Seagrass and Caulerpa Monitoring in Hillsborough Bay Eighth Annual Report

This is the eighth annual report to FDER to satisfy the requirements set forth in specific condition #14 of FDER construction permit DO29-1845321B. The City of Tampa, Bay Study Group (BSG), has monitored the effects of sewage pollution abatement in Hillsborough Bay since 1976. Within the last decade, water quality improvements and evidence of minor seagrass revegetation in Hillsborough Bay prompted the BSG to initiate a seagrass study to compliment other programs assessing the environmental status of Hillsborough Bay