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Florida researchers team to map entire Florida coast, wildlife habitats

High-Resolution multibeam maps to identify essential habitats on the west Florida coast shelf. Image Credit C-SCAMP Project

High-Resolution multibeam maps to identify essential habitats on the west Florida coast shelf. Image Credit C-SCAMP Project

  • July 24, 2018
  • News

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The USF College of Marine Science is teaming up with the Florida Institute of Oceanography to map the entire Florida coast, as well as gather data on fish spawning areas in the state’s coastal waters.

  • Researchers developing maps of essential sea life habitats
  • Florida Coastal Mapping Program capturing high resolution maps of coast
  • Less than 20 percent of Florida’s coastal waters have been mapped

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