Encompassing roughly one-third of Everglades National Park, Florida Bay is variously stated to be 800 square miles (2,100 km ), or 850 square miles (2,200 km ), or 1,000 square miles (2,600 km ). Nearly all of Florida … See more

Florida Bay is underlain by a flat oolitic limestone bedrock, the Miami Limestone. The top of the bedrock is about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) below sea level in the northeast corner of the bay, … See more

Florida Bay has undergone a series of ecological changes beginning in the late 1980s that have severely altered the ecosystem. Originally, clean freshwater flowed south through the state into the Florida Bay. To support the state's agricultural water … See more

The U.S. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway goes through Florida Bay, generally following the southern boundary of the Everglades National Park. Florida Bay is a Marine protected area designated … See more

The bay's many basins that are broken up by banks serve as plentiful fishing grounds for snook (Centropomus undecimalis), redfish (Sciaenops … See more

The bay is an economic and environmental asset. As of 2017 , the recreational fishing industry in Florida Bay had an estimated value of $7.1 billion, and generated $73 … See more

Various projects are funded by the government in an attempt to manage the hydrology issues present in the Florida Bay, including the C-111 South Dade, Modified Water … See more