Science conductedby the FWC Finfish Research Team in the Florida Keyswill monitor howreeffish communitieschange over time due to this new spatial closure.Weare using a variety of tools and methods over multiple years to create a holistic monitoring program. This research will be used to inform ma...
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary More Daily bag limits for extended trips Feeding sharks and other fish Trap Diagrams More Information Fish Handling Tips How to Measure Spearing Fisheries Maps For information on fish consumption advisories, visit the Florida Fish Advisories Webpage. Addition...
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission scientists concluded that low dissolved oxygen levels were spurred by high temperatures and heavy rainfall which are common during the summer months. "Low dissolved oxygen conditions can be caused by a number of factors and in this case, are thought ...
My results indicate the Florida Keys are a major raptor migration flyway (over 26,000 sightings). I identified factors influencing watch-site location in the Keys. Northbound flights must be included to avoid inflating southbound counts. By removing the \\u22season effect\\u22 (natural rise,...
April 1- June 30, 2023Key Largo, FLREEF Florida Keys Lionfish Sweeps https://www.reef.org/derby 173 Lionfish May 19- 20, 2023Destin, FL2023 Emeral Coast Open Main Tournament https://emeraldcoastopen.com/ 19,560 Lionfish May 20- 21, 2023Destin, FLLionfish Removal Awareness Day Festival ...
Also, the harvest of certain species may be limited or prohibited in state or federal parks, national wildlife refuges and portions of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Interested persons should contact those park areas for further information. ...
Florida Keys Queen conch (Strombus gigas) Florida Keys Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argu) Caloosahatchee River Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis) The FWC's extensive statewide network of receivers, in conjunction with receiver arrays from collaborating partners, maximizes the space and time ...
The Importance of Florida Bay Florida Bay is an important sea turtle habitat located between the southern tip of the Florida peninsula and the Florida Keys. Every summer, a team of researchers captures sea turtles that live in Florida Bay to learn more about them. The information gathered by ...
Poulakis, G. R. and J. C. Seitz. 2004. Recent occurrence of the Smalltooth Sawfish,Pristis pectinata(Elasmobranchiomorphi: Pristidae), in Florida Bay and the Florida Keys, with comments on sawfish ecology. Florida Scientist 67:27-35. ...
These multitudes of species are dependent upon the highly productive natural habitats of Florida, ranging from the tropical coral reefs of the Keys and the magnificent Everglades "river of grass" to the awe-inspiring array of first-magnitude springs and the quiet beauty of the rolling sandhills....