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Technical Report 
Tampa Bay estuary program habitat master plan update 
Robison, D; Krebs, A; Fouts, J 
2010 
Tampa Bay Estuary Program 
Tampa, FL 
Technical Report #06-09 
101-131 
368 
English 
This Tampa Bay Habitat Master Plan Update builds upon a previously published document entitled Setting Priorities for Tampa Bay Habitat Protection and Restoration: Restoring the Balance – TBEP Technical Publication No. 09-95 (Lewis and Robison, 1996). Since its publication, this report has locally been referred to as the “Restoring the Balance” document.

Elements of the “Restoring the Balance” document were subsequently incorporated into the original Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for Tampa Bay, entitled Charting the Course. The CCMP, formally adopted by the Tampa Bay National Estuary Program in 1996, set forth specific measurable goals for bay improvement in five areas: Water and Sediment Quality; Bay Habitats; Fish and Wildlife; Dredging and Dredged Material Management; and, Spill Prevention and Response.

In the CCMP, the “Restoring the Balance” document was referred to as the Tampa Bay Master Plan for Habitat Restoration and Protection, and several conclusions and recommendations included in the “Restoring the Balance” document were organized into a series of eight actions which comprised the Bay Habitats Action Plan of the CCMP: The Charting the Course CCMP was subsequently updated in 2006, and that document included seven actions under the Bay Habitats Action Plan.

The purpose of this Tampa Bay Habitat Master Plan Update is to guide implementation of a number of the strategic steps identified in the Bay Habitats Action Plan. Accordingly, the objectives of this project included the following:

- Identify and describe critical habitats for estuarine dependent species in Tampa Bay.
- Discuss the current and future threats to habitat health and integrity in Tampa Bay.
- Update the quantitative status and trends assessment of critical habitats in Tampa Bay.
- Compare and contrast various habitat restoration paradigms, conceptual models, and decision tools.
- Establish quantitative restoration and protection targets for critical habitats in Tampa Bay.
- Assess progress towards acquiring and/or restoring priority habitat protection and restoration sites identified in “Restoring the Balance,” and identify new priority habitat restoration and protection sites.
- Present and discuss new strategies for increasing progress towards established habitat restoration and protection targets.
- Develop a comprehensive monitoring program for assessing both large- and small-scale changes of critical habitats in Tampa Bay. 
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