Understandably, research projects that target commercial fisheries management and the food chain are a high priority in the Apalachicola Reserve. In addition to its water quality monitoring program, the reserve has engaged in extensive benthic habitat mapping in Apalachicola Bay and has a highly sophisticated geographic information systems (GIS), which is used to educate coastal managers and visiting researchers about the area and its ecology.
Website: http://nerrs.noaa.gov/Apalachicola/
ANERR Contacts:
Mr. Lee Edmiston
Research Coordinator
Apalachicola NERR
Telephone: 850-670-4783
E-mail: Lee.Edmiston@dep.state.fl.us
Ms. Megan Lamb
Coordinator of ECSC Research
Apalachicola NERR
Telephone: 850-670-4783 x113
E-mail: Megan.Lamb@dep.state.fl.us