![]() Floodplains are very important since this habitat often serves as the “kidney” of a lake or pond, cleansing the water. Floodplain habitat surrounds a lake or pond and is only temporarily inundated during rain or high water. Open water habitat is usually the center area of a lake or pond, typically six feet deep or more, and can be vegetation free or contain submersed vegetation such as eelgrass, pondweed and hydrilla. Deep water marsh, usually 2-6 feet in depth, may contain bulrush, water lily, eelgrass, hydrilla, pondweed and maidencane. Shallow water marsh habitat, typically two feet deep or less, can contain a mix of woody species such as wax myrtle and aquatic species such as spikerush, pickerelweed and arrowhead. Ponds are smaller than lakes, but both can contain similar freshwater habitats including shallow or deep-water marsh, open water and floodplain. More than 8,000 named lakes and ponds dot Florida’s landscape, and nearly all of them can provide fishing. Report fish kills, exotic species and trapped or injured wildlife through the FWC Reporter app.Set anchors securely so they do not drag.Pole, paddle or use an electric trolling motor to avoid damaging shallow seagrass beds with a vessel's propeller.Learn to navigate waterways you’ll be traveling to avoid damage to your vessel and submerged habitats like oyster reefs and seagrass beds.View Boating and Angling Guides to see what marine habitats might be near you and how you can access them without damaging them. ![]() Properly dispose of chemicals, oils and other hazardous materials in designated locations or receptacles.Recycle your monofilament fishing line or cut line into small sections before disposal to avoid entangling wildlife.Stash your trash and dispose of it in a proper receptacle ashore.Volunteer to help with a habitat project. ![]() There are lots of things you can do to help enhance or maintain marine fisheries habitat. Maintaining healthy freshwater habitats start with you. Without healthy freshwater habitats, Florida’s world-renowned fishing industry and iconic freshwater fish species wouldn’t be able to thrive.
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