Water temperatures and salinities are continuously monitored at commercial oyster farms located in nine Shellfish Harvesting Areas (SHAs) across Florida. Measurements are taken hourly. To view water quality data, click the orange button on the right or below; users must update data by selecting ‘Refresh Data’ and ‘Show Last Days’ on the HydroVu dashboard. Data are not real-time (“live”) or error corrected. Archived data are error-corrected and provided monthly in graphic format for each location.
At seven of the oyster farms, growers received Aquatroll 100 dataloggers to place inside their oyster bags. Grower operators maintain loggers routinely and download data via Bluetooth to a mobile app. Data are sent to UF staff to be posted to the website dashboard. At the Alligator Harbor SHA, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) maintains a monitoring station using a YSI 6600 multi-parameter sonde; at Cedar Key, UF maintains monitoring stations using an In-Situ Aqua TROLL 600 sondes; at the Alligator Harbor SHA and Wakulla SHA, the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory (FSUCML) maintains monitoring stations using YSI EXO multi-parameter sondes.
Locations, where water quality parameters are continuously monitored, include:
Users have the ability to view the last 7 days, 30 days, 365 days, or all data. On the right-hand side under the map, users can view data for one, several, or all locations by selecting the check box next to the location name.
Data are not real-time (“live”) or error corrected.
Additionally, users can click on the dashboard icon on the left-hand side to view data displayed by location.
Data are not real-time (“live”) or error corrected.
University of Florida | IFAS
Shellfish Aquaculture Research & Extension
11350 SW 153rd Court I P.O. Box 89
Cedar Key, FL 32625
Phone: (352) 543-5057
