![Mangroves fringe the Cape Haze Aquatic Preserve Mangroves fringe the Cape Haze Aquatic Preserve](https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/media-folders/media-root/Cape%20Haze%20Aquatic%20Preserve-DEP%20staff-Arielle%20Poulos-mangrove.jpg)
![Three Oyster Catcher birds site on a oyster reef at Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve Three Oyster Catcher birds site on a oyster reef at Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve](https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/media-folders/media-root/Estero%20Bay%20Aquatic%20Preserve-%20DEP%20staff-oyster%20catcher.jpg)
![Volunteers monitor water quality as part of the Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Network Volunteers monitor water quality as part of the Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Network](https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/media-folders/media-root/Charlotte%20Harbor%20Aquatic%20Preserve-DEP%20staff%20Melynda-Brown-Charlotte%20Harbor%20Estuaries%20Volunteer%20Water%20Quality%20Monitoring%20Network.jpg)
![A family enjoys a snorkel eco-venture in Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve A family enjoys a snorkel eco-venture in Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve](https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/media-folders/media-root/Gasparilla%20Sound-Charlotte%20Harbor%20Aquatic%20Preserve-DEP-staff-Snorkel-Ecoventures.jpg)
![A sheepshead forages on live-bottom habitat in Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve A sheepshead forages on live-bottom habitat in Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve](https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/media-folders/media-root/Lemon%20Bay%20Aquatic%20Preserve-DEP-staff-Melynda-Brown-sheepshead.jpg)
![Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve is sinuous channel that winds between oyster bars, mangrove islands and seagrass flats Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve is sinuous channel that winds between oyster bars, mangrove islands and seagrass flats](https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/media-folders/media-root/Matlacha%20Pass%20Aquatic%20Preserve-DEP-staff-waterside.jpg)
![Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve is surrounded by mangroves and oyster bars Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve is surrounded by mangroves and oyster bars](https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/media-folders/media-root/Pine%20Island%20Sound%20Aquatic%20Preserve-DEP%20staff-Melynda-Brown-sunset_0.jpg)
![White pelicans, brown pelicans and cormorants rest on a sand bar in Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve White pelicans, brown pelicans and cormorants rest on a sand bar in Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve](https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/media-folders/media-root/Gasparilla%20Sound-Charlotte%20Harbor%20Aquatic%20Preserve-DEP-staff-Melynda-Brown%20pelicans.jpg)
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