| Average daily water use in the bay's three surrounding counties (2000). |
553 million gallons |
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| Largest snook ever recorded in Florida. |
44 lbs |
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| Ratio of female to male snook over 34 inches long on the Gulf Coast. |
3.7 to 1 |
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| Miles of underwater pipeline used in Gulfstream's new natural gas pipeline, which enters the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama and stretches south to Tampa Bay. |
431 |
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| Number of workers it took to install the pipeline. |
2,500 |
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| Average weight of limestone boulders used to mitigate pipeline damage. |
1 ton |
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| Number of hatchery raised redfish fingerlings released into Tampa Bay in 2000. |
1.7 million |
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| Dockside value of commercial fish harvested from the gulf in 2001. |
$44 million |
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| Percent of commercial fish harvested from the gulf that are estuarine-dependent. |
95 |
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| Acres of seagrass in Hillsborough Bay when monitoring first began. |
1/2 acre |
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| Estimated seagrass acreage in Hillsborough Bay today. |
200+ |
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| Sources: Southwest Florida Water Management District, Florida Marine Research Institute, Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission, Gulfstream Natural Gas System.
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