Robinson’s Preserve Seagrass Transplant
AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by Manatee County to transplant 1,133 of shoalgrass trays using a modified shovel method to a 0.65 acre, man-made hydrological wetland. The donor grass was harvested from a monitored donor site on set distances along a transect and then transplanted within the preserve on the same set points of a […]
Lake Concord Eelgrass PlantIng
AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by the City of Casselberry to plant 100 eelgrass, or Vallis-neria americana, planting units, called “burritos,” within 10 herbivory exclusion cages and an exclusion fencing in Lake Concord. These units are prepared and grown out at the aquaculture facility for months before being planted in the field. This gives the […]
Oyster Seed Drone Deployment
AquaTech Eco Consultants (AquaTech) along with Aquatic Restoration and Conservation Association (ARCA), and in collaboration with the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Lab (FSUCML), is working to restore oyster habitat in Apalachicola Bay. Following a 2016 effort by FDEP to reestablish viable habitat for oyster reefs in Apalachicola Bay, FWC identified areas that had […]
Blind Pass Survey
AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by Coastal Engineering Consultants to conduct pre-construction surveys on seagrass beds that are anticipated to be impacted by the future dredging of Blind Pass. The area of impact was determined by CEC. AquaTech biologists conducted an in-depth survey used best practice methods to assess the status of the existing seagrass […]
NW Fork Loxahatchee River Eelgrass Planting
AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by FFWCF to plant 10,000 eelgrass (or Vallisneriaamericana) planting units, referred to as “burritos,” within 15 predetermined restoration areas on 1.5 ft centers. These burritos are prepared and grown out at the aquaculture facility for months before being planted in the field. This gives the plants’ root systems an opportunity […]
Lake Gibson SAV Planting
AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by Ecosphere Restoration Institute to plant three acres of Florida certified native eelgrass, or Vallisneriaamericana, in Lake Tiger, under the jurisdiction of Polk County Parks and Natural Resources Division. Planting units were kept at the Aquaticus Plants aquaculture facility in biodegradable peat pots for upwards of 3 months in order […]