS 1.3: "OFDEPUBMSFQPSUTJOEJDBUF RESULTS 2.1: JODSFBTFTJOUIFRVBOUJUZPG Scallop populations in the Bay GJOGJTIBWBJMBCMFUPSFDSFBUJPOBM XFSFSFJEFOUJëFEBOEJODSFBTFEJO BOHMFST5IF'*.EBUBTVHHFTUTBO TJHOJëDBOUOVNCFSTJO CVU BCVOEBODFBOEEJWFSTJUZPGGJOGJTI IBWFCFFONBSHJOBMMZQSFTFOUTJODF JO#BZXBUFST5IFBQQFBSBODFPG

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54 2014 CCMP - SBEP Fisheries & Other Living Resources ACTION PLAN UPDATE *O JUXBTBDLOPXMFEHFE TUBOEBSETSFMBUFEUPNBJOUFOBODFPG 1SPHSBNTTQPOTPSFECZUIF4#&1 UIBUGPS4BSBTPUB#BZëTIFSJFT TFBHSBTTBOEXBUFSRVBMJUZUBSHFUT BOEJUTNBKPSHPWFSONFOUQBSUOFST UPSFDPWFS XBUFSRVBMJUZBOE BMTPSFTVMUFEJONPEJëDBUJPOPGUIJT IBWFJODSFBTFEUIF#BZTQSPEVDUJWJUZ IBCJUBUT QBSUJDVMBSMZGPSKVWFOJMF BDUJPOQMBO8BUFSRVBMJUZTUBOEBSET UISPVHIUIFSFFTUBCMJTINFOUPGWJUBM ëTI NVTUCFJNQSPWFE8BUFS IBWFCFFOBEPQUFEJOUPTUBUFBOE KVWFOJMFëTIIBCJUBU RVBMJUZBOETFBHSBTTUISPVHIPVUUIF GFEFSBMMBXUPQSPUFDUTFBHSBTTFTBOE #BZIBWFSFTQPOEFEGBWPSBCMZUP NBJOUBJOGVMMBRVBUJDMJGFTVQQPSU JNQMFNFOUBUJPOPGUIFXBTUFXBUFS BOEVTF BOETUPSNXBUFSBDUJPOQMBOT ɨF4BSBTPUB$PVOUZ$PNNJTTJPO PVUMJOFEJO XIJMFXFUMBOE EFDJTJPOUPXJUIESBXUIFQFSNJU SFTUPSBUJPOBOEFTUBCMJTINFOUPG BQQMJDBUJPOUPSFPQFO.JEOJHIU SFFGIBCJUBUTSFTVMUFEJOJNQSPWFE 1BTTBMTPSFTVMUFEJOEFMFUJPOPG KVWFOJMFIBCJUBUT4VDDFTTJO FMFNFOUTPGUIFBDUJPOQMBOSFMBUFEUP JNQMFNFOUJOHUIF$$.1IBT UIFDPOTJEFSBUJPOPGJUTSFPQFOJOH SFTVMUFEJONBKPSDIBOHFTJOUIF PCKFDUJWFTPVUMJOFEJOUIFëTIFSJFT BDUJPOQMBO ɨFTFDIBOHFTGPDVTPOUIF JEFOUJëDBUJPOPGDSJUJDBMIBCJUBUT JOUIFUSJCVUBSJFT BMPOHXJUIUIF EFMJOFBUJPOPGTIPSFMJOFBOEPUIFS WJUBMIBCJUBUTJOUIFUJEBMDSFFLT BOEUSJCVUBSJFT*UJTFYQFDUFEUIBU UIFDIBOHFTXJMMGPDVTSFTJEFOUTPO TVQQPSUJOHDIBOHFTJOTFBXBMMTBOE PUIFSTIPSFMJOFIBCJUBUT JODMVEJOH UIFVTFPGMJWJOHTIPSFMJOFTBTBO

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BACKGROUND IFQSJNBSZHPBMPGUIJT"DUJPO BNPOHBSFBSFTJEFOUTBOEWJTJUPSTɨF 51MBOJTUPQSPWJEFJODSFBTFE $POTFSWBUJPOBOE.BOBHFNFOU MFWFMTPGQVCMJDBDDFTTUPUIF#BZBOE 1MBOBDLOPXMFEHFEUIFMBSHFQVCMJD JUTSFTPVSDFTXJUIPVUBEWFSTFJNQBDU JOWFTUNFOUOFFEFEGPSSFTUPSBUJPOBOE 4VSWFZTDPOEVDUFECZUIF UIFOFFEUPQSPWJEFUIFQVCMJDXJUI The 1995 CCMP 4BSBTPUB#BZ&TUVBSZ1SPHSBN BDDFTTUPUIF#BZBOEJUTSFTPVSDFT JOEJDBUFUIBUPOFQSJNBSZVTFPG ɨF$$.1BMTPBDLOPXMFEHFTUIF acknowledged the large 4BSBTPUB#BZJTTJNQMZMPPLJOHBU OFFEUPSFEVDFDPOìJDUTBNPOHVTFST public investment needed JUɨFBRVBCMVFXBUFSDPMPSJT BOEUPFEVDBUFUIFQVCMJDUPCFDPNF BOJNQPSUBOUBTQFDUPGQFPQMFT FOWJSPONFOUBMTUFXBSET for restoration and the BUUSBDUJPOUPUIFSFHJPO4BSBTPUB 4FWFSBMGVOEBNFOUBMPCKFDUJWFT #BZJTBMTPBQPQVMBSEFTUJOBUJPO XFSFUP need to provide the public GPSTQPSUëTIJOH NPUPSCPBUJOH t *NQSPWFNBOBHFNFOUPGIJHIVTF TBJMJOH XJMEMJGFPCTFSWBUJPO CJSEJOH BSFBT SFEVDJOHDPOìJDUT with access to the Bay LBZBLJOHDBOPFJOH BOEPUIFSFDP t *NQSPWFDIBOOFMNBSLJOH and its resources UPVSJTNPQQPSUVOJUJFT.BJOUBJOJOH BOEFOIBODJOHUIFTFSFDSFBUJPOBM UISPVHIPVUUIF#BZ PQQPSUVOJUJFTXFSFFOWJTJPOFEBT t *NQSPWFBDDFTT BOJNQPSUBOUBTQFDUPGFêPSUTUP t*ODSFBTFFEVDBUJPOBNPOH SFTUPSF4BSBTPUB#BZXIJMFDSFBUJOH VTFSHSPVQT BTFOTFPGQMBDFBOETUFXBSETIJQ Sarasaota County

Caspersen Beach.

2014 CCMP - SBEP 57 Recreational Use PROGRESS REPORT n SFTQPOTF OPXBLF[POFTXFSF *FTUBCMJTIFEPSFYQBOEFEBU BMMJOMFUTUP4BSBTPUB#BZ BMPOH XJUIJNQSPWFENBSLJOHPGUIF *OUSBDPBTUBM8BUFSXBZ *$8 BOE BDDFTTDIBOOFMTUISPVHIPVUUIF TZTUFNɨJTNBSLJOHBMTPSFTVMUFE JOJODSFBTFEQSPUFDUJPOPGTFBHSBTT GSPNTDBSSJOH BOEQSPUFDUJPOGPS NBOBUFFT4QFFE[POFTXFSFBMTP JNQMFNFOUFEBOEFOGPSDFEXJUIJO UIF*$8BOEOPXBLF[POFTXFSF FTUBCMJTIFEPVUTJEFUIF*$8JO NBOZBSFBTPGUIF#BZ 5PJODSFBTFBDDFTT FDPMPHJDBM QBSLTXFSFDSFBUFEBSPVOEUIF#BZ SBEP UIFTFQBSLTJODMVEFFEVDBUJPOBM Palma Sola Scenic Highway sign unveiling. TJHOBHFUPFOIBODFTUFXBSETIJQ BOEWJTUBTGPSWJFXJOHɨF(VMG $PBTU)FSJUBHF5SBJMXBTVOWFJMFE MJOLJOHFOWJSPONFOUBM FEVDBUJPOBM DVMUVSBM BOEIJTUPSJDBMEFTUJOBUJPOT BSPVOEUIF#BZɨFUSBJMSFDPHOJ[FT UIBUNBOZWJTUBQPJOUTBSFMPDBUFE XJUIJOUIFJEFOUJëFEEFTUJOBUJPOT JODSFBTJOHPQQPSUVOJUJFTGPS#BZ BDDFTT5XP4DFOJD)JHIXBZTIBWF CFFOEFTJHOBUFEJOUIFSFHJPO 1BMNB4PMBBOE(VMG%SJWF /FX ecotourism business opportunities BSFFNFSHJOHUISPVHIPVUUIFSFHJPO Sarasota County Patti Cross Ringling Causeway Bridge, provides a downtown Sarasota. board, kayak, or canoe.

58 2014 CCMP - SBEP Recreational Use ACTION PLAN GOAL: OBJECTIVE 1.0: ACTION 2.8: Provide increased levels of Increase public awareness, foster &ODPVSBHFBOETVQQPSUDPBTUBM DMFBOVQJOJUJBUJWFT managed access to Sarasota behavioral change, and promote environmental stewardship. /PUF$IBOOFMNBSLJOHNPTUMZ Bay and its resources. DPNQMFUFCJSEBOEXJMEMJGFGFFEJOH ACTION 1.2: EJTDPVSBHFESFHJPOBMMZ.BSJOF POLICIES: 1SPNPUFFOGPSDFNFOUGPSCPBU 1BUSPMJTUJDLFUJOHBTOFDFTTBSZ Enhance recreational TQFFETBOEOPXBLF[POFTJO opportunities on Sarasota Bay 4BSBTPUB#BZ OBJECTIVE 3.0: while protecting Bay resources. Improve recreational access to OBJECTIVE 2.0: Sarasota Bay. Recreational use of Sarasota Reduce recreational use impacts Bay shall not adversely on natural resource areas within ACTION 3.1: 'BDJMJUBUFOFJHICPSIPPEJOJUJBUFE impact Bay resources. Sarasota Bay. JNQSPWFNFOUTGPSWJTVBMBDDFTTUP UIF#BZUISPVHIUIF'MPSJEB'SJFOEMZ ACTION 2.1: -BOETDBQJOH1SPHSBN 1SPNPUFDIBOOFMNBSLJOHUP QSPUFDUUISFBUFOFENBSJOFBSFBT ACTION 3.2: TVDIBTTFBHSBTTFT &OIBODFSFDSFBUJPOBMVTFPGQVCMJDMZ ACTION 2.2: PXOFE#BZGSPOUMBOE 1SPNPUFQPTUJOHNBSLFSTUP ACTION 3.3: EJTDPVSBHFCPBUTGSPNBQQSPBDIJOH "DRVJSFVOEFWFMPQFE#BZTIPSFMJOF CJSESPPLFSJFT GPSQVCMJDSFDSFBUJPO #BZGSPOUQBSLT ACTION 2.3: PSMPXJNQBDUQSFTFSWFT %JTDPVSBHFEFMJCFSBUFGFFEJOHPG TFBCJSETBOENBSJOFNBNNBMT UISPVHIFEVDBUJPOBOETJHOBHF ACTION 2.4: 4VQQPSUëTIJOHDBUDIBOESFMFBTF BDUJWJUJFT ACTION 2.5: 1SPNPUFEJTQPTBMPGGJTIJOH MJOFBOEPUIFSNBSJOFEFCSJTJO BQQSPQSJBUFDPOUBJOFST ACTION 2.6: 1SPNPUFFOIBODFEFOGPSDFNFOU PGBMMCPBUJOH ëTIJOH BOEPUIFS XBUFSCPSOFSVMFTBOEMBXT ACTION 2.7: &ODPVSBHFNBSJOBTBOEPUIFS XBUFSGSPOUCVTJOFTTFTUPGPMMPXTBGF SBEP OPOQPMMVUJOHQSBDUJDFT 2014 CCMP - SBEP 59 Recreational Use

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ACTION 3.4: ACTION 4.2: *EFOUJGZ#BZWJTUBQPJOUTJOMPDBM %FWFMPQBOFEVDBUJPOBMQSPHSBN DPNQSFIFOTJWFQMBOTBOEDPOTJEFS GPSUBSHFUBVEJFODFToJODMVEJOH UIFNJOMBOETDBQJOH SPBECVJMEJOH ZPVUIT UPVSJTUT BOEWJTJUPSToUP BOEPUIFSDPOTUSVDUJPO JNQSPWFBXBSFOFTTBOETFOTJUJWJUZ BCPVUUIF#BZ /PUF&EVDBUJPOBM ACTION 3.5: QSPHSBNTBSFGVMMZJNQMFNFOUFE 'VMMZJNQMFNFOUBOEFYQBOEUIF UISPVHIBOOVBM$JUJ[FO"DUJPO 4BSBTPUB#BZ)FSJUBHF5SBJMBOE 1MBOT1BSUJDJQBUJPO *OWPMWFNFOU #MVFXBZT4ZTUFN

SBEP &EVDBUJPO BOE3FTUPSBUJPO#BZ Signs like these guide users along the /PUF)FSJUBHF5SBJMBOE#MVFXBZT #VEEJFTBOETJHOBHF BSFTZTUFNGVMMZJNQMFNFOUFEXJUI UIFBTTJTUBODFPGUIF/BUJPOBM1BSL 4FSWJDF 5IFNBQTBOEHVJEFT OBJECTIVE 5.0: #MVFXBZTBOE)FSJUBHF5SBJM BSF Promote the Sarasota Bay region SFHVMBSMZVTFEBOEEJTUSJCVUFEBU as “paradise.” JOGPSNBUJPODFOUFST5IF4#&1 VQEBUFEUIF)FSJUBHF5SBJMHVJEF ACTION 5.1: JO': $POUJOVFUPEFWFMPQBOENBSLFU BTZTUFNPGJOUFHSBUFESFDSFBUJPOBM OBJECTIVE 4.0: PQQPSUVOJUJFT /PUF)FSJUBHF5SBJMBOE#MVFXBZT Improve education of recreational 4ZTUFNBSFPQFSBUJPOBMɨF users to protect the resources of .BOBUFF4BSBTPUBBSFBJTDPNNPOMZ Sarasota Bay. SFGFSSFEUPBTiQBSBEJTFwCZUIF CVTJOFTTDPNNVOJUZ $IBNCFSTPG ACTION 4.1: $PNNFSDFBOENFEJB 8PSLXJUIBQQSPQSJBUFPSHBOJ[BUJPOT to increase enrollment in boater ACTION 5.2: FEVDBUJPOQSPHSBNTUPQSPNPUF 1SPNPUFMJUUFSQSFWFOUJPOUISPVHIPVU CFUUFSQSPUFDUJPOPG#BZSFTPVSDFT UIF4BSBTPUB#BZSFHJPO /PUF-JUUFS

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60 2014 CCMP - SBEP Recreational Use PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS & BENEFITS In 1995, performance RESULTS 1.4: measurements were established ɨFSFHJPOBMFDPOPNJDWBMVFPG to evaluate by implementation. 4BSBTPUB#BZBOEJUTSFTPVSDFTIBT CFFOFTUBCMJTIFEBUCJMMJPO MEASURE #1: Public-opinion evaluation will MEASURE #2: be used to determine whether Roadway and Bay shoreline recreational experiences cleanups will yield less debris improve for Bay users. as litter-prevention campaigns become more eﬀective. RESULTS 1.1: ɨF4#&1BOEJUTQBSUOFSTIBWF RESULTS 2.1: DSFBUFEFDPMPHJDBMQBSLT "OOVBMDPBTUBMDMFBOVQT UISPVHIPVUUIFBSFBGPSUIF BSFDPOEVDUFECZ,FFQ FOKPZNFOUPGUIFQVCMJD 4BSBTPUBBOE,FFQ Boater’s RESULTS 1.2: .BOBUFF#FBVUJGVM Guide OVNFSPVTSPBEXBZ To ɨFTFTJUFTIBWFCFDPNFBO cleanups are also JODSFBTJOHMZQSPNJOFOUFDP DPOEVDUFEUISPVHI UPVSJTNPQQPSUVOJUZSFHJPOBMMZ Manatee County "EPQUB)JHIXBZ 5PVSJTNIBTJODSFBTFEUPSFDPSE BTOFFEFE Boating guides MFWFMTJOCPUI.BOBUFFBOE to Manatee and 4BSBTPUBDPVOUJFT Sarasota counties provide waterway RESULTS 1.3: and navigational #PBUFSTBGFUZIBTCFFOJNQSPWFE guides also promote CZFTUBCMJTIJOHOPXBLF[POFTBU responsible boating BMMJOMFUTUP4BSBTPUB#BZ/PXBLF habits and educational [POFTIBWFBMTPCFFOFTUBCMJTIFE PVUTJEFUIF*OUSBDPBTUBM8BUFSXBZ and natural resources. JONBOZBSFBT XIJMFBNQIMJNJU www.scgov.net IBTCFFOFTUBCMJTIFEJOUIF*$8 www.mymanatee.org UISPVHIPVUUIF#BZ naturalresources Sarasota County

The ten-mile Venetian Waterway James Sweiderk Cortez Bridge, Manatee County. Intracoastal Waterway.

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62 2014 CCMP - SBEP James Sweiderk BAY STEWARDSHIP HOW YOU CAN HELP: As a Civic Group or Educator As a Bay User t 1BSUJDJQBUFJOQMBOOJOHTQFDJBM t"WPJECPBUJOHOFBSCJSESPPLFSJFT NBOBHFNFOUGPSIJHIVTFBSFBTPG t%POPUGFFETFBCJSET.BOZ 4BSBTPUB#BZ JOKVSJFTUPTFBCJSETPDDVSXIFOUIF t4BGFCPBUJOHJOTUSVDUPSTDBO CJSETBSFIPPLFEBTUIFZQVSTVF JODPSQPSBUF#BZSFTPVSDFTo CBJUPSëTIPOBMJOF QSPUFDUJPONFTTBHFTJOFYJTUJOH t%POPUGFFENBSJOFNBNNBMT curricula to help raise GFFEJOHJOUFSGFSFTXJUIUIFJS CPBUFSBXBSFOFTT OBUVSBMCFIBWJPSBOEJTJMMFHBM t"TTJTUMPDBMHPWFSONFOUFêPSUTUP QMBDFVOEFWFMPQFE#BZTIPSFMBOET As a Business Person VOEFSQSPUFDUJWFTUBUVTUISPVHI t#PBUSFOUBMBOETBMFTDFOUFST BDRVJTJUJPO DPOTFSWBUJPO USBWFMBHFODJFT IPUFMT BOE FBTFNFOUT PSPUIFSNFBOT SFTUBVSBOUTDBOEJTUSJCVUF literature that promotes t"EWJTFMPDBMHPWFSONFOUTPOXBZT FOWJSPONFOUBMMZGSJFOEMZ#BZ UPJNQSPWFVTFBOEFOKPZNFOUPG SFDSFBUJPO$POUBDUMPDBMBOE QVCMJD#BZTIPSFMBOET TUBUFFOWJSPONFOUBMBHFODJFT t1SPNPUFMJUUFSQSFWFOUJPOBNPOH BOE.PUF.BSJOF-BCPSBUPSZGPS HSPVQNFNCFSTPSTUVEFOUT TFF BWBJMBCMFMJUFSBUVSF EFDBMT BOE

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2014 CCMP - SBEP 67 Citizens Participation Chapter

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Restoring Our Bays ESTUARY PROGRAM SARASOTA BAY Anna Maria Island, Manatee County. Sandhill cranes. AREA MAP 2014 PROJECT 2014 PROJECT Marie Selby Fruitville Rd. New Pass (to I-75) Lido Hudson Botanical Gardens Key Bayou North Lido Park- Phase 1 Celery Fields North Lido Park- Phase 2 Coker Reef Evans Reef Lido Beach Restoration Otter Key Pinecraft Park South Lido Park- Phase 1 Big Sarasota Bee Ridge Rd. South Lido Park- Phase 2 Pass Roberts Bay Bird Colonies Preserve (to I-75) Big Edward Island Preserve Skiers Island Preserve Proctor Rd. Little Edward Island Preserve

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SBEP would like to thank all the photographers who contributed throughout this publication. Cover credits: Inset images - aerial: Sarasota County; sandwich terns: Lou Newman; Bay Guardians: SBEP; Acknowledgments “Twenty-Five Years of Regional Partnership” Policy Board Jon Iglehart, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Honorable Patrick Ro!, City of Bradenton Michael Moran, Southwest Florida Water Management District Honorable Betsy Benac, Manatee County Honorable Lynn Larson, Town of Longboat Key Honorable Suzanne Atwell, City of Sarasota Honorable Charles Hines, Sarasota County Becky Allenbach, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency William Clague, Program Attorney Management Board Jennifer Carpenter, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Jennette Seachrist, Southwest Florida Water Management District Charlie Hunsicker, Manatee County Juan Florensa, Town of Longboat Key Gerald Boyce, City of Sarasota John Ryan, Sarasota County Jennifer Derby, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Jack Merriam, Citizens Advisory Committee Frank Courtney, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Gary Comp, Technical Advisory Committee Felicia Burks, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Manager SBEP Technical Advisory Committee "e Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) provides a mechanism for technical peer review and input to projects and programs of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program. "e TAC initiates technical studies, reviews projects put forth by other SBEP committees for scienti#c merit, and assists SBEP sta! with restoration and management plans for Bay resources. SBEP Citizens Advisory Committee "e Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) provides a mechanism for structured citizen input to the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program and assists in disseminating relevant information to the public. "e CAC develops action plans to communicate SBEP activities and strives to in$uence public policies that a!ect the Bay and its resources. SBEP Staﬀ Mark Alderson, Executive Director Marian Pomeroy, Finance Director Jay Leverone, Senior Scientist Sara Kane, Public Outreach Manager Kathy Harmon, Administrative Assistant Written by: Mark Alderson and SBEP Sta! Edited by: Cathy Ciccolella Publication design: Patti Cross

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