SEACAR - Teams
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
Resource Assessment Partner Team
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.