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YEAR 2004 - CRP Project #3003 (Gulf of Mexico)
Project #3003
Tarpon Bay Hydrologic
Restoration Project
Isles of Capri, Florida
Culvert with tidal flushing in Oct 2004. PHOTO: Rookery Bay staff
Manatee traveling through the Tarpon Bay culvert - May 19, 2021
PHOTO: Alan McLaughlin, Isles of Capri Fire & Rescue Dept
Project name: #3003 - Tarpon Bay Hydrologic Restoration
Project status: Cancelled
Grant Administrator: Gulf of Mexico Foundation (for NOAA)
Grantee: Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Project location: Isles of Capri, Florida
Grant period: Jan 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2021 (extended to Aug 31, 2021)
Grant amount: $51,000
Land Ownership: public/state land
Lat/Long: 25.9838/ -81.7276 (UTM: N 2874092, E 427177)
Types of Habitat: bays, seagrass and algal beds, mangroves, oyster bars
Project leader: Judy Haner and Cheryl Metzger
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
300 Tower Rd.
Naples, FL 34113
(239)417-6310 phone
(239)417-6315 fax
Anticipated Species To Benefit From Restoration:
- West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
- Cobia (Rachycentrtron canadum)
- Snook (Centropomus undecimalis)
- Mullet (Mugil cephalus))
- Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)
- Snapper (Lutjanus compechanus)
- Pink shrimp (Penaeus duorarum)
- Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)
- Stone crab (Menippe mercenaria)
- red mangrove
- shoal grass, turtle grass, manatee grass, algae
Project Goals:
Install two culverts and one bridge to improve water quality and essential habitats by reestablishing the natural flushing between
Tarpon and Johnson bays. This grant will help fund installation of the second culvert.
Acres of Habitat To Be Restored:
The entire scope of this large-scale restoration project involves about 360 acres of
submerged lands populated by aquatic flora and
mangrove plants which are primary habitat for juvenile
fish species.
Project Description:
This ongoing project is a continuation of a Year 2003 Gulf of Mexico Foundation CRP grant,
#2005. This
large-scale hydrologic restoration project located in
southern Florida consists of two phases. Phase One
encompasses the construction of two large box culverts
and a small bridge to re-establish tidal flow interrupted
when four islands were connected by a road constructed in
'50s and '60s. Phase Two will construct visitors
facilities. Grant #3003 ($51,000) will help fund construction of
the second culvert, part of Phase One.
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