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STANDARD FORM 330 (REV. 312013) PAGE 3 Palm Beach County, Florida PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Benthic Assessment and Resource GIS Mapping CONSTRUCTION (If Applicable) N/A (3) BRIEF DESCRIPTION (Brief Scope, size, cost, etc.) AND SPECIFIC ROLE Check if project performed with current firm Senior Marine Scientist - Ms. Shiplett characterized and mapped seagrass and hard bottom habitat located in Lake Worth Lagoon. This assessment survey was conducted in support of a pre-dredging permit for the Florida Inland Navigational District. The survey area included the ICWW and Palm Beach Channel located south of Peanut Island and extending 4.8 miles south through Lake Worth Lagoon in Palm Beach County, Florida. The objective of the benthic assessment and resource survey was to delineate and map benthic habitats throughout the entire survey area including seagrass and hardbottom habitats, to identify and quantify resources occurring in these habitats, and to collect stony coral size data. The survey was approached in two phases in accordance with recommendations by the NMFS (2002) recovery plan for Johnson’s Seagrass. Phase I included a thorough visual assessment of the survey area providing comprehensive coverage of the proposed project area to accurately delineate existing seagrass and hardbottom habitat boundaries. During Phase II, Ms. Shiplett conducted detailed qualitative and quantitative sampling of marine resources occurring in areas previously identified as seagrass and hardbottom habitat. The benthic assessment survey identified benthic habitats and associated marine resources in vicinity of the proposed project which could be impacted by dredging and dredging related activities. Surveys were conducted from 13 June through 8 July 2016 with additional field surveys conducted from 1 through 13 September 2016 specifically to further document the presence of stony corals in delineated hardbottom habitat. Florida Unified Mitigation Assessment Methodology (UMAM) Forms Part 1 (Qualitative Description) and Part 2 (Quantitative Description) were completed for each habitat type delineated during the assessment survey. Size: 33 acres of seagrass and hardbottom habitat Cost: $37,000 107