FWRI Monthly Highlights

Greetings from the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute! We hope you enjoy the updates added in June to MyFWC.com/Research, new photo albums on the MyFWC Research Flickr account, and new videos added to our YouTube channel. We also invite you to keep up with us on our Facebook page.

Research Video of the MonthFWRI researchers captured amazingunderwater footage of North America's largest freshwater turtle after sampling and releasing a 125-pound male alligator snapping turtle in the Suwannee River! The team had previously marked quite a few juvenile snappers at a particular location on the river, and they were hoping to recapture some of them and collect growth data. Researchers checked the traps the next day and found 15 alligator snappers which was a record catch for the group! YouTube Videos  Canterbury School Visits Specimens Collections Largemouth Bass Protecting Nests 125-pound Alligator Snapping Turtle Flickr Albums  Canterbury School visits Specimens Lab Gator Slam on the Escambia River Alafia Bank Sanctuary Updates to MyFWC.com/Research  Bay Scallop Season and Abundance Survey Black Bear Research Bonefish Fieldwork Gulf Reef Fish: The Science behind the Survey History of FWRI’s Specimen Collections MarineQuest – October 17, 2015 Monthly Manatee Mortality Report Red Snapper Catch Card Red Tide Current Status Reported Fish Kills and Abnormalities Report Reptiles, Amphibians in the Florida Keys Smalltooth Sawfish South Florida Deer Research Project Stone Crab Catch Data Threats to Nesting Sea Turtles: Beach furniture, litter, artificial lighting Training Materials for Nesting Beach Survey Workshops Our mission: Through effective research and technical knowledge, we provide timely information and guidance to protect, conserve, and manage Florida's fish and wildlife resources.

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