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National Estuary Program (NEP)

State of the Bay Report for Sarasota Bay Estuary Program

The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program is dedicated to restoring the region’s greatest and most important natural asset — Sarasota Bay. The program strives to improve water quality, increase habitat and enhance natural resources of the area for the use and enjoyment to the public.

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State of the Bay 2010 (PDF)(43 pp, 8 MB)