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IntroductionFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) contracted AquaTech Eco Consultants (AquaTech) to plant submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), specifically eelgrass or Valisneria americana (V. americana) within permitted restoration plots protected with herbivory exclusion fencing within Lake George located in Astor, FL. AquaTech staff began restoration work on Monday February 19th, 2025 and completed restoration work […]

AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by Manatee County to transplant 1,133 of shoalgrass trays using a modified shovel method to a 0.65 acre, man-made hydrological wetland. The donor grass was harvested from a monitored donor site on set distances along a transect and then transplanted within the preserve on the same set points of a

AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by the City of Casselberry to plant 100 eelgrass, or Vallis-neria americana, planting units, called “burritos,” within 10 herbivory exclusion cages and an exclusion fencing in Lake Concord. These units are prepared and grown out at the aquaculture facility for months before being planted in the field. This gives the

AquaTech Eco Consultants (AquaTech) along with Aquatic Restoration and Conservation Association (ARCA), and in collaboration with the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Lab (FSUCML), is working to restore oyster habitat in Apalachicola Bay. Following a 2016 effort by FDEP to reestablish viable habitat for oyster reefs in Apalachicola Bay, FWC identified areas that had

AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by Coastal Engineering Consultants to conduct pre-construction surveys on seagrass beds that are anticipated to be impacted by the future dredging of Blind Pass. The area of impact was determined by CEC. AquaTech biologists conducted an in-depth survey used best practice methods to assess the status of the existing seagrass

AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by FFWCF to plant 10,000 eelgrass (or Vallisneriaamericana) planting units, referred to as “burritos,” within 15 predetermined restoration areas on 1.5 ft centers. These burritos are prepared and grown out at the aquaculture facility for months before being planted in the field. This gives the plants’ root systems an opportunity

AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by Ecosphere Restoration Institute to plant three acres of Florida certified native eelgrass, or Vallisneriaamericana, in Lake Tiger, under the jurisdiction of Polk County Parks and Natural Resources Division. Planting units were kept at the Aquaticus Plants aquaculture facility in biodegradable peat pots for upwards of 3 months in order

Hydroblasting is a non-invasive method of elevation correction in areas where elevation was historically modified by the creation of mosquito impoundments, or control ditches, in the 1950’s. The increased elevation that resulted from sediment being cast aside and mounded up resulted in some important ecological implications including the intrusion of the invasive Brazilian Pepper Tree,

AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by the City of Bradenton Beach to transplant .32 acres of shoalgrass and turtlegrass to meet mitigation requirements for a dredge project. 0.32 acres of seagrass was removed from the footprint of the dredge using 6 in. cores and transplanted in the designated mitigation area on 1 ft. centers. A

AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by the Saint Johns River Water Management District to provide and install Florida Certified Native SAV in Lake Apopka, located in Apopka, FL. AquaTech sources plant material from Aquaticus Plants to fulfill the terms of this contract. Planting units are prepared in two formats: burritos and single-plant weights. To date,