The City of Venice had authorized the construction of a wooden retaining wall and shell road at the Esplanade, South in Sarasota County, Florida. This report describes a project beginning May 1, 1993 by Mote Marine ...

The Gulf Coast Shark Census is the world's only 100% catch-and-release shark tournament designed for research. It was used to test and develop the feasibility of catch-and-release programs for recreational shark fisheries. ...

This report describes a project that evaluates and monitors the colonization of artificial reefs by fish and invertebrate species typically found in Sarasota Bay and Tampa Bay, Florida. Seasonal surveys were conducted on ...

The purpose of this research project was to begin to address the lack of scientific data available on smalltooth sawfish by investigating their distribution and abundance in southwest Florida, and studying their movement ...

The goal of this project is to provide an updated database of observational data on boat use patterns in Charlotte and Lee counties. Ultimately, this data will be compared with data collected using other techniques, ...

Aerial surveys to estimate manatee populations and distribution have been conducted since 1985. This report presents 6 years of collected data from 1985-1990. The objectives were to determine the relative abundance, ...

This report presents 1990 sighting data for manatees from Anna Maria Sound to northern Charlotte Harbor, including the Myakka River, in Florida. This work is a continuation of manatee population studies conducted by Mote ...

A one-year study was undertaken in order to characterize recreational vessel activity in Collier County, Florida. Field data collection consisted of a series of 16 countywide low-level aerial surveys of all navigable ...

The tar collected in New Pass, Sarasota Bay on June 30, 1982 was found to be representative of material recently (<1 month) discharged from oil tankers cleaning oily residual from oil storage tanks. Two types of tar ...