education Links

• Adventures in the Charlotte Harbor Watershed: A Story of Four Friends and Their Neighbors 1 of 16
• Fishing Cultures of Southwest Florida

fish and Wildlife Links

• Distribution & Abundance of Larval & Juvenile Fishes in Tidal Waters of the Myakka River
• Effect of Hurricane Charley on smalltooth sawfish nursery habitats in Charlotte Harbor, Florida
• Essential habitat of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata).
• Fish Assemblages of Charlotte Harbor Creek Systems
• Gasparilla Sound Shellfish Harvesting Area Map
• Investigating potential hurricane and red tide related impacts on bottlenose dolphin ...
• Maps of Lee County Manatee Protection Zones
• Myakka River Shellfish Harvesting Map
• Sarasota County Manatee Protection Plan (2011 Update)
• Sealife in Southwest Florida Estuaries
• Seasonal Variation in Fish Assemblages Within the Estuarine Portions of the Myakka and Peace Riv...

general Links

• Basin Status Report: Charlotte Harbor (2002)
• Charlotte Harbor shipwreck survey for 2005
• Estimating and Forecasting Ecosystem Services within Pine Island Sound, Sanibel Island, Captiva...
• Physical, Chemical and Biological Characteristics of the Charlotte Harbor Basin and Estuarine System in Southwestern Florida
• Regional Waterway Management System for Charlotte County Florida
• State of the Southwest Florida Aquatic Preserves, Lemon Bay to Estero Bay
• The state of Charlotte Harbor, Florida: Its adjacent inland waters and watershed.

habitats and Ecology Links

• 2012 Bay Scallop Summary: Lemon Bay and Gasparilla Sound
• 2021 Florida Macroalgae Workshops
• A wet-season characterization of the tidal Myakka River
• An Assessment of Florida Red Tide: Causes, Consequences and Management Strategies
• Appendices to Identifying Pot. Drivers of Change in Seagrass/Algal Community Composition in SWFL APs
• Appendices-Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1995
• Bay scallop data for Lemon Bay and Gasparilla Sound, 2009-2015
• Big fish and large floodplain rivers -- What's the connection?
• Charlotte Harbor Benthic Biodiversity Report
• Common Macrobenthic invertebrates of Charlotte Harbor
• Community Level Impact and the Potential Management Practices of the West Indian marsh grass in the Myakka River Watershed
• Counts of Red Tide Organisms 1954-57
• Do altered coastal habitats promote non-native fish invasions into the Charlotte Harbor Estuary?
• Ecosystem View of Management Research in the Myakka River
• Evaluating the effects of restoration of subtropical oligohaline marshes on... juvenile snook
• Final Grant Report High Marsh Restoration on the Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park
• Freshwater Flows Impacting Seagrass in Southwest Florida
• Hard Clam Habitat Suitability Model and Potential Restoration Site Selection
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1976- 1978 (Volume 1)
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1976-1978 (Volume 2)
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1978-1980
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1980-1981
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1981-1982
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1982-1983
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1983-1991
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1984-1985
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1985-1986
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1986-1987
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1987-1988
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1988-1989
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1990
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1991
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1992
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1993
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1994
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1995
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1996
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1997
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor 1998
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor Figures Revised 1995
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor Main Text (Revised 1995)
• Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River and Charlotte Harbor Tables (Rev 1995)
• Identifying Potential Drivers of Change in Seagrass & Algal Community Composition in SWFL APs
• Identifying Potential Drivers of Change in Seagrass & Algal Community Composition in SWFL Aquatic Pr
• Myakka River benthic macroinvertebrate survey dry season sampling. Final report.
• Red Tide Report, 1954
• Red Tide Sampling in Southwest Florida by SCCF
• Results of the FDEP, Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves' Seagrass Monitoring Program from 1999-2009
• Sarasota County Red Tide Maps 1953 to 2020
• Sarasota County Seagrass Target Assessment, July 2013
• Seagrass Annual Data Summary: Charlotte Harbor & Estero Bay Transect Monitoring, 1999-2006
• Seagrass Communities of the Gulf Coast of Florida: Status and Ecology (#03-04)
• Seagrass in Charlotte Harbor
• Seagrass in Gasparilla Sound/Cape Haze
• Seagrass in the Tidal Myakka River
• Seagrass Integrated Mapping & Monitoring Program Report for Charlotte Harbor Region (2016)
• SIMM Program Summary Report for Southwest Florida, 2004-2009
• Summary of Historical Info Relevant to the Hydrobiological Monitoring of the Lower Peace River
• The effects of Hurricane Irma on seagrass meadows in previously eutrophic estuaries in Southwest FL
• Water quality and the fish assemblages of mangrove creeks
• Widespread recovery of seagrass coverage in Southwest Florida (USA)

programs & Projects Links

• About the Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program (CHEVWQMN)
• Buena Vista Area Waterway Unit
• Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves Management Plan (1983)
• Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves Management Plan (2016)
• Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Network (CHEVWQMN) Metadata
• Edgewater North Waterway Unit
• Gulf Cove Waterway Maintenance Benefit Unit
• Hayward Canal Area Waterway Unit
• Northwest Port Charlotte Waterway Unit
• Peace River Hydrobiological Monitoring Program Year Three Report, 3 of 3.
• Pirate Harbor Waterway Unit

recreation Links

• (Charlotte County) Blueways Trails: A guide for the canoe/kayak enthusiast.
• Boat Ramps in Lee County, FL (Saltwater)
• Boating and Angling Guide to Charlotte Harbor (online version)
• Boating and Seagrasses (video)
• Charlotte Flatwoods Environmental Park
• Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park
• Don Pedro Island State Park
• Fishing, Boat Ramps, Kayak Launches
• Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail Segment 11: Charlotte Harbor
• Florida Coastal Access Guide: Sarasota
• Great Calusa Blueway
• Maps of Charlotte County General Permit Trafficshed Channels and Secondary Channels
• Maps of Charlotte County Manatee Protection Zones
• NOAA BookletCharts™
• Recreational Boating Characterization for the Greater Charlotte Harbor

stormwater Links

• Stormwater: A Mixed Blessing

water Levels and Flows Links

• Managing Reductions of Freshwater Inflows from Unimpounded Rivers to Southwest Florida Estuaries
• Studies on the geochemistry and hydrography of the Charlotte Harbor estuary, Florida.

water Quality Links

• A Spectral Optical Model and a Water Clarity Reporting Tool for Seagrasses
• A spectral optical model and updated water clarity reporting tool for Charlotte Harbor seagrasses
• BEACON 2.0 - Beach Advisory and Closing On-line Notification
• Charlotte Harbor & Estero Bay Aquatic Preserves Water Quality Status & Trends for 1998-2005
• Charlotte Harbor Numeric Nutrient Criteria: Task 11 – Implementation Issues
• Charlotte Harbor Numeric Nutrient Criteria: Task 8, TN & TP Loading & Concentration Based Criteria
• Charlotte Harbor Numeric Nutrient Criteria: Task 9, Downstream Protection Values
• Charlotte Harbor Numeric Nutrient Criteria: Tidal Creeks
• Coastal Charlotte Harbor Monitoring Network (CCHMN) SOPs Updates Adopted: 11/2019
• Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) Workshop summary
• Empirical & Mechanistic Approaches to Establishing PLRGs in the Tidal Peace & Myakka Rivers
• Estuary Nutrient Region Maps: Crystal River to Lemon Bay
• FAC 62-302.532 Estuary-Specific Numeric Interpretations of the Narrative Nutrient Criterion
• Final Report: Mercury TMDL for the State of Florida
• Florida Aquatic Preserve Program Continuous Data Portal
• Groundwater System Water Quality Data Port Charlotte Area
• Healthy Beaches Sampling Locations: Charlotte County
• Numeric Water Quality Targets for Charlotte Harbor and Lemon and Estero Bays, Florida
• Optical Model Spectral Validation and Annual Water Clarity Reporting Tool: Final Report
• Proposed Numeric Nutrient Criteria for the CHNEP Estuarine System (Draft)
• Protecting Florida Together: Blue Green Algae
• Review and recommendations for Charlotte Harbor PAR Data, October 2008-May2010
• River, Estuary and Coastal Observing Network (RECON)
• Water Quality Characteristics Presentation: Myakka River