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Publication #TP 124

A Manual of Methods and Procedures for the Regional Waterway Management System1

Robert Swett, David Fann2

Abstract:

This manual details the procedures that are necessary to complete a Regional Waterway Management System for Florida's coastal canals and other waterways. The purpose of the Regional Waterway Management System is to provide the West Coast Inland Navigation District and coastal counties with a scientific approach that allows for boat channel maintenance while protecting resources. Components of this undertaking range from personnel, equipment, and project planning to field surveys, data analysis, and final documentation.

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Footnotes

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This is a publication of the Florida Sea Grant College Program, supported by the National Sea Grant College Program of the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under NOAA Grant # NA76RG-0120. Additional support was provided by the West Coast Inland Navigation District. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of these agencies.

Originally published as TP 124, December 2001. Reviewed March 2008 and February 2011.

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Robert A. Swett, Florida Sea Grant and the Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation; rswett@ufl.edu; and David A. Fann, Florida Sea Grant, PO Box 110400, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0400; dafann@ufl.edu.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Interim Dean.