Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Research Institute Monthly Highlights

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Three Manatees Rescued from Lake Tarpon The FWC and partners rescued three entrapped male manatees from Lake Tarpon in Pinellas County on December 1, 2016. Each manatee was given a health assessment, and all three were cleared and released into Tampa Bay. If you see a distressed, injured or dead marine mammal, call our Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-3922. Activities are conducted under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permit #MA770191 Alligator Gar Research on the Yellow River FWC freshwater fisheries biologists are locating, tagging and tracking alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) on the Yellow River in northwest Florida. Learn more about alligator gar and our research on this protected species. Video by Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department Charlotte Harbor Field Laboratory Learn about the fish and wildlife research programs housed at the FWC's Charlotte Harbor Field Laboratory. This lab hosts fisheries-independent monitoring staff, manatee researchers and rescuers, as well as staff from the fisheries-dependent monitoring program. Visit MyFWC.com to learn more about FWC field labs around the state. Red Drum Brook Stock Collection In October 2016, FWC’s Stock Enhancement Research group collected adult red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa Bay in support of brood fish research for intensive hatcheries. The red drum were stocked into two, one-acre ponds. Many of the red drum will move into maturation and spawning tanks in 2017 to continue studies on the effects of tank and population size on reproductive contribution.To see more photos and videos from this red drum collection effort, check out our Flickr set. Flickr Photo Albums: American Alligators at Sawgrass Lake Park Alligator mother and young at Sawgrass Lake Park in St. Petersburg, Fla. Wildlife within the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed Trail camera photos of wildlife within the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) in Lee and Collier counties. Gopher Tortoises Relocated to Eglin Air Force Base State-threatened species relocated to new home on Eglin Air Force Base  Surveying Florida's Cave Fauna FWC biologists are exploring Florida’s caves to survey vulnerable species and potentially find new creatures yet to be discovered Updates to MyFWC.com/Research: Red Tide Current Status Reproductive Dynamics Publications Sheepshead Stock Assessment Internship Opportunities 2016-2017 Right Whale Calving Season: Flickr Set Right Whale Sightings Research Information Center Manatee Mortality Nesting Training Materials Our Mission: Through effective research and technical knowledge, we provide timely information and guidance to protect, conserve and manage Florida's fish and wild

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