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Description: In collaboration with researchers from FloridaState University, Florida Sea Grant introduces an important but poorly known topic:submarine groundwater discharge. Although nearly invisible, submarinegroundwater discharge influences coastal systems. This brochure helps explain this important phenomenon. (8pp.)

Description: National Sea Grant College Program

Description: Center for Natural Resources, IFAS, University of Florida

Description: NOAA Grant No 76 RG-0120

Description: As a program supporting academic research that addresses recognized societal needs, theFlorida Sea Grant Program is developing a research theme area on estuaries to provide a uniquely academic product that will augment mission-oriented research undertaken by government and bythe private sector. This report is not a call for proposals. It does not prescribe a specific researchplan. Rather, it is a concept paper designed to focus research on two broad "organizing themes":(1) the hydrology of Florida's estuaries, and (2) the impact of cyclic environmental variability onestuarine function. (46pp.)

Description: National oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

Description: The primary purpose of the investigation leading tothe report of which this is the basic data section was todetermine the extent to which salt water had encroachedinto the water-bearing formations of Seminole County andto evaluate the factors governing encroachment. Fieldwork for this study, begun in 1951 by the U. S. GeologicalSurvey in cooperation with the Florida Geological Survey,the Board of County Commissioners of Seminole County,and the city of Sanford, was completed in 1956. The interpretiveresults of the study are given in a report entitled"Ground-Water Resources of Seminole County, Florida, "by Jack T. Barraclough, published by the Florida GeologicalSurvey as Report of Investigations No. 27. (Document has 156 pages.)

Description: A number of wells penetrating the Floridan aquifer in easternClay County were found to be losing water to permeable zones abovethis aquifer. A differential in artesian pressure was observed in closelyspaced wells of similar depth. Further investigation. revealed thatthe pressure differential in the wells was due to the design of thewells, of which there were four principal types.A comparison of the four types of wells in relation to the subsurfacegeology showed that three types of wells were open to the permeablezones above the Floridan aquifer. In such wells water of relativelyhigh head from the Floridan aquifer moves up through the well boreand out into zones of relatively low head.The estimated water loss from poorly designed wells rangedfrom 32 to 180 gpm (gallons per minute). The artesian head loss inleaky wells ranged from 3 to 15 feet. A total loss of water of 39 mgd(million gallons per day) was estimated from all the leaky wells inthe area. A significant decline of the piezometric surface of the Floridanaquifer was observed in eastern Clay County. Some of this decline canbe attributed to the loss of water from the Floridan aquifer throughthese poorly designed wells. (Document has 16 pages.)

Description: Salt-water encroachment is undoubtedly the problem of most concern tousers of ground water in Florida. This is a problem in many coastal areaswhere water levels are lowered excessively by heavy pumping. It is aproblem also in some inland areas where the water-bearing formations containsalty water at relatively shallow depths. Among the coastal areas where wellshave become contaminated with salt water are Pinellas County and the Miamiarea of Dade County. Inland areas where wells are likely to become contaminatedwith salt water include Seminole County and the southwestern partof Volusia County.The purpose of the investigation is to make a detailed study of thegeology and ground-water resources of the county with special emphasis onthe problems associated with declining water levels and salt-watercontamination. This report reviews briefly the progress of the investigationthrough February 1954. (PDF contains 43 pages.)

Description: Prepared by the GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR in cooperation with the FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY the BOARD CF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SEMINOLE COUNTY and the CITY OF SANFORD

Description: Recently there has been much activity in reclaiming thelow-lying coastal areas of Dade County for residential use,by the addition of fill. The fill is obtained by digging canalsboth normal to and parallel to Biscayne Bay. The canalsserve the additional purpose of providing an access to theBay for boats. A problem needing to be considered is theeffect that these canals will have on the ground-water resources.It is expected that the canals will have little effecton ground water in parts of the county distant from the coast,but their effect in coastal areas is a matter of concern. Inorder to predict what, may happen in the vicinity of thesenew canals if they are not equipped with adequate controlstructures, it is instructive to review what has happened inthe vicinity of similar canals in the past.The U. S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with DadeCounty, the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, the Centraland Southern Florida Flood Control District, and the FloridaGeological Survey has collected water-level and salinitydata on wells and canals in Dade County since 1939. Someof the agencies named, and others, collected similar databefore 1939. Analysis of all the data shows that sea waterin the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bayis the sole source ofsalt-water contamination in the Biscayne aquifer of the DadeCounty area. (PDF has 19 pages.)

Description: PREPARED BY U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN COOPERATION WITH DADE COUNTY, THE CITIES OF MIAMI AND MIAMI BEACH, THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, AND THE FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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Description: CONTENTS:I. U.S.-Japan CooperationOpen Ocean Aquaculture – A Venue for Cooperative Research Between the United States and Japan.............................................................................. 1C. HelsleyII. Growth, Nutrition and Genetic DiversityDaily Ration of Hatchery-Reared Japanese Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus as an Indicator of Release Place, Time and Fry Quality. In situ Direct Estimation and Possibility of New Methods by Stable Isotope............................ 7O. Tominaga, T. Seikai, T. Tsusaki, Y. Hondo, N. Murakami, K. Nogami, Y. Tanaka and M. TanakaNucleic Acids and Protein Content as a Measure to Evaluate the Nutritional Condition of Japanese Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus Larvae and Juveniles........................................................................................................ 25W. GwakGenetic Diversity Within and Between Hatchery Strains of Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus Assessed by Means of Microsatellite and Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing Analysis...................................................................... 43M. Sekino, M. Hara and N. TaniguchiTracking Released Japanese Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus by Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing................................................................................ 51T. FujiiPreliminary Aspects of Genetic Management for Pacific Threadfin Polydactylus sexfilis Stock Enhancement Research in Hawaii........................................ 55M. Tringali, D. Ziemann and K. StuckEnhancement of Pacific Threadfin Polydactylus sexfilis in Hawaii: Interactions Between Aquaculture and Fisheries............................................................. 75D. ZiemannAquaculture and Genetic Structure in the Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica..................... 87M. Katoh and M. KobayashiComparative Diets and Growth of Two Scombrid Species, Chub Mackerel Scomber japonicus and Japanese Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus niphonius, in the Central Seto Inland Sea, Japan.................................. 93J. Shoji, M. Tanaka and Tsutomu Maehara iiiEvaluating Stock Enhancement Strategies: A Multi-disciplinary Approach................... 105T. M. Bert, R.H. McMichael, Jr., R.P. Cody, A. B. Forstchen, W. G. Halstead, K. M. Leber, J. O’Hop, C. L. Neidig, J. M. Ransier, M. D. Tringali, B. L. Winner and F. S. KennedyIII. Physiological and Ecological ApplicationsPredation on Juvenile Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta by Fishes and Birds in Rivers and Coastal Oceanic Waters of Japan................................... 127K. Nagasawa and H. KawamuraInteraction Between Cleaner and Host: The Black Porgy Cleaning Behavior of Juvenile Sharpnose Tigerfish Rhyncopelates Oxyrhynchus in the Seto Inland Sea, Western Japan............................................................................. 139T. Shigeta, H. Usuki and K. GushimaIV. Case StudiesAlaska Salmon Enhancement: A Successful Program for Hatchery and Wild Stocks............................................................................................... 149W. HeardNMFS Involvement with Stock Enhancement as a Management Tool........................... 171T. McIlwainStock Enhancement Research with Anadromous and Marine Fishes in South Carolina...................................................................................... 175T. I. J. Smith, W. E. Jenkins, M. R. Denson and M. R. CollinsComparison of Some Developmental, Nutritional, Behavioral and Health Factors Relevant to Stocking of Striped Mullet, (Mugilidae), Sheepshead (Sparidae), Common Snook (Centropomidae) and Nassau Groupers (Serranidae)........................... 191J. W. Tucker Jr. and S. B. KennedyParticipants in the Thirtieth U.S.-Japan Meeting on Aquaculture................. Inside Back Coveriv (PDF has 204 pages.)

Description: Correct citation of this Report is: Nakamura, Y., J.P. McVey, K. Leber, C. Neidig, S. Fox, and K. Churchill, (eds.). 2003. Ecology of Aquaculture Species and Enhancement of Stocks. Proceedings of the Thirtieth U.S. – Japan Meeting on Aquaculture. Sarasota, Florida, 3-4 December. UJNR Technical Report No. 30. Sarasota, FL: Mote Marine Laboratory. Series: Mote Marine Laboratory Technical Report No. 883

Description: The following discussion presents information on human-made reefs and their role--as one tool of many--in the management of both fisheries and habitat. Principal subjects covered in this paper include a definition of marine habitat improvement and determination of its attainment, the present applications of reef construction technology to environmental situations both generally and in three case-studies, and suggested desirable attributes for incorporation into future use of this technology. (PDF has 11 pages.)

Description: Authors’ note: This document was the basis for a keynote presentation at the 2004 World Fisheries Congress, in a session on Marine Fisheries Habitat Improvement. Several of the slides shown there are included here, without captions.

Description: (1 poster - no publication date on poster, but since early in series likely to be early 1990's))

Description: This report was prepared for and funded by the Florida State Department of Environmental Protection with the encouragement of members from the Florida Ocean Alliance, Florida Oceans and Coastal Resources Council and other groups with deep interests in the future of Florida’s coast. It is a preliminary study of Florida’s Ocean and Coastal Economies based only on information currently found within the datasets of the National Ocean Economics Program. (NOEP). It reflects only a portion of the value of Florida’s coastal related economy and should not be considered comprehensive. A more customized study based on the unique coastal and ocean-dependent economic activities of the State of Florida should be carried out to complete the picture of Florida’s dependence upon its coasts. (PDF has 129 pages.)

Description: In recent years, difficulties encountered in obtaining ground-water supplieswith acceptable chemical characteristics in the Myakka River basin area led tothe implementation of a test drilling program. Under this program, well drillingand data collection were executed in such a manner that all water-producingzones of the local aquifers, together with the quality and quantity of the wateravailable, were effectively identified.A step-drilling method was utilized which allowed the collection offormation cuttings, water samples, and water-level data, from isolated zones inthe well as drilling proceeded. The step drilling procedure is described. Thedriller's logs, geophysical logs, and chemical quality of water tables arepresented.(Document has 66 pages.)

Description: Charlotte, De Soto, and Hardee counties are east-southeast ofTampa in west-central peninsular Florida, figure 1. In order toplan the future water-resource development of the area, informationabout the water resources is needed. To meet this need, the WaterResources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperationwith the Peace River Basin Board of the Southwest Florida WaterManagement District as part of the statewide cooperative programwith the Division of Geology, Florida Board of Conservation, begana continuing hydrologic data collection program in July, 1963, asan initial step in the investigation and evaluation of the groundwaterresources of Hardee and De Soto counties. A similar hydrologicdata program commenced in Charlotte County in July, 1964.Previous work in Hardee and De Soto counties included aone year reconnaissance by the Division of Water Resources andConservation, Florida Board of Conservation, which concluded inJune, 1963, and resulted in a hydrologic report (Woodard, 1964).As an outgrowth of the hydrologic data program, a Map Seriesreport portraying the chemical character of water in the Floridanaquifer in the southern Peace River basin was prepared in 1967(Kaufman and Dion).The data contained herein constitute the basis for the MapSeries report. Additional selected data, including records of wellsand chemical analyses,, on the ground-water resources of the threecounty area are also included and are published to make the dataavailable.(Document has 28 pages.)

Description: Prepared by the UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY in cooperation with the DIVISION OF GEOLOGY FLORIDA BOARD OF CONSERVATION and the SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

Description: The Econfina Creek basin area in northwestern Florida, which includes BayCounty, southeastern Washiigton County, and parts of Calhoun, Gulf, andJackson counties is shown in figure 1. The basin has an abundant supply ofground water and surface water of good quality. This determination is based ona three-year investigation of the water resources of the basin by the U. S.Geological Survey in cooperation with the Division of Geology, Florida Board ofConservation, during the period from October 1961 through June 1964. Thepurpose of this report is to assemble the basic data collected during thisinvestigation for those persons interested in water development or managementin this basin.(Document has 131 pages.)

Description: Prepared by the United States Geological Suvey in cooperation with the Division of Geology, Florida Board of Conservation

Description: A large part of western Manatee County is devoted to the growing ofwinter vegetables and citrus fruits. As in most of peninsular Florida,rainfall in the county during the growing season is not sufficient for cropproduction and large quantites of artesian water are used for irrigation.The large withdrawals of artesian water for irrigation result in a considerabledecline of the artesian head in the western part of the county. This seasonaldecline of the artesian head has become larger as the withdrawal of artesianwater has increased. The lowering of the fresh-water head in some coastal areas in the Statehas resulted in an infiltration of sea water into the water-bearing formations.The presence of salty water in the artesian aquifer in parts of the coastal areaof Manatee County indicates that sea water may also have entered the waterbearingformations in this area as a result of the decline of artesian pressureduring the growing season. The purpose of the investigation is to make a detailed study of the geologyand ground-water resources of the county, primarily to determine whethersalt-water encroachment has occurred or is likely to occur in the coastal area. (PDF contains 38 pages.)

Description: Prepared by the GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Sin cooperation with the FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MANATEE COUNTY and the MANATEE RIVER SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Description: The purpose of the investigation is to make a detailed study of thegeology and ground water in the Ruskin area, especially as related to theproblem of salt-water encroachment. The major objectives of the programincludes:(1) An inventory of wells to determine their number and distribution,their depths and diameters, and other pertinent information.(2) A study of artesian pressures.(3) Analyses of water from selected wells to determine the locationand extent of any areas in which the artesian water is salty.(4) A study of the surface and subsurface geology as related to theoccurrence and movement of ground water.(5) An estimate of the quantity of ground water withdrawn.(PDF contains 24 pages.)

Description: Because the Stuart area is, at times, surrounded on threesides by saline water, the underlying fresh-water aquifer isvulnerable to salt-water encroachment. With progressivelylarger withdrawals of ground water for public and privatesupplies, the possibility of salt-water contamination of freshwatersupplies is increased. (PDF contains 51 pages.)

Description: In December 1956 the U. S. Geological Survey, in cooperationwith the Florida Geological Survey and the Board ofCounty Commissioners of Pinellas County, collected waterleveland chloride content of water in 94 wells in PinellasCounty. First sampled in 1947, resampling and reanalyzing the waterfrom these wells was used to determine the change in the chloridecontent of the ground water from 1947 to 1956. The chloridecontent of ground water is generally a reliable indication ofthe contamination of ground water by sea water, as 90 percent of the dissolved solids of sea water are chloride salts. (PDF contains 15 pages.)

Description: Prepared by U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Florida Geological Survey and Pinellas County

Description: Practically all water for municipal and industrial usein the Fernandina area is supplied by artesian wells. Inrecent years, the use of artesian water in the area has increasedto meet the needs of expanding industry and increasingpopulation. The total industrial and municipal pumpagehas increased from approximately 35 million gallons per dayin 1941 to approximately 50 million gallons per day in 1959.Correlated with the increase in water use is the constantdecline in the artesian pressure in the area. In many otherareas in Florida, such a decline in artesian pressure hasresulted in salt-water intrusion into the fresh-water supply.An intrusion of salt water in the Fernandina area would contaminatethe existing fresh-water supply and would resultin a hardship for the population and seriously injure theeconomy.Recognizing the threat to the fresh-water supplies ofthis area, the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation withthe Florida Geological Surveymade a reconnaissance to determineifthere has been any intrusion of salt water into thefresh-water supply or if there is any danger of future intrusion. (PDF contains 28 pages.)

Description: Prepared by U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with The Florida Geological Survey and Florida Department of Water Resources

Description: Future water needs in southern Florida call for an increase in the storagecapacity of Lake Okeechobee. Seepage from the lake is expected to increase as aresult of raising the lake level. Data concerning the occurrence and amounts ofseepage are needed for the design and operation of flood-control works whichwill remove excess water from the rich agricultural lands along the southernshore. Intensive studies at five sites along the southern shore of LakeOkeechobee between the Caloosahatchee Canal and the St. Lucie Canal indicatethat seepage occurs chiefly through beds of shell and limestone which underliethe Hoover Dike at shallow depth. Seepage rates at the five sites range fromabout 0.1 to 0.9 cfs per mile per foot of head across the dike. Seepage beneaththe 50-mile length of dike should increase from about 22 to 50 cfs if the averagestage of the lake is raised from 14 to 16.5 feet. Seepage is greatest betweenMoore Haven and Clewiston, where deep borrows have been excavated on thelandward and lakeward sides of the dike. Most of the seepage from the lake canbe controlled by properly spaced toe ditches which would intercept the seepageand return it to the lake. (PDF contains 108 pages.)

Description: Conference themes addressed: Applications and Restoration Targets,the Mangrove-Estuarine Transition Zone, Benthic Habitats, Water Quality, Physical Processes,Higher Trophic Levels, and Adjacent Systems.

Description: Karst Educational Posters

Description: 10 slides in Powerpoint presentation.

Description: Map showing the largest mapped underwater cave systems and conduit flow paths confirmed by tracer testing relative to surface streams, sinkholes and potentiometric surface of the Florida aquifer in the Woodville Karst Plain, Florida

Description: Upper Old Tampa Bay, a 17-square mile area of Old Tampa Bay, Florida,has been proposed for conversion to a fresh-water lake. The amount of runoff tothe proposed lake and its chemical quality are both adequate to freshen andsustain a fresh-water lake in this part of the bay. During 1950-66 runoff to theproposed lake, including discharge from Lake Tarpon, would have averaged 134mgd (million gallons per day) and would have displaced the volume of theproposed lake at normal pool stage (2.5 feet above mean sea level) about 1.7times per year. Without discharge from Lake Tarpon, the volume of theproposed lake would have been displaced 1.2 times. If the lake level was initiallyat a normal pool stage during a critically dry year, such as 1956, the proposedlake would have declined 0.25 to 0.5 foot below the minimum design level, (1.5feet above mean sea level).(44 page document)

Description: Upward leakage of saline water from an artesian aquifer below 1,500 feethas caused an increase in chloride concentration in the lower Hawthorn aquiferfrom less than 1,000 mg/1 (milligrams per liter) to values ranging from about1,300 to 15,000 mg/1. Similarly the higher temperatures of the intruding waterhas caused an increase in water temperatures in the aquifer from 82"F to valuesranging from 83 to 93"F. The intruding water moves upward either through theopen bore hole of deep wells or test holes, or along a fault or fracture system,which has been identified in the area. From these points of entry into the lowerHawthorn aquifer, the saline water spreads laterally toward the south andsoutheast, but is generally confined to components of the fault system.The saline water moves upward from the lower Hawthorn aquifer into theupper Hawthorn aquifer through the open bore hole of wells, which connect theaquifers. This movement has resulted in an increase in chloride from less than200 mg/1 in the unaffected parts of the upper Hawthorn aquifer to valuescommonly ranging from about 300 to more than 3,000 mg/1 in parts of theaquifer affected by upward leakage. The upper Hawthorn aquifer is the principalsource of ground-water supply for public water-supply systems in western LeeCounty.Similar effects have been noted in the water-table aquifer, where chlorideincreased from less than 100 to concentrations ranging from about 500 to morethan 5,000 mg/1. This was caused by the downward infiltration of waterdischarged at land surface from wells tapping the lower Hawthorn aquifer.The spread of saline water throughout most of the McGregor Isles area iscontinuing as of 1971.(40 page document)

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Description: The level of activity and interest in “marine biotechnology” among Florida universityfaculty and allied laboratory scientists is reported in this document. The information will beused to (1) promote networking and collaboration in research and education, (2) informindustry of possible academic partners, (3) identify contacts interested in potential new sourcesof funding, and (4) assist development of funding for a statewide marine biotechnologyresearch, training and development program.This document is the first of its kind. Institutions of higher learning were given theopportunity to contribute both an overview of campus capabilities and individual facultyExpressions of Scientific Interest. They are listed in the table of contents. (104pp.)

Description: Office of Sea Grant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Description: The Atlas of Artificial Reefs in Florida -- Fifth Edition, provides the public with information to locate artificial reefs constructed forfisheries enhancement, and for the enjoyment of fishing and diving by residents and visitors to Florida's coastal waters.This edition expands on the information that was included in earlier versions by adding thirty-five new permitted sites and 250additional components deployed on these and many pre-existing sites. A variety of sources of information have been utilized to acquire themost accurate and complete information in order to present the most up-to-date artificial reef listing possible for Florida. With the magnitudeof reef construction over the last 30 years there are potential opportunities for inaccurate information, especially with nearly 900 componententries on approximately 364 permitted sites. (59pp.)

Description: Karst Educational Posters

Description: Increased boating activities and new waterfront developments have contributed anestimated 3,000 dismantled, abandoned, junked, wrecked, derelict vessels to Floridacoastal waters. This report outlines a method of siting and prioritizing derelict vesselremoval using the Florida Keys as a test area. The data base was information on 240vessels, obtained from Florida Marine Patrol files. Vessel location was plotted on 1:250,000regional and 1:5,000 and 1:12,000 site maps. Type of vessel, length, hull material, engine,fuel tanks, overall condition, afloat and submerged characteristics, and accessibility, wereused to derive parametric site indices of removal priority and removal difficulty.Results indicate 59 top priority cases which should be the focus of immediate cleanup efforts in the Florida Keys. Half of these cases are rated low to moderate in removaldifficulty; the remainder are difficult to remove. Removal difficulty is a surrogate forremoval cost: low difficulty -low cost, high difficulty - high cost. The rating scheme offerscoastal planners options of focusing removal operations either on (1) specific areas withclusters of high priority derelict vessels or on (2) selected targeted derelicts at various,specific locations. (PDF has 59 pages.)

Description: FLSGP-T-89-003 C2

Description: Florida Sea Grant management and extension specialists developed a questionnaire to solicitinformation regarding the recipient’s county of residence, occupation, and primary coastalactivities. Survey recipients were also asked to select from a list the top five marine-relatedtopics that defined prior strategic plan themes (i.e., marine bio-technology, fisheries, aquaculture,seafood safety, coastal communities, ecosystem health, coastal hazards, and marine education).In addition, questionnaire recipients were asked to evaluate (on a scale of one to five) theimportance of a series of listed outcomes that characterize priority planning themes. Last, surveyrecipients identified up to three priority themes and outcomes that they felt were particularlyimportant and in need of resolution. (PDF contains 36 pages.)