Choctawatchee Bay East, Florida - Texas General …86 18'0"W 86 12'0"W 30 30'0"N 30 24'0"N 0 1.5 3...

86°12'0"W86°18'0"W

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30°24'0"N

0 1.5 3 4.5 6Miles

Choctawatchee Bay East, Florida

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Map 13: Florida Panhandle - 2012

ESI Shoreline Habitats on Map

10A Salt- and brackish-water marshes

10B Freshwater marshes

10C Swamps

10D Scrub-shrub wetlands

9A Sheltered tidal flats

8B Sheltered, solid man-made structures

8C Sheltered riprap

4 Coarse-grained sand beaches

3A Fine- to medium-grained sand beaches

Content from Florida Panhandle - 2012 ESI Atlas

Choctawatchee Bay East, Florida

BIOLOGICAL RESOURCESBirdsSubelement Species S F Concentration J F M A M J J A S O N D NESTING MIGRATING MOLTING

DivingBrown pelican

Common loon

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FishSubelement Species S F Concentration J F M A M J J A S O N D SPAWNING EGGS LARVAE JUVENILE ADULT

Diadromous

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Estuarine Nursery

Atlantic croaker

Atlantic sharpnose shark

Bay anchovy

Black drum

Black sea bass

Bluefish

Bull shark

Gray snapper

Grunts

Gulf flounder

Gulf menhaden

Hardhead catfish

Hogchoker

Kingfishes

Ladyfish

Lane snapper

Mojarras

Pigfish

Pinfish

Red drum

Sand seatrout

Sheepshead

Silver mullet

Southern flounder

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Spotted seatrout

Striped mullet

Tarpon

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Choctawatchee Bay East, Florida (continued)

Fish (continued)Subelement Species S F Concentration J F M A M J J A S O N D SPAWNING EGGS LARVAE JUVENILE ADULT

Estuarine Resident

Code goby

Gulf killifish

Sheepshead minnow

Silver perch

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Marine Benthic

Atlantic spadefish

Cusk eels

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Marine Pelagic

Cobia

Crevalle jack

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Spanish mackerel

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(*) = This life stage occurs during the months listed, but not continuously.

Habitats and Rare PlantsSubelement Species S F Concentration J F M A M J J A S O N D

Plant

Alabama spiny-pod

Arkansas oak

Baltzell's sedge

Curtiss' sandgrass

Florida flame azalea

Gulf Coast lupine

Hairy wild indigo

Large-leaved jointweed

Panhandle spiderlily

Pineland hoary-pea

Silky camellia

Small-flowered meadowbeauty

Spoon-leaved sundew

Toothed savory

White-top pitcherplant

Wiregrass gentian

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Marine MammalsSubelement Species S F Concentration J F M A M J J A S O N D MATING CALVING PUPPING MOLTING

Dolphin Bottlenose dolphin - X X X X X X X X X X X X

Manatee West Indian manatee E E LOW X X X X X X X X X


Reptiles and AmphibiansSubelement Species S F Concentration J F M A M J J A S O N D NESTING HATCHING INTERNESTING JUVENILE ADULT

Turtle

Diamondback terrapin

Green sea turtle

Hawksbill sea turtle

Kemp's ridley sea turtle

Leatherback sea turtle

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Human Use Resources

Icon Type Name Contact Phone

Recreational Fishing Shellfish Harvesting Area

Recreational Fishing Us 331 Fishing Pier-south

Management Area Choctawatchee Bay Swim NWFWMD SWIM 850/539-5999

Management Area Choctawhatchee River Water Ma 850/539-5999

Management Area Point Washington State ForestFORESTRY RESOURCEADMINISTRATOR 850/231-5800

Historical Site Historic Property FL SHPO 850/245-6440

Critical Habitat Gulf Sturgeon Critical Habitat FWRI

Boat Ramp Alaqua Creek Boat Launch 850/892-8703

Boat Ramp Alaqua Creek Park 850/892-8703

Boat Ramp Chas E Cessna Landing 850/892-8703

Boat Ramp Choctawhatchee Bay Ramp South 850/892-8703

Boat Ramp Nick's Boat Ramp 850/835-2222

Boat Ramp Unknown Boat Ramp

SHORELINE RESOURCES:ESI Polygon Habitats

Pattern ESI Rank Habitat Area (meters2)

10A Salt- and brackish-water marshes 5,619,679

10B Freshwater marshes 5,034,056

10C Swamps 8,660,632

10D Scrub-shrub wetlands 5,466,106

9A Sheltered tidal flats 235,196


Shoreline Types (Length of ESI Shoreline on Map = 121,056 meters ; Length of Shoreline on Map = 116,185 meters)

Color ESI Rank Shoreline Habitat Length (meters) % of ESI Shoreline

10A Salt- and brackish-water marshes 80,687 66

10B Freshwater marshes 167 <1

10C Swamps 27,805 22

10D Scrub-shrub wetlands 3,987 3

9A Sheltered tidal flats 3,408 2

8B Sheltered, solid man-made structures 20,343 16

8C Sheltered riprap 18,019 14

4 Coarse-grained sand beaches 28 <1

3A Fine- to medium-grained sand beaches 12,935 10

Note: A shoreline segment may include multiple shoreline habitats. If any segments include multiple habitats, the combined length of all habitats will

exceed the length of the mapped ESI shoreline, and the percent of ESI shoreline values will sum to greater than 100%.

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