Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserve

General Information

Project Type(s):sighting

Site Name:Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserve

Site Reference Number:59

Region(s):Northwest

Counties:Taylor, Dixie

Approximate Latitude: 29.62 Approximate Longitude: -83.48

Principal Investigator(s):Bresette, Michael

Point(s) of Contact:Bresette, Michael - Phone Number: (772) 467-7726, Email: mbresette@inwater.org

Organizations Involved:Inwater Research Group, Inc.

Organization Type(s):non-profit

Project Status: Active

Start Date: 6/2012

End Date: n/a

Equipment and Methods

General Method(s) Used:boat survey

Sampling and Effort

	Visual	Capture
Sampling regime:	unknown	unknown
Measure of effort:	obs/distance	unknown

Bottom Type(s):seagrass, hardbottom

Water Type Zone: Water Type Environment:

Min. Depth (m): Max. Depth (m): 4

Mean Depth (m):

Captures and Sightings Information

Species	No. of Captures	No. of Sightings	Min Size* (cm)	Max Size* (cm)	Mean Size* (cm)	FP Observed	Life Stages**
Green Turtle (Cm)	n/a	26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Loggerhead (Cc)	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kemp's Ridley (Lk)	n/a	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hawksbill (Ei)	n/a	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Leatherback (Dc)	n/a	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

*All size measurements are SSCL unless otherwise indicated
** For Cm, Cc, Lk, & Ei: O - Oceanic-stage juvenile; N - Neritic-stage juvenile; S - Subadult; A - Adult. For Dc: I - Immature; A - Adult. n/a = not applicable; n/r = not reported.

This report adheres to the following size ranges for life stage classification for these species:

	Green turtle	Loggerhead	Kemp's ridley	Hawksbill
Oceanic-stage juvenile	< 25 cm SCL	< 30 cm SCL	< 25 cm SCL	< 25 cm SCL
Neritic-stage juvenile	25-69 cm SCL	30-69 cm SCL	25-39 cm SCL	25-64 cm SCL
Subadult	70-84 cm SCL	70-79 cm SCL	40-59 cm SCL	65-74 cm SCL
Adult	≥ 85 cm SCL	≥ 80 cm SCL	≥ 60 cm SCL	≥ 75 cm SCL

	Leatherback
Immature	< 135 cm OCL
Adult	≥ 135 cm OCL

Other Information Collected

Project Summary

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Literature/Reports Produced

Inwater Research Group, Inc. 2012. Pilot project - sea turtle developmental habitats in the St. Martins Marsh and Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserves. Final report submitted to US Fish and Wildlife Service North Florida Ecological Service's Coastal Program, 25 pp.