Summary of frequency occurrence estimates for all species by year and major bay segment. HB: Hillsborough Bay, OTB: Old Tampa Bay, MTB: Middle Tampa Bay, LTB: Lower Tampa Bay, BCB: Boca Ciega Bay

Bay segment

Year

# of quadrats

No Cover

total

Halodule

Syringodium

Thalassia

Halophila

Ruppia

Caulerpa

HB

1998

285

85.0

15.0

14.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.0

1999

403

89.9

10.1

10.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2000

336

87.4

12.2

12.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2001

312

78.4

21.6

20.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.8

0.0

2002

327

69.3

23.1

22.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.0

2003

342

77.9

22.1

20.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.1

0.0

2004

334

78.2

20.4

18.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.4

1.5

2005

324

81.5

14.6

11.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.4

0.0

2006

326

79.8

17.5

16.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.5

2.7

2007

342

68.9

18.7

18.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.7

13.1

2008

329

67.4

20.7

20.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

13.3

2009

353

66.9

25.8

25.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

8.8

2010

143

31.5

62.5

62.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

18.6

2011

316

49.1

37.7

37.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

21.7

2012

257

45.8

53.1

53.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.1

2013

239

44.8

55.2

51.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.3

0.0

2014

292

28.4

49.7

49.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

28.9

2015

232

27.0

56.6

56.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.0

20.8

2016

342

26.3

43.2

42.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

34.9

2017

321

49.0

51.0

51.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2018

265

39.9

58.4

58.4

0.0

0.8

0.0

1.2

1.7

2019

309

35.5

36.0

36.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.7

33.1

2020

307

64.1

31.4

31.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.4

2021

260

55.0

25.0

24.4

0.0

0.0

2.2

0.3

11.5

2022

271

37.3

36.7

34.5

0.0

0.0

2.2

0.0

27.6

2023

323

41.6

46.0

40.9

0.0

0.0

10.6

0.0

0.0

2024

296

43.5

54.1

54.1

0.0

0.0

1.5

0.6

0.9

2025

318

36.3

60.7

58.8

0.9

0.0

2.9

0.6

2.7

OTB

1998

86

32.0

65.5

36.0

12.8

27.3

0.0

3.1

10.0

1999

103

35.3

64.7

30.4

17.4

29.7

1.1

0.6

3.6

2000

164

47.7

49.1

29.3

8.3

15.9

3.0

0.0

14.0

2001

501

48.9

51.1

35.1

9.9

10.5

0.6

0.3

5.1

2002

679

44.7

53.4

33.7

13.0

13.5

0.4

1.6

5.8

2003

604

42.3

57.7

36.9

13.1

17.3

0.0

4.2

5.7

2004

650

47.2

52.8

34.4

12.0

14.5

0.0

5.5

3.2

2005

814

23.4

72.7

45.3

13.9

14.9

5.5

7.5

13.4

2006

665

32.8

61.9

41.2

13.6

19.0

0.4

3.3

6.7

2007

563

32.0

63.7

42.2

16.3

15.5

0.2

1.5

6.0

2008

625

37.8

59.2

39.2

14.3

15.5

0.0

0.5

7.8

2009

500

25.3

73.6

51.1

18.0

23.9

0.3

0.4

1.8

2010

287

11.0

89.0

71.4

15.1

23.2

0.0

0.3

0.6

2011

435

18.1

81.9

57.8

15.3

19.8

0.0

1.6

0.5

2012

454

19.5

80.5

54.7

22.0

17.9

0.2

0.0

0.0

2013

457

10.9

88.9

59.0

20.3

21.3

0.0

1.0

0.2

2014

452

11.3

88.7

54.0

22.9

22.2

0.0

0.7

4.5

2015

497

5.7

93.5

57.3

24.1

24.6

0.0

5.2

5.7

2016

443

9.4

90.0

54.1

23.0

23.3

0.0

1.7

1.4

2017

444

14.4

84.4

47.8

22.8

24.2

0.1

0.8

0.7

2018

412

7.1

89.6

52.0

23.8

26.4

1.4

3.9

3.8

2019

443

2.1

92.7

56.9

27.2

29.1

1.0

3.6

24.7

2020

429

9.3

73.2

36.1

29.1

25.2

0.0

0.3

24.7

2021

446

17.5

59.3

27.8

23.0

19.6

1.0

2.0

22.5

2022

519

12.1

60.1

26.5

20.2

26.3

0.3

3.2

25.9

2023

458

17.7

62.5

25.9

24.5

24.1

0.0

6.1

6.7

2024

457

15.0

64.0

34.1

25.5

24.9

0.0

4.0

7.8

2025

419

21.0

70.6

41.7

26.7

25.4

0.2

1.8

0.2

MTB

1998

229

44.4

53.7

37.6

7.6

9.8

0.0

2.8

2.3

1999

507

45.3

51.8

36.4

13.1

8.3

0.0

0.0

9.3

2000

447

51.1

47.0

31.5

11.0

12.4

0.0

0.2

0.6

2001

400

42.9

54.4

41.1

10.9

10.4

0.0

0.3

4.3

2002

457

42.6

52.8

36.3

13.1

13.1

0.0

0.0

6.0

2003

523

59.4

37.4

22.6

12.1

10.4

0.0

0.5

5.6

2004

632

61.1

34.5

22.8

10.8

8.5

0.0

0.0

8.4

2005

665

54.2

38.0

26.2

10.6

8.5

0.0

0.5

18.5

2006

623

59.5

39.8

27.2

12.7

7.5

0.0

0.7

0.8

2007

625

49.1

49.8

33.5

14.1

10.0

0.0

0.1

1.1

2008

650

56.1

43.2

29.3

12.3

8.1

0.0

0.0

1.1

2009

497

36.3

63.5

41.0

22.8

13.8

0.0

0.2

0.3

2010

274

28.2

71.8

50.7

21.3

8.4

0.0

0.0

4.1

2011

377

20.7

75.8

41.2

33.9

17.6

0.0

0.0

4.9

2012

417

21.3

75.5

45.1

29.8

14.4

0.2

1.0

3.6

2013

412

25.7

69.4

40.5

25.7

15.0

0.0

0.4

5.1

2014

370

27.5

66.0

38.8

24.5

18.3

0.0

0.0

7.4

2015

385

24.6

71.8

38.9

31.7

17.2

0.0

0.6

4.3

2016

454

24.9

67.4

42.8

26.5

8.8

0.0

1.1

9.9

2017

395

33.0

67.0

29.1

35.7

13.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

2018

334

30.1

66.8

33.6

37.7

14.7

0.2

1.4

2.4

2019

276

25.3

74.7

28.5

49.4

16.6

0.0

2.3

0.0

2020

445

33.2

61.4

27.6

31.8

17.0

5.1

0.8

5.3

2021

443

21.8

74.7

36.6

33.8

25.3

5.0

0.9

0.9

2022

441

21.3

74.1

33.7

34.8

22.7

5.9

0.2

7.6

2023

426

24.4

73.4

35.9

35.8

20.1

1.6

3.1

2.7

2024

420

24.9

74.4

41.2

30.8

17.7

0.0

0.8

0.0

2025

427

19.7

79.4

43.7

35.1

21.6

0.9

3.7

2.0

LTB

1998

88

19.2

80.8

30.3

6.4

64.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

1999

133

32.5

67.5

24.4

7.6

51.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

2000

203

34.4

65.6

20.2

13.7

47.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

2001

238

37.5

62.5

21.7

9.8

42.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

2002

180

47.1

52.9

26.5

11.4

28.0

0.0

0.0

1.8

2003

297

53.5

46.5

16.2

10.7

32.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2004

309

59.0

41.0

19.0

12.9

24.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

2005

301

46.6

53.0

21.0

13.6

33.0

0.0

0.0

0.4

2006

237

45.1

54.9

19.9

13.6

36.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2007

258

51.8

47.9

18.0

6.6

33.3

0.0

0.0

0.6

2008

264

49.9

49.8

18.6

15.2

31.5

0.0

0.0

0.6

2009

227

45.3

54.7

19.7

9.7

38.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

2010

227

41.9

58.1

20.0

10.6

44.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

2011

137

42.0

58.0

21.9

17.3

35.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2012

132

34.9

65.1

19.3

25.9

37.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

2013

94

37.5

62.5

30.1

15.7

31.6

0.0

0.0

2.1

2014

123

23.3

76.7

23.9

26.9

48.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

2015

93

30.5

69.5

30.0

17.5

41.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2016

104

22.4

77.6

19.5

30.3

49.9

1.0

0.0

0.0

2017

127

32.2

67.8

27.2

19.0

38.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

2018

91

23.1

75.1

17.4

17.1

59.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

2019

118

23.0

77.0

35.6

29.7

45.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

2020

144

17.0

82.1

21.6

37.0

44.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

197

34.3

63.4

24.9

19.4

34.7

0.0

1.7

0.5

2022

107

13.6

84.2

28.9

32.6

45.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

125

19.2

80.8

43.4

20.5

38.1

0.0

0.0

0.6

2024

112

19.7

80.3

32.7

24.1

39.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

2025

117

27.8

71.3

38.3

23.4

42.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

BCB

1998

96

19.0

81.0

61.3

0.0

30.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

1999

170

29.0

71.0

50.9

0.0

27.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

2000

153

28.5

71.5

52.7

0.0

32.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

2001

142

23.8

76.2

57.6

0.0

27.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

2002

153

23.2

76.8

59.6

0.0

27.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

2003

156

25.2

74.8

60.9

0.4

27.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2004

167

22.2

77.8

64.3

0.0

27.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2005

144

14.9

85.1

73.4

0.0

29.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2006

112

22.1

77.9

56.6

0.0

41.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

2007

117

9.4

90.6

71.1

0.0

38.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2008

59

19.0

81.0

71.3

0.0

32.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

2009

111

21.4

78.6

43.8

0.0

48.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

2010

49

17.6

82.4

71.6

0.0

33.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

2011

77

17.4

82.6

59.9

0.0

33.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

2012

61

19.9

80.1

62.6

0.0

35.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

2013

67

11.6

88.4

62.2

0.0

39.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

2014

54

6.2

93.8

83.9

0.0

36.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2015

80

19.7

80.3

58.6

0.0

35.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

2016

51

3.3

96.7

82.5

0.0

33.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

2017

79

2.1

97.9

72.3

0.0

39.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

2018

73

15.6

84.4

70.7

0.0

38.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

2019

84

2.8

97.2

71.9

0.0

43.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

2020

57

13.9

86.1

81.6

0.0

38.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

88

15.5

84.5

64.8

1.0

39.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

56

11.6

86.9

75.8

1.6

42.1

1.3

0.0

1.8

2023

120

18.5

81.5

57.2

2.8

40.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

77

17.5

81.5

71.3

3.0

35.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

2025

121

26.2

73.8

53.6

2.7

42.4

0.0

0.0

0.0