Finding Solutions

Restoration Effects on Fishes in the 10,000 Islands

The development of Golden Gate Estates altered the natural sheetflow, or supply of fresh water, to the bays and estuaries of the Ten Thousand Islands.

Shark Nurseries in the Ten Thousand Islands Estuaries

Sharks utilize local shallow, protected estuarine bays to give birth to their young.

Water Quality Monitoring

Long-term environmental monitoring to better understand natural processes and human impacts within estuaries

Beach-nesting Birds

Throughout the world, many beach-nesting bird species are declining due to loss of habitat caused by rapid coastal development and to increased disruption of nesting activities.