Reports from 637 fish kills that occurred between 1984 and 2002 in Florida canals (n = 264), creeks/rivers (n = 64) and ponds/lakes (n = 309) were examined to assist management agencies that need to understand and respond to fish kill events. Critical investigation of 407 fish kills sho...
The Butterfly Peacock Bass is a tropical freshwater fish from the Amazon River and can be found in Southeast Florida canals and rivers under shady cover. The Peacock was introduced into Florida waters in the 1980's by FWC to help control the evasive African Spotted Tilapia, in Southeast ...
The hypoxic conditions primarily occurred in water bodies constructed for residential or industrial purposes where local circumstances, including hot weather and seepage from residential septic systems near the canals, caused the dissolved oxygen levels to plummet, killing schools of fish that were unable...
aBut according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, there are now an estimated 1.3 million gators in the state - some of them drifting along South Florida’s many canals, and others snatching the occasional egret, swan, or pet dog right out of people’s backyards. [...
Interpretation of trends using fishery-independent monitoring data in five south Florida estuaries showed that changes in catch rates of adult snook (>500 mm standard length) varied between no effects postevent to large effects and 4-yr recoveries. The reasons for the variation across estuaries are...
The FWC stocked peacock bass in coastal southeast Florida canals in 1984 to help reduce the number of undesirable exotic fishes, especially spotted tilapia. A side benefit of the stocking has been a new fishery for Florida. Limited low temperature tolerance normally restricts butterfly peacocks to ...
The wetland receives water from reservoirs through canals regulated by sluice gates. Most ponds within the wetland retain water throughout the dry season. Water current was imperceptible in the ponds; substrate was clayey soil to sandy loam, with flat bedrock in some areas. Aquatic macrophytes ...
The gastrodermis lines these canals and each cell possesses a flagella, a long (but microscopic) whip-like structure that stirs up the water, creating specific currents that flow in the desired direction, transporting the broth around the body, along with sea water that enters through the ...
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The opportunities are endless when fishing in South Florida. The canals for peacock bass, the weedy banks for Snakehead, deep holes for Clown Knife fish, and the shallow flats of the Everglades for trophy largemouth bass are just some of the opportunities. Fishing with a South Florida fishing ...