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Now, let's know more about our coastal environment - Indian River Lagoon (IRL). Please find the following information about the IRL. (You may find information from the websites of (1) Marine Resource Council, and (2) St. Johns River Water Management District)
(1) Length of IRL (north to south)
(2) Names of ALL inlets (include man-made and natural inlets)
(3) Depth of IRL (range and/or average)
(4) Salinity of IRL (range and/or average)
(5) Primary commercial catch in IRL (such as shrimp, clam, ...... Be specific)
Explanation / Answer
1. The length of the Indian River Lagoon is 251km or 156 miles
2. names of all inlets are mosquito lagoon, indian river, banana river, eau gallie river, crane creek, turkey creek sanctuary, turkey creek river, st. sebastian river and hobe sound.
3. The depth on indian river laagoon is four feet.
4. The salinity of Indian River Lagoon is 35 ppt of NaCl which is equivalent to 5 oz in 1 galloon of water.
5. According to Flourida Oceanographic Society 1 million people work and llive in Indian River Lagoon. The lagoon accounts for 3000 million dollar fisheries revenues and 2.1 billion dollar citrus industries and generates more than 300 million dollar boad and marine sales annually. In 2007 it was estimaated that 3.2 million people visits the place per day.