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 97,680 7,435 7,240 7,441 7,478 8,632 8,209 8,297 8,289 8,632 8,815
Clearwater Harbor 44,308 2,961 3,323 3,418 4,428 4,778 4,662 4,269 4,259 4,253
Hillsborough Bay 10,869 201 199 485 563 412 833 836 1,444 1,969 2,002
Long Bayou/Cross Bayou 84 16 2 56 1 1 0 0 5
Lower Tampa Bay 82,790 6,432 5,892 5,657 6,405 6,708 6,405 6,955 7,051 7,744 7,907
Manatee River Estuary 5,774 277 279 285 355 678 546 658 558 556 610
Middle Tampa Bay 84,933 5,145 5,282 5,405 6,101 4,953 6,459 8,002 8,708 9,172 9,140
Old Tampa Bay 84,324 5,790 4,420 5,286 4,639 5,427 5,823 6,679 7,001 10,265 11,137
Riviera Bay 2,604 318 293 180 143 126 136 163 196 370 359
St. Joseph Sound 134,264 11,622 10,665 11,710 10,327 12,463 12,648 12,773 12,922 12,846
Terra Ceia Bay 12,289 976 938 947 1,049 969 935 999 1,011 1,160 1,235