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City approves 178-acre seagrass mitigation bank, expects federal credits and phased planting
Summary
City Council unanimously approved creation of a 178-acre seagrass mitigation bank using dredged material from Port Manatee, expecting about 13.4 federal credits and an estimated $1.1 million planting budget over 2026–27 with staged credit releases to help offset future development impacts.
St. Petersburg City Council unanimously approved a plan to construct a 178-acre seagrass mitigation bank intended to restore and protect meadows in Tampa Bay and create compensatory credits for future projects. The project, presented by city staff, uses dredge material supplied by Port Manatee to fill a 32-acre dredge pool and restore roughly 147 acres of seagrass meadow.
Project leads told council the work is designed to produce approximately 13.4 federal mitigation credits, which can be sold in stages to offset unavoidable…
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