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    • Indian River Lagoon Benthic Cover 1996

    Metadata Updated: February 12, 2026

    The Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) at NOAA's Office for Coastal Management, in partnership with the St. Johns River and South Florida Water Management Districts, mapped submerged aquatic vegetation and other benthic habitat in the Indian River to monitor changes in seagrass within the lagoon on a two-year basis. This project utilized C-CAP protocol, incorporating field point observations, transect data, and underwater videography. The data was developed using analytical photogrammetry and classified according to the System for Classification of Habitats in Estuarine and Marine Environments. Seagrass beds were mapped by district as an indicator of overall water quality. The expansion or retraction of submerged aquatic vegetation in the lagoon indicates the effectiveness of nonpoint pollution management strategies.

    The layers available within the data download include biotic, geoform, and substrate.

    Partners: St. Johns River and South Florida Water Management Districts

    Access & Use Information

    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date February 4, 2026
    Metadata Created Date February 12, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date February 12, 2026
    Reference Date(s) February 17, 2026 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOS OCM

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 4, 2026
    Metadata Created Date February 12, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date February 12, 2026
    Reference Date(s) February 17, 2026 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA Office for Coastal Management (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:78513
    Access Constraints Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Indian River Lagoon Benthic Cover 1996 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/78513., Use Constraints: These data were created for planning and management. Users should be aware of temporal changes that may have occurred since the collection of original source data sets., Distribution Liability: Any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of NOAA, the Office for Coastal Management or its partners. All content is licensed under the CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication.
    Bbox East Long -80.06
    Bbox North Lat 29.0117
    Bbox South Lat 26.947
    Bbox West Long -80.9153
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id 9a3dd472-8fb1-4d2f-95b7-b6a255386e67
    Harvest Source Id c0121fd9-df15-4168-ac04-42f6e36a794d
    Harvest Source Title NOS OCM
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-80.9153, 26.947], [-80.06, 26.947], [-80.06, 29.0117], [-80.9153, 29.0117], [-80.9153, 26.947]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System EPSG::4269
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1996
    Temporal Extent End 1999

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