| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
1.01 |
Develop detailed baseline distribution maps. |
Ongoing Current |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Environmental Resources Management, Water Management Districts, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
GIS and ground truthing. Build on present database. GIS database at NOAA or FMRI. Link with actions 2.03 and 2.04. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
1.01.1 |
Identify areas with persistent populations. |
Complete |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, St. Johns River Water Management District, Department of Environmental Resources Management |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
1.01.2 |
Map and delineate areas with flowering populations. |
Partially Complete |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Diver survey for 1 month/year, GIS. Develop and issue request for proposals. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
1.01.3 |
Identify areas of abundance or areas that are conducive to the survival of the species |
Complete |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Water Management Districts |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
link with Actions 1.01A and 1.01B. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
1 |
1.02 |
Protect the geographic extremes of the range and genetically unique populations. |
Ongoing Current |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Water Management Districts, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Cost depends on level of protection. Incorporate into regulatory process. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
2.01 |
Determine whether the distribution and size of beds are expanding or declining and identify factors influencing expansion or decline. |
Ongoing Current |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Water Management Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Annual monitoring part of action 2.04. Develop GIS database. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
2.02 |
Determine the precise northern and southern distributional limits of H. johnsonii and monitor the temporal variation in these limits using DGPS and in-situ sampling. |
Ongoing Current |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, St. Johns River Water Management District, Department of Environmental Resources Management |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Annual patch mapping, GIS. Link with actions 1.01, 2.03, and 2.04. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
2.03 |
Determine whether patch size, abundance, or spacing vary from north to south and identify if there are presently any large distribution gaps. |
Ongoing Current |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Environmental Resources Management, Water Management Districts |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
GIS, Link with action 1.01. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
2.04 |
Monitor persistence. Establish permanent monitoring plots at (a) the northern and southern distribution limits, (b) the geographic extremes of the natural lagoon systems within the known geographic range, (c) sites with existing or long-term water quality data, and (d) sites identified to have unique genotypes present. |
Ongoing Current |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Environmental Resources Management, Water Management Districts, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Sampled once/year. Link with action 2.02. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
3.02 |
Locate ephemeral populations of H. johnsonii and identify the characteristics (as determined by 3.01) of these sites. |
Ongoing Current |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Water Management Districts |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Combine with actions 1.01, 1.02, 3.01, and 3.03. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
3.03 |
Identify the habitat characteristics which favor populations with female flowers (assuming male flowers should co-occur with females) and experimentally manipulate these conditions in the laboratory or mesocosm to attempt to induce flowering. |
Not Started |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Combine with action 3.04, and 101.A. First need to determine if female flowers contribute to recruitment. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
3.04 |
Conduct experiments to determine the effect of other seagrass species on the distribution and abundance ofH. johnsonii and assess the similarity of habitat requirements between H. johnsonii and other species. |
Ongoing Not Current |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Combine with action 3.02. In-situ and mesocosm experiments. Develop and issue request for proposal: grant, contract. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
3.05 |
Determine if water quality and water management programs are appropriate for determining changes in conditions which would affect the continuous vegetative growth and reproduction of H. johnsonii. |
Ongoing Current |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Water Management Districts, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
3.06 |
Select areas throughout the geographic range of the species which have suitable environmental conditions for perennial and flowering populations for use in the development and management of special protection areas for H. johnsonii. |
Not Started |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Establish preserve in critical areas. Possibly National Estuarine Research Reserve. Link with Action 5.13. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
4.01 |
Estimate rates of new shoot (the vertical shoot formed by the branching of the horizontal rhizome/apical meristem) formation and death rates in natural populations and in experimental fragments manipulated in mesocosms under different environmental conditions. |
Partially Complete |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Action 4.01 to be combined with action 4.02 in same study. Develop and issue request for proposal: grant, contract. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
1 |
4.02 |
Experimentally determine the mechanism for recruitment of patches (clones) and maximum dispersal distances of vegetative fragments. Use this information to determine the number of self-sustaining populations necessary to ensure their presence throughout the range. |
Ongoing Not Current |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
To be combined with action 4.01 in same study. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
4.03 |
Experimentally manipulate in the laboratory or mesocosm, light, temperature, salinity and nutrients to determine their effects on flowering and growth of vegetative fragments. |
Partially Complete |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Mesocosm experiments. Develop and issue request for proposal: grant, contract. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
4.04 |
Collect and transplant mature fruits of H. johnsonii to determine whether fruits of H. johnsonii germinate and whether apomixis occurs. |
Not Started |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with action 7.02. Also individual monitoring of plants. Develop and issue request for proposal: grant, contract. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
5.01 |
Establish and convene an Implementation Team to develop a long-term research plan for the species and coordinate implementation of recovery plan actions. |
Complete |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Water Management Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
To begin immediately. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
5.02 |
Recommend to Federal and state agencies that they adopt sampling protocols for H. johnsonii for the permit application and monitoring requirements of project sites (Appendix III). |
Partially Complete |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Water Management Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Costs are for agency/public workshops. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
5.03 |
Incorporate pre- and post-construction monitoring data of H. johnsonii distribution and abundance, from federal, state, and local agencies, into a centralized GIS tracking system to improve protection and management and to determine cumulative impacts. |
Ongoing Not Current |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Water Management Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Put into permit requirement. Should be done in conjunction with actions 2.04 and 8.04. Requires setting up GIS database. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
5.04 |
Provide educational opportunities and workshops for federal, state, and local permitting agencies, including training in field identification, sampling protocols, and critical habitat. |
Not Started |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Water Management Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Cross-reference with actions 8.01-8.05. Link with action 5.02. (10K-meeting; 20K - Employee) Costs to hold workshop in year 1 and print brochure in year 2. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
1 |
5.05 |
Establish federal and state interagency coordination during the permit review process (e.g., NOAA, COE, FDEP, SJRWMD, SFWMD, FWC) for projects that may affect H. johnsonii or its habitat so that impacts to the species can be avoided or minimized. |
Not Started |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Water Management Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Travel costs for meeting to establish the process, likely out of agencies? existing funds. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
1 |
5.06 |
Improve or maintain water quality and sediment conditions appropriate for continuous vegetative growth and reproduction of natural populations of H. johnsonii throughout its geographic range, addressing point and non-point sources and water quality-based targets (PLRGs and TMDLs). Coordinate these actions with already existing programs, including, but not exclusively, the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary and SWIM programs, and the Lake Worth Management Plan. |
Not Started |
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Water Management Districts, National Estuary Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Incorporate, where feasible, into currently existing regulations.Link with action 5.07. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
5.07 |
Establish Pollutant Load Reduction Goals (PLRGs) and determine Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for specific water body or segment within a water body, describing the management actions required to reach these guidelines (including stormwater treatment, wastewater reuse, and best management practices for upland use). |
Not Started |
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Water Management Districts, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with actions 3.03, 3.05, and 4.03.Being done in Indian River Lagoon for seagrass in general. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
5.08 |
Monitor water bodies, or the segments within, for the predicted responses of water quality and seagrass to the implementation of management actions. |
Ongoing Current |
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Department of Environmental Resources Management, Water Management Districts, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with actions 3.05 and 4.03. Link with monitoring designs and costs of action 2.04. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
1 |
5.09 |
Assess current federal, state, and local seagrass protection regulations (specifically those that addressing human activities on state-owned submerged lands and within the boundaries of federally-designated areas) for their level of effectiveness in protecting H. johnsonii and its habitat. |
Ongoing Current |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Partially addressed in Recovery Plan, Chapter 1. Link with action 3.05. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
5.1 |
Assess enforcement efforts of existing submerged land/seagrass protection regulations. Implement modifications to increase effectiveness of enforcement actions, as needed. |
Ongoing Current |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with actions 3.05, 5.05 and 5.06. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
5.11 |
Preserve natural shoreline buffers on waterfront properties and encourage shoreline restoration. |
Ongoing Current |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Department of Environmental Resources Management, Water Management Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Estuary Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with action 8.01. Should be part of FDEP, county existing programs. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
5.12 |
Identify and recommend the acquisition of privately-owned submerged lands vegetated with H. johnsonii and its adjacent uplands through local, regional, state and federal programs. |
Not Started |
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Nongovernmental Organizations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Environmental Resources Management, Water Management Districts, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Florida Forever project. Cost depends on acquisition costs. Use 2000 SWIM programs. Enter into baseline GIS as acquired: action 1.01. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
5.13 |
Implement a multiple agency management program to reduce prop scarring and trampling of shallow water seagrass beds. |
Not Started |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Estuary Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with ongoing FDEP efforts. Link with action 8.01. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
5.14 |
Determine whether specific protection regulations for H. johnsonii will be developed under section 4(d) of the ESA in order to provide for the conservation of the species. |
Complete |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with actions 5.05 and 5.06. Will assist in permitting process. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
5.15 |
Establish "adverse modification" and ?jeopardy? guidelines for H. johnsonii for use in Section 7 consultation under the ESA. |
Not Started |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
6.01 |
Determine the range of genetic variability and identify genetically unique populations within the species' geographic range. |
Ongoing Current |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with actions 1.02, 2.03, 3.01, 4.02. Develop and issue request for proposal: grant, contract. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
6.02 |
Determine whether indices of genetic diversity are correlated with species persistence. |
Not Started |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with actions 4.01, 4.02, and 7.02 in single study. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
2 |
7.01 |
Conduct mesocosm and field experiments to test the feasibility of transplanting excavated and naturally-dislodged vegetative fragments of H. johnsonii under a broad range of environmental conditions. |
Ongoing Current |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with actions 4.01, 4.02, and 7.01 in single study. Develop and issue request for proposal: grant, contract. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
7.02 |
Identify populations of H. johnsonii which grow and survive under different field transplanting conditions. |
Not Started |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Actions 7.03, 7.04, 7.05, and 7.06 to be combined in one request for proposal. Link with actions 2.04, 4.02, and 4.03. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
7.03 |
Use reciprocal field and mesocosm transplants to test the effects of different water depths, salinities, geographical ranges, and genetic stocks on controlling the distribution and abundance of H. johnsonii. Identify key growth and demographic characteristics that distinguish the source and the surviving transplant populations. |
Not Started |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with actions 2.04, 4.01, 4.02, 7.03, 7.04 and 7.06. Develop and issue request for proposal: grant, contract. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
7.04 |
Develop a reliable methodology for transplanting H. johnsonii. |
Not Started |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
In conjunction with 7.03. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
7.05 |
Use mesocosms to maintain and experimentally test the superiority of stock characteristics of H. johnsonii. |
Not Started |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with actions 4.02, 4.03, 7.03, 7.04, and 7.05. Cost depends on personnel. State facility maintains stocks from 7.03 and 7.04. Develop and issue request for proposal: grant, contract. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
8.01 |
Develop a Web Page for H. johnsonii and post updates on its recovery efforts. |
Planned |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
An action for an existing webmaster. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
8.02 |
Adapt existing education tools such as pamphlets and brochures on Florida seagrasses to address H. johnsonii. |
Ongoing Current |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
In existing Environmental Information (E&I)/Outreach and Education departments. Contribute to printing costs. Link actions 8.02, 8.03, and 8.04. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
8.03 |
Coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies, conservation groups, plant societies, commercial and recreational boaters and fishers, SCUBA divers, and media to develop a positive understanding of seagrass and H. johnsonii. |
Not Started |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Estuary Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Use Public Relations personnel.Cost of brochures and teaching aids. Use existing programs. |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
8.04 |
Develop and evaluate educational materials and curricula with schools and local environmental centers that introduce students to seagrasses, making sure to incorporate information on H. johnsonii, its habitat, and the ESA. |
Not Started |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Use input from actions 1.01, 2.04, 3.04, 4.03, 5.04, 5.15, 7.01, and 8.02. Link with essential fish habitat and faunal survey. Input of Dept. of Education and local districts |
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| Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) |
3 |
8.05 |
Develop and present state/federal/Water Management District regulatory workshops on survey protocol, effects of actions on H. johnsonii, and basic biology and proper identification of the species. |
Not Started |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Water Management Districts, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Work type not yet selected |
Labor type not yet selected |
Link with actions 5.03, 5.04. Use actions 1.01, 2.04, and 4.03. Needed workshops, use existing programs. |
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