How do we ensure the delivery of the right amount of fresh water - at the right time and of good quality - to sustain and enhance coastal waters?

• The Florida Keys:
  What is happening to the reef tract and why?
• The Florida Bay Interagency Science Program:
  Results: Scientific Information Resources Managers Need
• The Florida Bay Interagency Science Program:
  What is the correct quantity, timing, quality and spatial distribution of freshwater inflow from the Greater Everglades needed to restore and sustain the Florida Bay ecosystem?
• The St. Lucie River Estuary:
  How can we provide water and sediment of sufficient quality to support a healthy estuary system including oysters, submerged aquatic vegetation, and fisheries populations.
• Biscayne Bay:
  How can the quantity, timing, and quality of freshwater inflow be improved to sustain healthy ecosystems in all parts of this bay that stretches from surban areas to wilderness?
• The Caloosahatchee Estuary:
  What freshwater flow regime will protect and enhance submerged grass beds, and other biotic resources?
• The Southwest Florida Estuaries:
  How do we restore and protect these valuable estuaries?
• The Southwest Florida Project Coordination Team:
  How are we expanding the science needed for effective resource management?

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