Data is an important part of the Water Quality Protection Program. Below are archived reports collected by the three core monitoring projects. These data are presented as searchable PDF files.
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Florida Keys National Marine Sancturary:
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2000_Swart_P_EtAl_Impact_of_Sewage-Derived_Nutrients_on_FKNMS (PDF ~3MB)
2001_Chanton_JP_EtAl_Use_Natural_and_Artificial_Tracers_Detect_Subsurface_ Flow_Contaminated_Groundwater_FKNMS (PDF ~4MB)
2001_Kemp_WM_EtAl_Role_Benthic_Communities_in_Cycling_and_Nitrogen_Balance (PDF ~1MB)
1999_Water_Quality_Concerns_Florida_Keys (PDF ~9MB)
1998_Pierce_R_Effects_Mosquito_Control_Measures_On_Non-Targeted_Organisms_FKNMS (PDF ~2MB)
1998_Smith_NP_EtAl_Hawk_Channel_Transport_Study (PDF ~4MB)
1997_Brand_L_Semi-synoptic_Sampling_of_Phytoplankton_in_FKNMS (PDF ~1MB)
1997_Chanton_JP_EtAl_Use_Natural_and_Artificial_Tracers_Detect_Subsurface_Flow_ Contaminated_Groundwater_FKNMS (PDF ~10MB)
1997_Lapointe_B_EtAl_High_Frequency_Monitoring_of_Wastewater_Nutrient_Discharges_ Their_Ecological_Effects_FKNMS (PDF ~4MB)
1995_Brand_ L_Semi-synoptic_Sampling_of_Phytoplankton_in_FKNMS (PDF ~600KB)
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Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project (CREMP):
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2006_Miller_M_Three_New_Tools_for_Reef_Monitoring_and_Risk_Assessment_ Distinguishing_Local_from_Global_Stresses (PDF ~1 MB)
2006_Smith_SR_EtAl_Population_Dynamics_Montastraea_spp_in_Florida_Keys (PDF ~900 KB)
2006_Szmant_A_Recruitment_Two_Species_of_Reef_Building_Coral_Montastraea_Factors_ that_Affect_Post-settlement_Survivorship (PDF ~2 MB)
2004_Szmant_A_EtAl_Project_Recruitment_Montastraea_faveolata_(species_complex)_Larval_ Dispersal_Settlement_Post-settlement_Survivorship (PDF ~900 KB)
2001_Mueller_E_EtAl_Etiology_and_Distribution_Coral_Diseases_FKNMS (PDF ~3 MB)
2001_Richardson_LL_EtAl_Distribution_and_Etiology_Two_Coral_Diseases_(Black_Band_Disease_ and_White_Plague_Type_II) (PDF ~200 KB)
1997_Cook_CB_EtAl_Reef_Corals_and_Their_Symbiotic_Algae_as_Indicators_of_Nutrient_Exposure (PDF ~1 MB)
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Seagrass Monitoring Project:
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2005 Executive Summary (HTML)
2003 Executive Summary (HTML)
2002 Executive Summary (HTML)
2001 Executive Summary (HTML)
2000 Executive Summary (HTML)
1999 Executive Summary (HTML)
1999 Annual Report (PDF ~1.4 MB)
1998 Annual Report (PDF, 1.8 MB)
1997 Annual Report (PDF, 3.1 MB)
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Water Quality Monitoring Program:
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2001_Chanton_J__EtAl_Natural_and_Artificial_Tracers_to_Detect_Subsurface_Flow_ Contaminated_Groundwater (PDF ~2MB)
2000_Swart_PK_EtAl_Impact_of_Sewage-derived_Nutrients (PDF ~1MB)
1999_Hanisak_MD_Algal_Tissue_Nutrients_as_Indicators (PDF ~10MB)
1999_Pierce_RH_Effects_Mosquito_Control_Measures_on_Non-targeted_Organisms_(final_draft) (PDF ~1MB)
1998_Griffin_DW_EtAl_Viral_Pathogens_Microbial_Indicators_Canals_of_Florida_Keys (PDF ~1MB)
1998_Kump_LR_Fate_of_Wastewater_Nutrients_in_Florida_Keys_Groundwater (PDF ~3MB)
1997_Lapointe_BE_EtAl_High_Frequency_Monitoring_Wastewater_Discharge (PDF ~2MB)
1997_Shinn_EA_EtAl_Groundwater_Seepage_Demonstration (PDF ~87KB)
1996_Water_Quality_Action_Plan (PDF ~381 KB)
1995_Chanton_JP_EtAl_Tracers_to_Detect_Subsurface_Flow_Contaminated_ Groundwater (PDF ~5MB)
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Water Quality Protection Program:
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2006_WQPP_FKNMS_Draft_Communications_Strategy (PDF ~4MB)
2000_WQPP_Sources_Water_Quality_Information_for_Confined_and_Nearshore_Waters_FL_Keys (PDF ~15MB)
1999_WQPP_Implementation_Report_Card (PDF ~15KB)
1998_WQPP_FKNMS_Water_Quality_Concerns (PDF ~7MB)
1997_WQPP_Quality_Action_Plan (PDF ~285KB)
1996_WQPP_Biennial_Report (PDF ~2MB)
1995_WQPP_QA_Project_Plan_for_Assessing_Behavior_of_Wasterwater_Nutrients_FKNMS (PDF ~19MB)
1994_WQPP_FKNMS_Data_Management_Plan (PDF ~25MB)
1993_WQPP_Phase_II_Report (PDF ~22MB)
1992_WQPP_Phase_I_Report (PDF ~16MB)
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Special Reports:
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2009 Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Project, Final report - Henry Briceno and Joseph Boyer (PDF, 1.65 MB)
2008 The Origin of Nitrogen Isotope Values in Algae - Peter Swart, Samantha Evans, and Tom Capo (PDF, 1.6 MB)
2008 Anthropogenic Effects on Queen Conch Reproductive Development in South Florida (SUMMARY) - Robert Glazer, Nancy Denslow, Nancy Brown-Peterson, Patricia McClellan-Green, David Barber, Nancy Szabo, Gabriel Delgado, Kevin Kroll, Iris Knoebl, and Daniel Spade (PDF, 135 KB)
2008 Anthropogenic Effects on Queen Conch Reproductive Development in South Florida (COMPLETE REPORT) - Robert Glazer, Nancy Denslow, Nancy Brown-Peterson, Patricia McClellan-Green, David Barber, Nancy Szabo, Gabriel Delgado, Kevin Kroll, Iris Knoebl, and Daniel Spade (PDF, 3.0 MB)
2008 Anthropogenic Effects on Queen Conch Reproductive Development in South Florida - (App. 1 through 3) Robert Glazer, Nancy Denslow, Nancy Brown-Peterson, Patricia McClellan-Green, David Barber, Nancy Szabo, Gabriel Delgado, Kevin Kroll, Iris Knoebl, and Daniel Spade (PDF, 1.53 MB)
2008 Anthropogenic Effects on Queen Conch Reproductive Development in South Florida (App. 4) - Robert Glazer, Nancy Denslow, Nancy Brown-Peterson, Patricia McClellan-Green, David Barber, Nancy Szabo, Gabriel Delgado, Kevin Kroll, Iris Knoebl, and Daniel Spade (XLS, 8.65 MB)
2008 Diversity and Distribution of Pathogenic Viruses in the Florida Keys (Interim Report) - Mya Breitbart (PDF, 39 KB)
2007 Benthic Community Monitoring for the Little Venice Sewage Collection and Treatment Project in Marathon, Florida, Phase II Final Report - Herbert and Fourqurean (PDF, 355 KB)
2007 Evaluation of the Water Quality Protection Program and Science Program for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Task 7 Final Report - Battelle (PDF, 865 KB)
2006 Three New Tools for Reef Monitoring and Risk Assessment - Steven Miller (PDF, 663 KB)
2006 Recruitment of two species of the reef building coral Montastraea: Factors that affect post-settlement survivorship - Alina Szmant (PDF, 1.69 MB)
2006 Population dynamics of Montastraea spp. in the Florida Keys' Fully Protected Zones: Modeling Future Trends - Struan Smith (PDF, 1.13 MB)
2006 Developing a Technique to estimate the loading of injected wastewater nutrients on surface waters fo the Florida Keys - Lee Kump and Douglas Miller (PDF, 522 KB)
2006 Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Project - Joseph Boyer and Henry Briceno (PDF, 1.95 MB)
2005 Evaluation of Potential Spillover of lobsters from the Dry Tortugas National Park to the Tortugas Ecological Reserve (North) - Rod Bertelsen and Kerry Maxwell (PDF, 724 KB)
2005 The Effects of Water Quality on Embryogenesis and Larval Development of Queen Conch: Implications for Recruitment to and Coastal Development of the Florida Keys - Gabriel Delgado and Robert Glazer (PDF, 245 KB)
2005 Aerial and Tidal Transport of Mosquito Control Pesticides into the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - Pierce, Henry, Blum, and Mueller. (PDF, 556 KB)
2004 Spillover of lobsters from the Western Sambo Ecological Reserve: Interim Report - Rod Bertelson and Kerry Maxwell (PDF, 1.4 MB)
2004 Spillover of lobsters from the Western Sambo Ecological Reserve: Final Report - Rod Bertelson and Kerry Maxwell (PDF, 886 KB)
2004 Evaluation of the Recruitment Process of the Caribbean Reef-building coral, Montastraea faveolata - Alina Szmant, Barry Ruddick, Brian Dixon, and Robert Whitehead (PDF, 569 KB)
2003 Developing a technique to estimate the loading of injected wastewater nutrients on surface waters of the Florida Keys - Lee Kump and Douglas Miller (PDF, 420 KB)
2003 Population dynamics of Montastraea spp. in the Florida Keys' Fully Protected Zones: Modeling Future Trends - Struan Smith and Richard Aronson (PDF, 1.13 MB)
2001 Distribution and Etiology of Two Coral Diseases in the FKNMS: Black Band Disease and White Plague Type II - Laurie Richardson, Rick carlton, and Joshua Feingold (PDF, 284 KB)
2001 Etiology and Distribution of Coral Diseases in FKNMS - Mueller, Peters, Porter, Porter, Santavy, and Patterson(PDF, 2.44 MB)
2001 Role of Benthic Communities in the Cycling and Balance of Nitrogen in Florida Bay - Michael Kemp, Jeffrey Cornwell, Mike Owens, Lora Pride, Erik Haberkern, and Jessica Davis (PDF, 1.95 MB)
2000 Florida Keys Microbial Water Quality Update Report - Dale Griffin, Erin Lipp, Jennifer Jarrell, John Paul, and Joan Rose (PDF, 43 KB)
2000 Impact of Anthropogenic Waste on the Florida Reef Tracts - Peter Swart, Geoffrey Ellis, and Peter Milne (PDF, 2.01 MB)
1999 Algal Tissue Nutrients as Indicators of Nutrient Enrichment in the Florida Keys - Dennis Hanisak (PDF, 16.1 MB)
1999 Fate of Wastewater Nutrients in Florida Keys Groundwater - Kump and Elliott(PDF, 4.4 MB)
1998 Final Report - Special Project Activities - Lee Kump (PDF, 1.62 MB)
1998 Hawk Channel Transport Study: Pathways and Processes - Ned Smith and Patrick Pitts (PDF, 8.48 MB)
1997 Semi-Synoptic Sampling of Phytopoankton in FKNMS - Larry Brand (PDF, 808 KB)
1997 Use of Natural and Artificial Tracers to Detect Subsurface Flow of contaminated Groundwater in FKNMS - chanton, Burnett, Iverson, Corbett, and Dillon (PDF, 7.95 MB)
1997 Reef corals and Their Symbiotic Algae as Indicators of Nutrient Exposure - Cook, Mueller, and Ferrier (PDF, 2.2 MB)
1997 Viral Pathogens and Microbial Indicaators in the Canals of the Florida Keys - Griffin, Gibson, Lipp, Riley, Paul, and Rose (PDF, 1.3 MB)
1997 High Frequency Monitoring of Wastewater Nutrient discharges and Their Ecological Effects in the FKNMS - Lapointe and Matzie (PDF, 3.57 MB)
1995 Groundwater-Seepage Demonstration Project - Shinn and Tihansky (PDF, 173 KB)
