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Did you know that mangrove forests are a type of coastal wetland?

shore lined with mangrovesDid you know that mangrove forests are a type of coastal wetland? The largest mangrove restoration project in Florida history was recently completed in Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. NCCOS partnered with the Reserve to see how fish responded to the watershed restoration.