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Update Regarding Weeki Wachee River Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Restoration Project One Month Post Installation
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
To assist in restoration and enhancement efforts, from May 27 through May 30, 2025, a total of 43,950 Mechanical Planting Units (MPUs), 660 four-inch peat pots, and 132 GrowSAV Herbivory Exclusion Devices were installed throughout the river between the state park boundary to the north, and Rogers Park to the south.
On June 26, 2025, Sea & Shoreline biologists returned to the project site to perform the one-month post-installation monitoring event. The attached report is the first of four formal monitoring reports designed to quantify the success of the project.
In summary, the biological assessments of survival, density and cover of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) during this one-month post-installation monitoring campaign indicated that transplanted V. neotropicalis is healthy and thriving. There was limited evidence of plant mortality; therefore, the amount of SAV present in the relocation or planting site is currently meeting project requirements.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None at this time.
LEGAL NOTE
The Board is authorized to act upon this matter pursuant to Chapter 125, Florida Statutes.
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RECOMMENDATION
For informational purposes only, no information is required from the Board.