Summary of the Opportunity Assessment Analysis: Manatee Co.

Native Habitats

Restorable Habitats

Habitat Type

Current Extent

Existing Conservation Lands

Proposed Conservation Lands*

Total Restoration Opportunity**

Existing Conservation Lands Restoration Opportunity

Proposed Conservation Lands Restoration Opportunity*

Subtidal

Hard Bottom

2 ac

2 ac

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Artificial Reefs

0 ac

0 ac

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Tidal Flats

167 ac

167 ac

N/A

I/D

I/D

N/A

Seagrasses

96 ac

96 ac

N/A

14,131 ac

14,131 ac

N/A

Oyster Bars

8 ac

8 ac

N/A

I/D

I/D

N/A

Intertidal

Mangrove Forests

2,917 ac

2,470 ac

406 ac

700 ac

420 ac

280 ac

Salt Barrens

132 ac

131 ac

2 ac

Salt Marshes

1,378 ac

393 ac

940 ac

431 ac (JU)

141 ac (JU)

291 ac (JU)

Living Shorelines

0 mi

LSSM

N/A

LSSM

N/A

N/A

Tidal Tributaries

166 mi

N/A

N/A

LSSM

N/A

N/A

Supratidal

Coastal Uplands

735 ac

463 ac

251 ac

74 ac

2 ac

72 ac

Non-Forested Freshwater Wetlands

14,765 ac

3,540 ac

8,200 ac

67,846 ac

5,604 ac

62,243 ac

Forested Freshwater Wetlands

23,908 ac

7,239 ac

13,907 ac

Native Uplands

49,111 ac

24,989 ac

21,992 ac

8,847 ac

1,439 ac

7,408 ac

N/A - Not Applicable; I/D - Insufficient Data; LSSM - Living Shoreline Suitability Model; JU - Potential Juncus Marsh Opportunity

*All lands identified for acquisition by partners, does not represent a 2030 target or 2050 goal

**Does not account for lands neither currently protected nor currently under consideration for acquisition