NOAA/Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Coastal and Estuarine Data Archaeology and Rescue "CEDAR"

• Allin R. W. (196?). The case for Biscayne. Unpublished report. University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This report is a justification for the creation of Biscayne National Monument. The major purpose of the monument would be to protect and make available for public use a rare combination of marine life in a tropical setting.
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• Bartsch P. (1936 - 1937). An ecological cross-section of the lower part of Florida based largely upon its molluscan fauna. Excerpt from the Report of the COMMITTEE ON PALEOECOLCOY 1936 - 1937, pp. 11 - 25. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: The ecosystems and associated mollusks found from dry areas of the Everglades south and east to Biscayne Bay, Florida Bay, the Florida Keys and the Shelf are described.
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• Bein S. J. (1956) Red Tide investigations. 56-26. Progress Report to the Florida State Board of Conservation. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: This document is a progress report of the 1956 investigations of Red Tide outbreaks.
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• Bein S. J. (1955) Red Tide bacterial studies. ML 9441. Red Tide Project, Florida State Board of Conservation. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: Cell free extracts of bacterial cultures are capable of killing fish under laboratory conditions. One of those organisms was isolated and is undoubtedly the cause of a "Red Tide" condition found at Whitewater Bay on the southwest tip of Florida. Many dead and dying fish were reported at this occurrence with the characteristic discoloration of water. The second bacterium was isolated from Tampa Bay in April of 1954 and appears to be a strain or closely related species of the original isolate. At least nineteen other pigmented bacteria have been isolated from time to time in areas at which, "Red Tide" has been known to occur. All of these organisms appear to be closely related strains of the original isolate. All of these organisms will give the characteristic "Red Tide" color to the medium in which it is grown. Of the pigmented bacteria tested from these areas all are capable of killing fish rapidly.
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• Berberian G. A., and A. Y. Cantillo (1999). Oceanographic Conditions in the Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida: Fall 1976. NOAA Data Report OAR AOML-36. NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL. 64 pp.
  Summary: Physical and chemical data of the water column were collected as part of the OTEC Project in the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida. The oceanographic conditions, and nutrients and trace metal levels in seawater during September and October 1976. The primary objectives of the study were: (1) to define the circulation pattern and to determine the pathways of water transfer from the eastern to western Gulf and visa versa; (2) to determine the distribution and concentration of nutrients, trace metals, dissolved oxygen and salinity in these areas; and (3) to obtain data suitable for input into a numerical model of the Gulf of Mexico.
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• Cantillo A. Y., and G. A. Berberian (1997). MESA New York Bight Project water column chemistry data, cruises #6-12 of the NOAA Ship FERREL. NOAA tech. memo. ERL AOML-92. NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL. 62 pp.
  Summary:During the period April - November 1974, seven oceanographic cruises, denoted WCC 6-12, were conducted by NOAA Ship FERREL to obtain samples of sea water and suspended particulates from the New York Bight Apex for chemical analyses This report presents the chemical data obtained from these samples.
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• Cohen, I. J. (1953). Summary of Florida commercial marine fish landings for 1952. 53-12. ML 5757. Report to the Florida State Board of Conservation. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Miami FL.
  Summary: This is the third summary of commercial marine fish landings in Florida.
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• Cohen K. A. ( 1999). Efforts to create a sustainable environment within the Florida Keys; requireents for the future.
  Summary: The natural environment of South Florida has been affected by many anthropogenic disturbances, such as nutrient enrichment, soil erosion, pesticide contamination, and algal blooms. Efforts to divert freshwater resources to sustain the more populated areas have had devastating effects on the state's wetland areas. Coastal and benthic ecosystems have also been subject to many stressors as a result of runoff and groundwater contamination. Legislators have begun to consider the impact of ecosystem destruction not only ecologically but economically and have responded with increased funding and protective legislation designed to preserve the area . In the last decade, several baseline studies and long-term monitoring projects have been conducted to ensure that conservation and restoration projects are patterned specifically to the needs of the South Florida ecosystem. The Florida Keys have been designated as an area in need of protection and, as such, has been the subject of many of these research/conservation projects. My internship consisted required that I participate in one such project designed to characterize the sedimentation and nutrient patterns within the Florida Keys reef tract. Modelers will then use this data as one parameter which will can combined with concurrent biological, physical, and chemical data for an accurate estimation of system health.
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• Corcoran E. F. (1983?) Report on the analyses of five (5) Biscayne Bay sediments. Unpublished manuscript. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: Five sediment samples collected in Biscayne Bay were analyzed for hydrocarbons, pesticides and trace metals.
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• Corcoran E. F., M. S. Brown, and A. D. Freay (1984). The study of trace metals, chlorinated pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and phthalic acid esters in sediments of Biscayne Bay. In-house report. Prepared for Metropolitan Dade County Environmental Resources Management. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: The purpose of this study was to establish baseline data regarding levels of synthetic organic materials and trace metals in Biscayne Bay sediments. The sediments analyzed were collected as part of the study described in Corcoran et al. (1983). In general, highest levels of the organic compounds and metals analyzed were found in the northern Bay.
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• Dann R., and M. Kronengold (1964) Ambient noise measurements at Bimini. ML 64357. B8839. Technical report bubmitted to Bureau of Ships (Code 1622B). Dept. of the Navy. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami,
  Summary: Long term investigation of undersea ambient noise is in progress near Bimini, Bahamas. One of the major problems encountered in this investigation has been in the aspects of ocean engineering, i.e., the establishment of buoys and environmental sensors which are capable of continuous service. Design and construction of sensors and equipment have been necessitated by the lack of commercially available units. Preliminary analysis of the characteristics of sound pressure spectrum levels were obtained by autocorrelation and by analysis of variance calculations. The autocorrelation analysis indicated possible periodicities in the noise at 25 cps and 16 cps. Analysis of variance of limited data showed that above 200 cps the highest percenta of variability was associated with weeks (or months) and the variability of levels between 40s were equally divided between hours and minutes. Mathematical relationships were derived for the statistics between a forceit area measure of pressure and a dB measure of pressure.
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• Feinstein A., A. R. Ceurvels, R. F. Hutton, and E. Snoek (1955) Red Tide outbreaks off the Florida West coast. ML 9491. 55-15. Report to the Florida State Board of Conservation. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: A compilation of reports of Red Tide on the west coast of Florida from 1844 to January 1955 is given. Also included are two working diagrams of incidence of Red Tide, suggesting that 1) Red Tide occurs more frequently in the months of August through January, 2) the individual Red Tide outbreaks are part of larger outbreaks which seem to move from south to north, and 3) summer outbreaks appear to originate mostly north of Venice, winter and spring outbreaks further south. Further data are required to give complete support to 2). If this is substantiated, it is pointed out that control may be exerted by action in a limited focal area or areas of origin. Otherwise the problem of control may be of the greatest difficulty since it will require action over a much wider area or areas.
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• Finley J. P. (1884). Report on the character of six hundred tornadoes. Prof. Papers of the Signal Service no. VII. Second edition. Corrected copy. Published by the authority of the Secretary of War. Signal Office, Washington City.
  Summary: The tabulated records of tornadoes from 1794 to 1881, as given in the opening pages of this paper, were derived from various sources of information, some of which were more successfully employed than others. The list of tornadoes is arranged chronologically with respect to years only. Other points of comparison are set forth in the text under the head of deductions and also in the accompanying charts. The principal aim of the tabulated record is to show the prominence. of certain characteristics and their striking invariability.
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• Forrester, A L. (1994). An Investigation of Nutrification in the Florida Reef Tract and the Management of Water Quality in the Florida Keys
  Summary: The first part of my research internship was fulfilled with Dr. Alina Szmant of the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS). We conducted nutrient studies as part of the SEAKEYS (Sustained Ecological Research Related to Management of the Florida Keys Seascape) program. The SEAKEYS program began in 1989 through a grant from the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to the Florida Institute of Oceanography. In the Summer and Fall of 1992, our study was expanded to conduct intensive weekly nutrient sampling throughout the Keys with additional support from The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Our investigation was carried out at Long Key, with the assistance of the Keys Marine Laboratory. Sampling was also conducted simultaneously at Key Largo by the National Undersea Research Center (NURC), and at Looe Key by the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute on Big Pine Key. The goal of this investigation was to provide a short, but intense database on the concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus macronutrients and chlorophyll to compare nutrient conditions in different areas of the Florida reef tract. This data will help scientists and resource managers gain insight into the question of whether nutrification of the Florida Reef Tract occurs at present.
  My role in this project was that of research assistant to Dr. Szmant. My responsibilities included field sampling, sample processing, and data analysis, in addition to those duties involved with managing the laboratory. For the second portion of my internship, I was contracted by TNC to prepare the final report of the weekly nutrient sampling project. The following document is a modification of that final report as presented to TNC in April 1994, which includes the findings from this project, as well as a study of the management of water quality in the Florida Keys.
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• Greer, B. F. (1954) Summary of Florida commercial marine fish landings for 1953. 55-15. ML 7885. Report to the Florida State Board of Conservation. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This is the fourth summary of commercial marine fish landings in Florida. The total catch for 1953 amounted to 206,887,362 pounds and was valued at $31,523,056. This was a decrease from 1952 of nearly 50 million pounds, caused primarily by the drop in menhaden production. Catches of food fish dropped slightly from 1952. Members of the fishing industry attributed this decrease to poor market demands, not to the lack of fish.
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• Hoover H. W. (1969). Results of the Coliform sampling program for Biscayne Bay. Press Conference by H. W. Hoover at the DuPont Plaza Hotel, December 16, 1969. Report includes data provided by Dr. William Fogarty. Hoover Environmental Legal Defense Fund, Miami, FL.
  Summary: The results of the Hoover Environmental Legal Defense Fund's coliform sampling of Biscayne Bay, on December 1969 are discussed. The fecal coliform count at Matheson Hammock wading beach was four times that considered safe for swimming. The highest coliform counts were found at the entrance to the Miami River.
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• Idyll C. P. (1968) Economically important marine organisms in Biscayne Bay. Unpublished manuscript. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This report describes the economically important marine organisms of Biscayne Bay and include landing statistics.
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• Idyll C. P. (1968?). In defense of the Islandia National Monument. Unpublished manuscript. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This report discusses the advantages of creating a national monument in what is now the Biscayne National Park.
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• Idyll C. P., D. C. Tabb, B. Yokel, R. A. Wade, and D. R. Moore (1965). Conservation in Biscayne Bay. Faculty file. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This report discusses conservation issues related to Biscayne Bay and contains a description of the Bay ecosystem.
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• Idyll, C. P., J. B. Higman, and J. B. Siebenaler (1952) Experiments on the holding of fresh shrimp in refrigerated seawater. ML 2738. Report to the Florida State Board of Conservation. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: In the present experiment samples of Key West shrimp were held in seawater at approximately 0 °C (32 °F). The quality of these shrimp compared to samples held in crushed ice was evaluated by a taste panel, on the basis of flavor, odor and the amount of black spot. Iced samples and seawater-held samples scored approximately the same up to ten days of preservation. Samples in seawater scored higher than those in ice from twelve days on. One seawater sample was edible after 24 days. Headed shrimp kept better than those with heads on. Shrimp in the same seawater throughout the experiment kept somewhat better than those on which part of the seawater was changed daily.Black spotting can be completely avoided by holding the shrimp in refrigerated seawater There appears to be an advantage in holding the shrimp as cold as possible, the best sample being that held just above the freezing point of seawater, -1 °C.
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• Idyll C. P. (1951) Black discoloration in shrimp. ML 1570. Special Services Bulletin No. 4. Florida State Board of Conservation. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: In April, 1950, the first sample of discolored shrimp was sent to the Marine Laboratory from Key West. These were the pink grooved shrimp, Penaeus duorarum, the only species caught in the area. Other specimens have been received at various times since then. The dark color appears most often at the outer edge of the segments of the abdomen, or "tail," giving the shrimp a striped appearance when discoloration is severe. In unheaded shrimp the gill chambers, legs and other parts of the cephalothorax or "head" are also darkened. Unheaded shrimp tend to show more discoloration than those headed on the grounds. The black discoloration is not a normal pigment. It is usually restricted to the exoskeleton, or shell, and to the membranes connecting the shell segments. Erosion of the exoskeleton is common, and in extreme cases breakdown of the underlying muscle has been observed. The damage is apparently not due to mechanical action. It is possible that the color is due to a breakdown of the blood of the shrimp. Freshly caught shrimp rarely, if ever, exhibit the discoloration. It is only after holding, in ice or frozen, that the black color appears on the shrimp.
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• Ingle R. M. (1954). Irritant Gases Associated with Red Tide. Special Services Bull. No. 9 to the Red Tide Project, Florida State Board of Conservation. ML 6860. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: Irritant effects to the nose and throat associated with Red Tides are temporary. No after-effects have been reported. Irritant effects are present only when Red Tide occurs and even then do not appear unless wind-related waves with associated water vapor and droplets exist. Irritant gas does not usually go far inland beyond the beaches. There is not evidence that the irritating effects are caused by a military gas or any other man-made product.
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• Iversen E. S., and G. L. Beardsley (1974). Impact of sand dredging on the fauna of a submerged bar south of Key Biscayne, Florida. Unpublished manuscript. Report to the Des Rocher Sand Co., Inc. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This study examined the site of a dredging operation south of Cape Florida and evaluated the impact on the biota.
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• Iversen E. S. (1969). Preliminary description of the biological zones of Card Sound, lower Biscayne Bay, Florida. Preliminary report to Florida Power and Light Company. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This citation is a preliminary study of the ecology of Card Sound based on diving observations and aerial photographs. Based on the estimates of number of species present and abundance of individuals, Card Sound appeared to be an area of relatively low productivity compared to other Florida ecosystems. Five major ecological zones were identified and described.

• Iversen E. S., and M. A. Roessler (1969). Survey of the biota of Card Sound. Report to the Florida Power and Light Company. Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This citation is a preliminary study of the ecology of Card Sound based on diving observations and aerial photographs. Based on the estimates of number of species present and abundance of individuals, Card Sound appeared to be an area of relatively low productivity compared to other Florida ecosystems. Five major ecological zones were identified and described.
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• Judge R. M., and F. W. Curtis (1977). Heavy metal accumulation in mid-Biscayne Bay, Dade County, Florida. Report. June 7, 1977. Grant number 1E-5642 from the FAU-FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems. Florida International University, Miami, FL.
  Summary: Sediment samples were collected in Biscayne Bay and analyzed for Cd, Pb, Hg and Zn. These conclusions were drawn: 1) the heavy metal concentration for Cd, Pb, Hg and Zn in the north and south study areas are the same; 2) Fisher Island appears slightly lower in the concentrations of these heavy metals; 3) the area south of the mouth of the Miami River and north of the Rickenbacker Causeway may be a trap for heavy metals; and, 4) south bay areas may be as high in the studied metals as north bay areas.
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• McNulty J. K. (1957). Pollution studies in Biscayne Bay during 1956. 57-8 Progress Report, February, 1957. Federal Security Agency, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health grant RG3). ML 15711. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: A method for the Warburg BOD analysis of sediments is described. Preliminary analysis of the 3OD data shows: maxima in areas of highest pollution; minima in areas isolated by hydrography from pollution centers, with the important exceptions that low values occurred an shallow bars in highly polluted areas where current velocities are high; and intermediate values indicating that substantial organic deposition has occurred in central parts of the bay where currents are weakest. Data on specific gravity, moisture content, appearance and particle size distributions were obtained. Values below 1.30 occurred under two conditions: (a) at scattered points, usually in natural settings adjacent to the Miami shoreline; and (b) in a midbay area between and adjacent to the MacArthur and Venetian Causeways. The data show that these areas constitute zones of degradation due to the combined effects of dredging, island building and pollution. Abundance of bottom plants and macroinvertebrates indicate: (a) sharply limited abundance of algae within formerly heavily polluted areas adjacent to the Miami shoreline and in the midbay degradation area, plus comparatively great abundance of phanerogams in a north midbay area which received comparatively large amounts of organic materials; (b) minimal abundance of macroinvertebrates in degradation zones adjacent to the Miami shoreline and in a midbay degradation area, plus maximal abundance adjacent to the most polluted parts of the bay where water movement is rapid. Results of biofouling studies indicated an: association of tube-building amphipods with the most highly polluted parts of the bay; (b) association of green and bluealgae with cleaner waters of the bay; and (c) association of barnacles with neither polluted nor clean waters selectively.
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• Meyers, D. (1970). A synoptic calibration of electrical potential difference for transport measurements in Bear Cut.
  Summary: A calibration of electrical potential difference was undertaken in order to examine the relationship of the electrical potential to the actual transport in Bear Cut. This was accomplished by taking current measurements over a full tidal cycle. The calculated transport and the measured potential were compared with the theoretical relation between transport and potential. The calibration of electrical potential in Bear Cut showed that variations in tidal height, a shift in the flow axis over an asymmetric bottom contour, and the presence of a rather large potential gradient resulted in an unclear picture of transport.
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• Michel J. F. (1968). A study of tidal transport and diffusion in Bear Cut, Dade County, Florida. Report to Department of the Army, Jacksonville District, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This study was designed to determine the disposition of suspended solids resulting from the deposition of hydraulic fill along the shore of Virginia Key. This fill was to be used in the proposed beach nourishment program undertaken by the Corps of Engineers. Attention wa paid to the effect on salt water intakes at the NOAA and University of Miami facilities. It was indicated that heavy concentrations of suspended material at these intakes might result in the death of many scientific valuable specimens.
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• Moore H. B. (1970). Miami sea temperatures and salinities. Technical report 70038. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This report contains salinities and water temperatures in Biscayne Bay.
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• Moore H. B. (1967). Miami sea temperatures. Technical report ML 67269. Institute of Marine Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This report containes tables of sea temperatures in Biscayne Bay.
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• Moore, H. B. (1962). Behaviour of plankton in relation to hydrographic factors. Final report. Contract Nonr. 840 (12) NIR 104iology Branch, Office of Naval Research, U. S. Department of the Navy. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: The propagation of sound in the sea is significantly affected by planktonic and nectonic organisms; this is particularly marked in the case of the deep scattering layer. This is a report of preliminary work on the vertical distribution of the copepods under natural conditions in the sea, the environmental conditions associated with the distribution, and analysis using statistical methods. Plankton collections made at different times were available from the National Geographic Society, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval Research providing full 24et sampling on about twelve occasions at a number of stations between Miami and Bimini. Not all species were present in sufficient numbers on all occasions to allow the full series of stations to be employed in the statistical analysis.
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• Moore, H. B., I. Hela, E. S. Reynolds, J. K. McNulty, S. Miller, C. A. Carpenter (1955). Report on preliminary studies of pollution in Biscayne Bay. Report to the Federal Security Agency, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health under Grant E-510
  Summary: This report contains a description of the Biscayne Bay ecosystem and chapters on water exchange, chemical, bacteriological and macroorganism studies.
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• Moore H. B., and D. M. Moore (1950). Key to the common gastropods of the Miami area. Technical report ML 06940. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL. 14 pp.
  Summary: This report is a key to common gastropods found in Biscayne Bay.
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• Murdock J. F. (1954). A preliminary survey of the effects of releasing water from Lake Okeechobee through the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries. ML 7745. 54-14, Final Report, Contract No. DA-08-123-ENG-1376, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, June, 1954. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: The results and conclusions here reported are based upon a preliminary survey of the periodic release of water from Lake Okeechobee through the Caloosahatchee River and the St. Lucie Canal and its effects upon the marine life of the estuaries. Stations are listed and observations presented, with notes on conditions encountered. Anecdotal evidence is included which notes some of the complaints lodged by people in these areas. The release of lake water westward through the Caloosahatchee River and eastward discharge through the St. Lucie Canal are discussed.
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• Norton Grady (1948). Some Notes of Forecasting Jacksonville District.
  Summary: General weather and temperature forecasting in the South Atlantic States presents many problems not readily solved by the voluminous writings of recent years by meteorologists who have applied the frontal analysis system, isentropic analysis, and various theories and formulas of thermodynamics, etc., in an effort to answer the forecaster prayers for better interpretation and prognostic methods. After some years, we find it just as difficult to forecast a cold wave, a snow storm, a hurricane, or even local thundershowers as before the newer methods came into use. In fact, I believe the evidence is unmistakable that we are not doing as good a job all along the line. The problem has been confused by too much theoretical considerations. For this reason, the following is written in an effort to get back to earth and set down a few practical rules for forecasting in this district based on observed behavior of pressure patterns, with only descriptive reference to air masses, fronts, isentrophy, thermodynamics. In dealing with the Jacksonville District, it soon becomes apparent that the weather situations differ widely from north to south. There is no sharp line of demarcation, but generally we will be compelled to think of Florida in a separate category from Georgia and the Carolinas. Although considerable difference exist in various portions of Georgia and the Carolinas, north to south and west to east, we will not attempt to separate treatment as between these states. Florida will therefore be treated as one unit, while Georgia and the Carolinas will constitute another, for these purposes.
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• Patton G. W., and L. K. Dixon (1981) Water quality sampling and analysis at St. Lucie estuary. Final Report to the South Florida Water Management District. Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL.
  Summary: A temporally-intensive sampling and analysis of selected water quality parameters was conducted at four locations in St. Lucie Estuary during the period July 12 through July 17, 1981. The work was performed according to the guidelines and under the direction of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to provide baseline data for calibration of a hydrodynamic, simulative model.
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• Rhian E., and R. Dann (1960) Surface layer transmission in the Tongue of the Ocean. Technical report. Contract Nonr 840-14. Acoustics Branch, Office of Naval Research. Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: Signals from a series of explosive shots are analyzed in order to determine the effect of the surface channel sound duct in the Tongue of the Ocean. A simple technique is described for determining sound arrivals via this channel. The frequency spectrum of the sound transmitted through the surface channel is in good agreement with that predicted by normal mode theory.
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• Robins C. R. (1957). The inshore fish fauna of the Florida Keys. Grant report to the National Science Foundation. Grant Grant No. Ghe Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This is a short report describing preliminary results of a study of fishes of the Florida Keys. This study with similar work in the Bahamas. The fauna of the two regions was found to be quite distinctive. This is a short report describing preliminary results of a study of fishes of the Florida Keys. This study with similar work in the Bahamas. The fauna of the two regions was found to be quite distinctive.
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• Roessler M., G. L. Beardsley, and R. Smith (1973). Benthic communities of Biscayne Bay, Florida. Report. University of Miami Sea Grant Program, Miami, FL.
  Summary: The objectives of this report were: (1) to develop and make available a chart identifying the major bottom communities from Card Bank (south Card Sound) to Venetian Causeway (north Biscayne Bay); (2) to briefly discuss their relative biological value; and (3) to recommend which communities could be altered by dredging and filling with least impact on the ecosystem.
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• Seba, D. B. (1969). Some occurrences of pesticides in the marine environment. Report. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: The purpose of this work was to explore the occurrence of organochlorine pesticides. Samples of airborne dust collected in Barbados, hurricane and trade winds rainwater, and Biscayne Bay and Florida Current surface slicks were analyzed for dieldrin, 4,4'-DDT, 4,4'-DDE and 2,4'-DDT.
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• Shinn E. A., and E. F. Corcoran (1987). Contamination by landfill leachate, South Biscayne Bay, Florida. Unpublished report. Miami, FL.
  Summary: This report describes the results of water sampling in wells drilled at a saniraty landfill near southern Biscayne Bay. Water samples were analyzed for pesticides.
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• Smith F. G. W. (1948). Sponge cultivation. Special Services Bulletin No. 3. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: Surveys carried on in the Gulf of Mexico indicate that there is very little possibility of extending the natural sponge fishery in United States waters and that full recovery of the beds is not likely to take place for a considerable time. It is, therefore, strongly urged that sponge cultivation be started, either by government or private enterprise, for the dual purpose of increasing the available supply of sponges and also to make possible an experimental re-seeding of the middle and deep ground of the Gulf sponge fishery. Attempts to start a sponge farming industry are reviewed. Cost estimates for private and government sponge cultivation were presented.
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• Smith F. G. W. (1945). Preliminary report on the Florida crawfish investigation. Report. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: During the winter of 1944 the South Florida crawfish or spiny lobster fishery was the subject of a considerable amount of discussion among commercial fishermen, anglers and others, with one faction contending that over-fishing had seriously reduced the natural supply and that stricter regulations should be enacted. A scientific investigation of the fishery in Florida was carried out.
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• Smith J. W. T. (1997). Full Cost Accounting:An Economic Evaluation Framework For Decision-Making
  In Everglades Restoration Efforts.
  Summary: Everglades ecosystem restoration will require more than twenty years of commitment and will likely cost several billion dollars. The United States Army Corps of Engineers, a federal agency, and the South Florida Water Management District, a state agency, are the two primary parties responsible for its success. As the two agencies design and construct restoration projects, both attempt to adequately reflect in their decision process the benefits and costs derived from the implementation of their respective policies. However, many environmental and social benefits and costs are overlooked or not adequately addressed in their decision-making processes. Full cost accounting is an economic evaluation approach which attempts to identify, quantify, and, where possible, monetize these overlooked benefits and costs. The implementation of full cost accounting by both these agencies would enhance the amount of information available to them for policy decisions and would likely result in more informed and better quality decisions and policy for Everglades restoration.
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• Steinberg J. C. (1961). Studies of Underwater Noise. ML 62163. 8886. Final report to Bell Telephone Laboratories, Purchase Order, D, based on Prime Contract Nobsr 57093, Sonar Branch, Bureau of Ships, U. S. Department of the Navy. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: Several underwater noise pulses believed to be of marine animal origin, have been observed at a number of the U. S. Navy Oceanographic Stations. Based on the observations, a pair of hydrophones were installed off the west coast of Bimini, Bahamas, with the objective of identifying the sound sources. One hydrophone is in water 100 feet deep, at the edge of the Gulf Stream about one NM off shore. The other one is a mile further out in 1200 feet of water. Three types of pulses that have been observed at Bimini, designated as Types 1, 2 and 3 are of interest in this connection. Type 1 sounds are short pulses of approximately single frequency tone in the range from 20 to 30 cps. The pulses occur randomly in time and in this respect, differ from trains of similar pulses observed at Oceanographic Stations. Type 2 sounds are pulse trains of about one minute duration that correspond to trains observed at Oceanographic Stations. Type 3 sounds are somewhat similar to Type 2, but occur irregularly in trains of varying duration. Types 1 and 3 sounds occur at the shallow hydrophone site. With the aid of two additional hydrophones that have been installed and an underwater video camera in process of installation, the probabilities appear to be good, of tracking and identifying the soniferous animals. Type 2 sounds occur at the deep hydrophone site and identifying the animals poses difficult problems. If the animals become active for periods of several days or more, identification may become possible with the aid of a Vare Industries, tethered, underwater video vehicle which is capable of working to depths of 1200 feet.
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• Tabb D. C. and Dubrow D. L. (1962). Biological Data on pink shrimp "Penaeus dourarum" of North Florida Bay and adjacnt estuaries in Monroe County, Florida, September 1957 - March 1962.
  Summary: A study of the ecology of northern Florida Bay and adjacent estuaries in Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida, was conducted during July, 1957 through May, 1962. The results of the studies on shrimp biology have been presented. However, during the course of the study a large amount of field data pertaining to meteorology, tide stage, salinity and temperature of the water at sampling, and comments on shrimp behavior, were collected. We believe that these data plus the data on size and sex would be useful to other workers.
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• Tabb D., D. Dubrow, and R. Manning (1959). Hydrographic data from the inshore bays and estuaries of Everglades National Park, Florida, 1957 - 1959s. ML 59253 .8912. Report to the Florida State Board of Conservation. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This report contains hydrographic data collected at stations in Whitewater Bay, Cape Sable, Florida Bay and Buttonwood Canal during 1957 - 1959. Salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen and pH were determined.
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• Tabb D. C. (1958). Investigation of possible effects on the marine environment of dredging and filling of the Ragged Keys. Report to the Florida State Board of Conservation. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: An investigation of the site of a proposed bulkhead and fill project that would consolidate the Ragged Keys in southern Biscayne Bay was carried out. New observations were made and results of past biological surveys of the area compiled.
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• Thorhaug A., and J. Garcia-Gomez (1972). Ecological investigations of the macroalgae in Biscayne Bay and Card Sound, Florida. I. Preliminary results of the red algal complex. Unpublished manuscript. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: This is a preliminary report on the Laurencia complex in Biscayne Bay and Card Sound.
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• University of Miami (1962). Ambient noise and sound transmission in tropical waters. ML 62144. 8882. Final report to U. S. Department of the Navy, Bureau of Ships. Contract Nobsr 72626. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: Measurements of ambient noise were carried out in the Tongue of the Ocean during cruises of the R/V GERDA in 1958 and 1959. Data were obtained on the spectrum levels of ambient noise in relation to windspeed, sea state and water depth at various locations. In 1960 and 1961, exploratory studies of the contributions of surface waves to ambient noise were made at the Bimini Hydrophone Installation. In 1959, sound propagation tests in the Tongue of the Ocean employing a series of explosive charges, showed the existence of a surface channel and indicated the possibilities using such tests to determine its properties. Other work under contract included the measurement of noise radiated by the oceanographic vessel USNS GIBBS and the ultrasonic absorption of natural suspensions of calcium carbonate and other substances.
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• University of Miami (1958). Investigation of possible effects of dredging and filling Elliott and Old Rhodes Key. Report to Florida State Board of Conservation. University of Miami, Marine Laboratory, Miami, FL.
  Summary:Observations were conducted to determine the probable effects of bulkheading and filling bahind the bulkhead, and the probably biological consequences of obtaining fill from the Caesar Creek delta.
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• University of Miami (1957) Level sea bottom communities. 57-2(?)7. Annual report. Grant No. G-3938. National Science Foundation The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: The purpose of this research is to obtain detailed information about tropical level bottom communities in the Miami area so that a comparison may be made with the much better known communities of temperate waters.
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• University of Miami (1954). Emergency report on the Florida Red Tide. ML 6438. 54-2. Report to the Florida State Board of Conservation. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: This report reviews knowledge on Red Tides and makes recommendations on research needed to prevent outbreaks. Serious Red Tides were noted in1844, 1854, 1878, 1880, 1882, 1863, 1865, 1908, 1916. Outbreaks studied in the field by The Marine Laboratory occurred in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953-4.
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• University of Miami (1952) Recapitulation of 1951 fish census. ML 3026. 52-11. Report to the Florida State Board of Conservation. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: This report lists catch of food, non-food , shellfish, crustaceans, turtles, squid, and sponges (limited data) per Florida county as well as totals.
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• University of Miami (1952). Study of oceanic ambient noise and scattering layer effects. ML 2784. 52-7. Quaterly contract report number Nobsr-57146. U. S. Navy Department, Bureau of Ships. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: This is a preliminary report of the investigation of oceanic ambient noise in tropical waters for the purpose of supplementing existing cold water ambient sound data affecting underwater sound transmission. The investigation includes the deep scattering layer with the aim of predicting the occurrence and behavior of layers.
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• University of Miami (1949). Shrimping in Tampa Bay. 49-3. Preliminary report to the Florida State Board of Conservation. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
  Summary: This report discusses the pros and cons of shrimp trawling in Tampa Bay and recommends a change in regulations to permit trawling in the Bay. Effects of trawling on benthic communities is discussed. Field investigations were done by C. Idyll and other staff from the Marine Laboratory.
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• University of Miami (1948) Recommended program of conservation for Florida marine resources. Report. The Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary: Recommendations were made for the restoration and managements of the oyster, sponge, fish and turtle industries.
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• Wakefield J. W. (1939). Pollution studies in Biscayne Bay. Report. Florida State Board of Health, Bureau of Engineering, Jacksonville, FL.
  Summary: This report describes the results of a sanitary survey of Biscayne Bay. The author concluded that the waters of the Bay wre polluted by discharge of the Miami River and numerous sewer outfalls but that it is contained and does spread far into the Bay.
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• Wang, J. D., E. Daddio, and M. D. Horwitz (1978). Canal discharges into south Biscayne Bay. Report to the Department of Environmental Resources Management Metropolitan Dade County. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  Summary:Three major canals discharge into south Biscayne Bay. Dye dispersion studies were carried out to determine the zone of influence of the canal discharges.
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• Woodburn K. D. (1962). Proposed dredge and fill area, south Biscayne Bay, Dade County, Florida (SAKSP Permits 62-278). ML 13497. Unpublished report. FSBCML No: 60-17. BL No. 62-10. Florida State Board of Conservation Marine Laboratory Maritime Base, Bayboro Harbor, St. Petersburg, FL.
  Summary: This report describes a proposed dredge and fill plan in the Featherbed Bank area.
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• Woodburn K. D. (1960). Spoil disposal recommendations for proposed dredging and fill by Sea-Dade Corporation in lower Biscayne Bay, Dade County, Florida. ML 13528. Unpublished report. FSBCML No: 60-14. BL No. 60-2. Florida State Board of Conservation Marine Laboratory Maritime Base, Bayboro Harbor, St. Petersburg, FL.
  Summary: This report describes a proposed dredge and fill plan in the Featherbed Bank area.
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