Coastal Turbidity on the Southeast Florida Shelf—Monitoring Turbid Water Sources and Fates by Satellite Sediment on reefs and adjacent coastal areas: information tools for managers in American Samoa, South Florida, CNMI; Principal Investigator: Lew Gramer

NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program funded a study from 2013 to 2015 to determine the feasibility of monitoring turbidity plumes in reef waters for three U.S. jurisdictions, one of which was the Southeast Florida Shelf and northern Florida reef tract. This report presents the results of that study. It shows that with care, satellite ocean color can be used to remotely monitor sources and instances of coastal ocean turbidity. CRCP Project ID ; 881