Recovery and Resilience of Oyster Reefs in the Big Bend of Florida
Implementing Organization
University of Florida Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$8,334,400
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Funding Program
NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund GEBF
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Species Restoration
Targeted Resources
Oysters/Reefs
Project Description
Restore a degraded chain of oyster reefs in the Big Bend area of Florida to promote resilience and ecological benefit to a 50,000 acre coastal landscape comprised of vast salt marshes, seagrass beds and coastal forests that collectively host numerous fish and wildlife species of conservation and economic importance.
Contact
Peter C. Frederick352-846-0565
pfred@ufl.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
Suwannee River Water Management District, Cedar Key Oystermen aTMs Association, Cedar Key Aquaculture Association
Affiliated Institutions
None