This report presents high-resolution geophysical data, interpretive
maps, and a preliminary discussion about the oyster habitat and
estuary-floor geology within Apalachicola Bay, Florida (fig. 1).
During two research cruises, conducted in 2005 and 2006,
approximately 230 km? of the bay floor were surveyed using
interferometric-bathymetry, sidescan-sonar, and chirp
seismic-reflection techniques. The research was conducted as part
of a cooperative program between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal
Services Center (CSC), and the Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve. The Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve was established in 1979 to provide opportunities for
long-term monitoring and research to provide a basis for more
informed coastal management decisions for this estuary.
Apalachicola Bay is the largest oyster fishery in Florida
(Whitfield and Beaumariage, 1977), and the primary objective of
this program is to develop a suite of maps that define oyster
habitat distribution and estuary-floor geology within the bay. The
resulting maps will assist in effective management of oyster
resources and provide a reference geologic framework for future
scientific and applied research.
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