Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve

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Turtle grass (Thalassia testudium) on outgoing tide in Citrus County

The Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve (NCAP), designated in 2020 by the Florida Legislature, is Florida’s 42nd aquatic preserve and the state’

Last Modified: Monday, Feb 24, 2025 - 12:27pm

Pinellas County Aquatic Preserves

The Boca Ciega Bay and Pinellas County aquatic preserves (referred to collectively as the Pinellas County Aquatic Preserves) were designated in 1969 and 1972, respectively.

Boca Ciega Bay was designated as an aquatic preserve to aid in halting the wholesale dredging and filling of the bay that occurred with the finger fill developments of the 1950s. Pinellas County Aquatic Preserve was designated to help prevent the events in Boca Ciega Bay from being repeated elsewhere. 

Last Modified: Friday, Dec 13, 2024 - 05:50pm