Artificial reef evaluation capabilities of Florida counties

Abstract

Florida's coastal county artificial reef sampling and data management programs are surveyed in this report. The survey describes the county level capability for artificial reef documentation and performance assessment based on their needs, interests, organizational structure and "in-situ" data collection and data management techniques. The. primary purpose of this study is to describe what staffing, training, techniques, organizational procedures and equipment are used by the coastal counties to establish local reef assessment projects, if they have such an effort. This information is necessary to help determine the feasibility of implementing standards of data quality assurance and control for a state reef database with information provided by local reef managers. (103pp.)