The Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust need fishermen to help with a study about permit in Florida waters.
The state is asking fishermen to help by tagging and sampling DNA from any permit they catch and release.
Basically, participants will mark any permit they catch with a dart tag and obtain a small fin clip from the dorsal fin of the fish.
The information from the tags and DNA samples will improve biologists’ understanding of permit movement and distribution.
Although the program is relatively new, biologists already have documented a tagged permit that had traveled more than 40 miles along the east coast of Florida before being captured again.
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute scientists will also compare permit DNA samples to determine whether all the tagged fish come from the same genetic stock. Resource managers can use this information for regulating the permit fishery.
Fishermen who would like to participate in Project Permit can obtain a free, easy-to-use tagging kit by e-mailing ProjectPermit@MyFWC.com or by calling 800-367-4461.
Each kit contains enough material to sample five fish.
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