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Southeast Coast Network Assessment of Estuarine Water Quality at Fort Matanzas National Monument, 2012-2022

Metadata Updated: September 11, 2025

The Southeast Coast Network assessed water-quality at Fort Matanzas National Monument as part of the National Park Service Vital Signs Monitoring Program. Monitoring was conducted following methods developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the National Coastal Assessment Program. Laboratory analysis measured chlorophyll a and total and dissolved concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorous. Field measurements included water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and salinity. Water clarity, which requires a Secchi depth measurement, was calculated when possible. All measured parameters were rated as good, fair, or poor based on thresholds set by the EPA’s National Coastal Assessment Program. The Southeast Coast Network's monitoring approach is extensively documented in the Protocol for Monitoring Estuarine Water and Sediment Quality in Selected Southeast Coast Network Parks: Protocol Narrative version 2.0 (Starkey et al. 2023) and associated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Version 1.0 of the protocol (Gregory et al. 2013) was implemented between 2007 and 2018. Version 2.0 of the protocol was implemented 2019 to present and was updated to be aligned with new technology and techniques documented in revised Standard Operating Procedures. Monitoring objectives remain consistent across both versions of the protocol. The monitoring objective associated with this dataset is: Determine status and spatial variability of water and nutrient conditions in estuarine waters every five years near SECN parks.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date September 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 11, 2025

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Harvested from DOI NPS DCAT-US

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date September 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 11, 2025
Publisher National Park Service
Maintainer
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Data First Published 2024-08-06T00:00:00Z
Data Last Modified 2024-08-06T00:00:00Z
Category Data Package
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