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Figure 1 BFA Biscayne Bay Approximate Sub-Regions
Biscayne Bay Characteristics
Freshwater Flow and Ecological Relationships in Biscayne Bay 2-3
and are connected via a series of natural, man-made and/or man-enhanced inlets
at other locations where there are barrier islands.
Of significant importance in the development of an MFL rule for the Bay, is the
extent to which different portions of the Bay currently serve as the receiving
waters for discharges of freshwater from inland areas. Eleven major
watercourses (i.e., canals, rivers) and a number of smaller ditches and other
surface-water conveyances transport water directly into the Bay.
These varying physical characteristics result in the presence of highly variable
floral and faunal communities being present in different areas of the Bay. Some
species, such as Johnson’s seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) have a spatial distribution
such that they are present only in portions of the Bay. Others, such as red
mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) and many species of fish may be found in all
regions of the Bay.
In recognition of these differences in physical characteristics, for the purposes of