Figure 1.

Infographic of summary Goals and Metrics, Restoration Status and Outcomes, and Funding Sources for three case study locations. Tampa Bay: Photo Credit, James R. White. Restoration focused on rehabilitation of seagrasses via improvements in water quality, but also to restore four other key habitats to the proportion they were in the 1950s relative to seagrasses. Other aquatic habitats like mangroves are at or near this goal, and some are increasing in extent. Funding has averaged USD 250M per year. Chesapeake Bay: Photo Credit, Oyster Recovery Partnership. Goals were based on “Oyster Success Metrics” defining reef- and landscape-level criteria necessary for a tributary to be considered “restored”. The 142 hectares restored in Harris Creek is presently the largest oyster reef restoration project in the world. Since 2011, more than USD 51M of federal dollars has been spent on oyster restoration in MD alone. San Francisco Bay: Photo Credit, Dicklyon. The 40,500 hectares recommended by the Goals Project was based around improved habitat quality and quantity to support key species and presented at various geographic scales. In 2002, voters approved USD 200M to implement projects recommended in the Goals Project report. The 2016 voter-approved parcel tax is expected to raise USD 25M annually for restoration.