Red mangroves at Coupon Bight Aquatic Preserve

Resource Assessment Teams

The Statewide Ecosystem Assessment of Coastal and Aquatic Resources (SEACAR) is a collaborative process, and the assessment will be achieved with the assistance and input from partners participating in various working teams. Their guidance and input also helped shape the scope of the assessment. There are three main teams that play significant roles in guiding SEACAR. These teams include: DEP Steering Team, Resource Assessment Data Team and Resource Assessment Partner Team.

DEP Steering Team

SEACAR Project Staff and DEP Leadership

This team provides guidance and ensures successful management and implementation of the assessment.

Resource Assessment Data Team

Agencies, Land Managers, NGOs and Universities

This team provides scientific knowledge and expertise to identify data and information needs, and recommends indicators and identifies protocols, methods and measures that can be synthesized for analysis. Subject Matter Expert Teams, a subset of the Resource Assessment Teams, are tasked to review program data, recommend spatial and temporal scale for analysis, provide confidence level rankings and develop the technical report.

Resource Assessment Partner Team

Natural Resource Managers, Planners and Elected Officials
This team provides management and policy perspective to identifying indicators and product formats for the assessment.
 

Participating Organizations

More than 100 individuals representing over 70 organizations have participated in SEACAR.

Apalachee Regional Planning Council

Apalachicola Riverkeeper

Audubon

Brevard County

Brevard Zoo

Broward County

Centralized Data Management Office

Charlotte County

Coastal & Heartland NEP

City of Miami-Beach

City of Naples

City of Palm Coast

City of Punta Gorda

City of Sanibel

Collier County

Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Department of Environmental Protection

Escambia County

Flagler College

Flagler County

Florida A&M University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida International University

Florida Oceanographic Society

Florida State University

Gulf Coast State College

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Hillsborough County

Indian River Land Trust

Inwater Research Group Inc.

Jacksonville University

Keep America Beautiful

Lee County

Leon County

Manatee County

Martin County

Miami-Dade County

Mote Marine Laboratory

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Park Service

NatureServe

Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council

Northwest Florida Water Management District

Nova Southeastern University

Ocean Conservancy

Ocean Research and Conservation Association

Paleontological Research Institution

Peninsular Florida Landscape Conservation Cooperative

Pinellas County

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation

Sarasota County

Sea Grant

Smithsonian Marine Station

South Florida Water Management District

Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council

Southwest Florida Water Management District

St. Johns County

St. Johns River Water Management District

St. Lucie County

Tampa Bay National Estuary Program

Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council

The Nature Conservancy

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Town of Fort Myers Beach

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

University of Florida

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

University of Miami

University of South Florida

University of Tampa

University of West Florida

Washington High School Marine Science Academy

West Coast Inland Navigation District

 

To participate as a member of a resource assessment team or to receive updates on the Statewide Ecosystem Assessment of Coastal and Aquatic Resources project, please contact Coastal.Resources@FloridaDEP.gov or Cheryl.P.Clark@FloridaDEP.gov. Assessment team meetings began spring of 2017 and will continue throughout the duration of the project.

Last Modified: Thursday, Sep 11, 2025 - 12:46pm