Eyes on Seagrass is a volunteer monitoring program that engages volunteers to survey seagrass. Methods were developed with close collaboration with scientists from the University of Florida and University of West Florida to ensure that the data collected by volunteers could be utilized in health assessments used by natural resource managers. Eyes on Seagrass data helps scientists get a better picture of the health of Florida’s seagrasses, and ultimately helps communities make more informed decisions about how the vital resource is managed.
Program name
Florida Sea Grant
Location
Charlotte County, Sarasota County, Santa Rosa County, Escambia County, Lee County, Florida
State
Florida
Partners
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, University of West Florida
Project Topics
Coastal Processes/Shoreline/Erosion
Naturalist/Stewardship
Species Monitoring/Conservation/Phenology
Water Quality/Biotoxins/Ocean Acidification
Project Website