Jun 13

Seagrass Transect Training

The Tampa Bay Seagrass Transect Training will be held on June 13, 2024 from 9am-12pm at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge North Rest Area by the USCGC Blackthorn Memorial. The focus of the training will be on intercalibrating the surveyors and answering questions about the SOP.

Please, RSVP for this event.

In the case of inclement weather, this training will be postponed until June 27. Questions can be directed to Sheila Scolaro by email at sscolaro@tbep.org or by phone at (727) 893-2765.

Sunshine Skyway North Rest Area
J8XF+CJ St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg, FL 33711
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Jun 13, 2024 09:00am - Jun 13, 2024 12:00pm

Free

Please bring the following materials to the training:

Mask, snorkel, booties (NO fins)
Weight belt
Ruler
Datasheet, pencils, clipboard OR cell phone with access to Data Entry Portal
Snacks, water, other personal field day supplies

Relevant links:

Transect Training Video: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfJ6-D-exF9RKU6i3A7z0uwfeiyayULqk

SOP, equipment list, and other monitoring documents: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gYo9asUHZ8nr4PnJ26ti3luCTp2pR6fl?usp=sharing

View data and transect locations at: https://shiny.tbep.org/seagrasstransect-dash/

Data Entry Portal: http://dev.seagrass.wateratlas.usf.edu/

If you are new to the team, be sure to register with the Water Atlas data portal. This is how all data will be entered and QA/QAed: http://dev.seagrass.wateratlas.usf.edu/account/register.