Benthic grab data from October 1999 in Apalachicola Bay, Florida fl_ab99_benthos-meta eng Dataset EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY biota environment CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA Environmental Monitoring GIS OCM Benthic Habitat Mapping benthic grab benthos geographic information system Apalachicola East Bay Florida Gulf of Mexico St. George Sound St. Vincent Sound The Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and the NOAA Office for Coastal Management worked together to map benthic habitats within Apalachicola Bay, Florida. The bay and the lower portions of four distributaries were surveyed on 11-22 October 1999 using three benthic sampling techniques. This data set represents the benthic community information gathered from grab sampling. Grabs were collected at 136 stations throughout the bay. Original contact information: Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Phone: 843-740-1202 Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov Office for Coastal Management Office for Coastal Management https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47881 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/37225 northlimit=29.80775; eastlimit=-84.73427; southlimit=29.59813; westlimit=-85.21027; 1999-10 None 2004-06-30