Table LU 13 . Coastal zone biophysical inventory of Sarasota County in 1970 

 (Florida Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Coordinating Council 1973) 



Elements 



Acres 



Preservation 



Class I waters 



Class II waters 



Marine grass beds 



Selected coastal marshes 



Selected coastal mangroves 



Selected freshwater swamps 



Selected freshwater marshes 



Gulf and Atlantic beaches and dunes 



Selected estuarine beaches 



Other unique environmental features 



Land area 



Water area 







8,960 



1,920 



900 



510 











640 



60 





 



Subtotal land 

 Subtotal water 

 Total preservation 



2,110 

 10,880 

 12,990 



Conservation 



Class III waters 

 Aquatic preserve: 



Land area 



Water area 

 Aquaculture leases 

 Spoil islands 

 Scenic vistas 



Forestry and game management areas 

 Wildlife refuges: 



Land area 



Water area 

 Parks and recreation areas: 



Land area 



Water area 

 Hurricane flood zone 

 River flood plains 

 Marginal lands 



Subtotal land 

 Subtotal water 

 Total conservation 



243,460 





 

 

 

 

 





 



380 







26,370 



5,500 



27,520 



59,780 

 243,460 

 303,230 



Continued 



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