Water Clarity Benchmarks
Water clarity is an important measure of aquatic health that is both scientifically significant and also relates to an observable phenomenon of great interest to the public. Targets will be proposed based on a thorough analysis of existing water quality data and other data, as needed. The geographic scope of this project includes all the coastal bays of Sarasota County, including all the segments used for the last decade of ambient water quality monitoring. The specific bays and bay areas include Sarasota Bay, New Pass, Big Sarasota Pass, Roberts Bay (Sarasota), Little Sarasota Bay, Midnight Pass, Blackburn Bay Lyons Bay, Dona Bay, Roberts Bay (Venice), Lemon Bay, and estuarine Myakka River.
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Miscellaneous
- Circulation and Transport Within a System of Shallow Interconnected Barrier Island Lagoons, 8,426 kB
Reports
- Comparing Clarity Elements for Exceedance of Kd Benchmark by Segment, 45 kB
- Data Review for Appropriateness of Setting Clarity Targets, 2,759 kB
- Defining Seagrass Target Areas in Sarasota County Estuarine Waters, 515 kB
- Distribution of Light Attenuation Coefficients by Bay Segment for 40% PAR, 85 kB
- Establishing Water Clarity Benchmarks for Sarasota County Estuarine Waters, 2,879 kB