The primary objectives of this project were to assess the importance of Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor/Pine Island Sound as shark nursery grounds; survey these estuaries for bycatch of small sharks, teleosts, and other ...

This report describes a project with a goal to evaluate the susceptibility of seagrasses in Charlotte Harbor, Florida, to impacts from increased nutrients. The project involved the study of grasses in the Harbor in order ...

This report describes a project by Mote Marine Laboratory in which a study over multiple years was conducted in Charlotte Harbor and the associated rivers on a number of ecological fronts. Because of the dramatic responses ...

This report includes the dominant species; and, where the greatest abundance of fishes and the greatest species diversity occurred. The summary states the abundance of fishes in the bay was related to both temperature and ...

An assessment of the damage to shoreline mangrove habitats following Hurricane Charley was undertaken to evaluate the potential remaining for the area to serve as nursery habitat for an endangered species, smalltooth sawfish ...

This report discusses a study on the potential impact of hurricanes and red tide on the abundance, reproductive rates, distribution, and site fidelity of bottlenose dolphins in Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Florida.

The manatee research program contracted with Dr. Lori Schwacke, who has expertise in epidemiology, biometry, and modeling in order to analyze existing aerial survey and photo-identification databases in Charlotte Harbor ...

Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) data for Charlotte Harbor, Florida, has been the subject of a number of recent investigations to address seagrass-related water clarity targets for the Harbor. In this study, Mote ...

The survey was designed to quantify nutrient processes in surface waters of Charlotte Harbor resulting from wet season flows. The study is part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project (CERP)which will redistribute ...