Seagrass acreage variation for all bays in Pinellas County
Bay |
Total Acreage |
Seagrass Acreage |
1988 |
1994 |
1996 |
1999 |
2001 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
Boca Ciega Bay |
97,680 |
|
|
7,435 |
7,240 |
7,441 |
7,478 |
8,632 |
8,209 |
8,297 |
8,289 |
8,632 |
8,815 |
Clearwater Harbor |
44,308 |
|
|
|
2,961 |
3,323 |
3,418 |
4,428 |
4,778 |
4,662 |
4,269 |
4,259 |
4,253 |
Long Bayou/Cross Bayou |
84 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
2 |
56 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Lower Tampa Bay |
82,790 |
|
|
6,432 |
5,892 |
5,657 |
6,405 |
6,708 |
6,405 |
6,955 |
7,051 |
7,744 |
7,907 |
Middle Tampa Bay |
84,933 |
|
|
5,145 |
5,282 |
5,405 |
6,101 |
4,953 |
6,459 |
8,002 |
8,708 |
9,172 |
9,140 |
Old Tampa Bay |
84,324 |
|
|
5,790 |
4,420 |
5,286 |
4,639 |
5,427 |
5,823 |
6,679 |
7,001 |
10,265 |
11,137 |
Riviera Bay |
2,604 |
|
|
318 |
293 |
180 |
143 |
126 |
136 |
163 |
196 |
370 |
359 |
St. Joseph Sound |
134,264 |
|
|
|
11,622 |
10,665 |
11,710 |
10,327 |
12,463 |
12,648 |
12,773 |
12,922 |
12,846 |