SBEP releases 2022 Sarasota Bay Ecosystem Health Report Card

The 2022 Sarasota Bay Ecosystem Health Report Card is now available on the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program website.

The report card shows improved ecosystem health conditions over the 2021 report card.

SBEP uses four measurements, or indicators, of ecosystem health to assess conditions in our bays: Total nitrogen levels, chlorophyll a levels, seagrass meadows, and macroalgae.

Across the board, the 2022 Sarasota Bay Ecosystem Health Report Card indicates that water chemistry is on the upswing, hopefully setting the stage for eventual seagrass recovery.

The report card includes Sarasota Bay, Palma Sola Bay, Little Sarasota Bay, Blackburn Bay and Roberts Bay.