CAMA is in the process of updating site specific management plans. The Management Plan review process provides for multiple opportunities to receive vital input from an advisory committee and the public. A draft plan is produced and available for review and comment.

• advisory committee (and associated meetings)
• two public meetings

About the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve

• The preserve shoreline is dominated by mangroves and numerous mangrove islands.
• Submerged habitats include oyster bars and seagrass beds. Areas of hardbottom habitat are colonized by hard and soft coral species.
• Tidal creeks, sinkholes and other geological features have added to the complexity of the Terra Ceia shoreline.
• At least five species of bats forage for insects over the waters in Terra Ceia. A single bat can eat thousands of insects in one evening.
• White pelicans and other migratory birds species arrive from thousands of miles away during their southward winter migrations.
• Over 70% of commercially important fish and shellfish species rely on estuaries at some stage of their lives.

To the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve website

For more information, please contact Aquatic Preserve Manager, Randy Runnels, at (941)721-2068 or Randy.Runnels@dep.state.fl.us.

• Current Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve Management Plan (PDF - 5.4 MB) - adopted April 21, 1987

• Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve Management Plan - April 2007 Complete Draft (PDF - 8.7 MB)