The Coastal Program at Tampa Bay follows the mission of the national Coastal Program to conserve healthy coastal ecosystems for the benefit of fish, wildlife and people. We achieve this goal by working as partners with many state and local groups and individuals to identify priority natural resource needs and assisting in implementing actions to address those issues.
Each of our coastal habitats is an integral part of creating an ecosystem that provides the range of environmental values and niches necessary for a fully functional estuarine system. All of the coastal habitats along Florida’s west coast are at risk but certain groups become habitats of special concern because of their ecological importance, the difficulty of reestablishing them or their vulnerability. Three habitat types that rise to those of special concern are seagrasses, coastal wetlands and coastal uplands.
Contact Tampa Bay Coastal Program
Contact Tampa Bay Coastal Program
Roxanna Hinzman
Fish and wildlife administrator
7915 Baymeadows Way
Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32256-7517
Phone: (904) 731-3336
Service Area
Services provided in:
- Hillsborough County, Florida
- Manatee County, Florida
- Pinellas County, Florida
