Seagrass acreage variation for all bays in Tampa Bay

Bay Total Acreage Seagrass Acreage
1988 1994 1996 1999 2001 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Boca Ciega Bay 114,606 7,435 7,240 7,441 7,478 8,632 8,209 8,297 8,289 8,632 8,815
Clearwater Harbor 52,209 2,961 3,323 3,418 4,428 4,778 4,662 4,269 4,259 4,253
Hillsborough Bay 13,230 201 199 485 563 412 833 836 1,444 1,969 2,002
Long Bayou/Cross Bayou 84 16 2 56 1 1 0 0 5
Lower Tampa Bay 98,594 6,432 5,892 5,657 6,405 6,708 6,405 6,955 7,051 7,744 7,907
Manatee River Estuary 6,588 277 279 285 355 678 546 658 558 556 610
Middle Tampa Bay 100,969 5,145 5,282 5,405 6,101 4,953 6,459 8,002 8,708 9,172 9,140
Old Tampa Bay 98,386 5,790 4,420 5,286 4,639 5,427 5,823 6,679 7,001 10,265 11,137
Riviera Bay 2,755 318 293 180 143 126 136 163 196 370 359
St. Joseph Sound 160,465 11,622 10,665 11,710 10,327 12,463 12,648 12,773 12,922 12,846
Terra Ceia Bay 14,293 976 938 947 1,049 969 935 999 1,011 1,160 1,235