Seagrass acreage variation for all bays in Manatee County
| Bay |
Total Acreage |
Seagrass Acreage |
| 1988 |
1994 |
1996 |
1999 |
2001 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
| Lower Tampa Bay |
82,790 |
|
|
6,432 |
5,892 |
5,657 |
6,405 |
6,708 |
6,405 |
6,955 |
7,051 |
7,744 |
7,907 |
| Manatee River Estuary |
5,774 |
|
|
277 |
279 |
285 |
355 |
678 |
546 |
658 |
558 |
556 |
610 |
| Middle Tampa Bay |
84,933 |
|
|
5,145 |
5,282 |
5,405 |
6,101 |
4,953 |
6,459 |
8,002 |
8,708 |
9,172 |
9,140 |
| Palma Sola Bay |
17,409 |
|
|
1,455 |
1,324 |
1,350 |
1,308 |
1,331 |
1,467 |
1,482 |
1,491 |
1,548 |
1,569 |
| Sarasota Bay |
102,642 |
|
|
7,667 |
6,623 |
6,735 |
6,516 |
7,312 |
9,881 |
9,801 |
9,682 |
10,261 |
10,545 |
| Terra Ceia Bay |
12,289 |
|
|
976 |
938 |
947 |
1,049 |
969 |
935 |
999 |
1,011 |
1,160 |
1,235 |