Table LU 24. Coastal zone biophysical inventory 3 of Sarasota County in 1976 

 (Florida Department of Natural Resources 1978) . 



Elements Acres 



Preservation 



Class I waters 659 



Class II waters 8,895 



Marine grass beds 1,657 



Selected coastal marshes 895 



Selected coastal mangroves 831 



Selected freshwater swamps 108 



Selected freshwater marshes 



Gulf and Atlantic beaches and dunes 1,414 



Selected estuarine beaches 492 

 Other unique environmental features: 



Land area 



Water area 



Wilderness areas 



Subtotal land 3,743 



Subtotal water 11,212 



Total preservation 14,956 



Conservation 



Class III waters 70,297 

 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 1,510 



Water area 



Hurricane flood zone 27,507 



River flood plains 6,572 



Marginal lands 118,355 



Subtotal land 153,945 



Subtotal water 70,297 



Total conservation 224,243 



Continued 



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