FWRI Monthly Highlights

Greetings from the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute! We hope you enjoy these monthly research highlights, including new videos on ourYouTube channel, photo albums on our Flickr account, and updates toMyFWC.com/Research. We invite you to keep up with us on Facebook, Instagram andYouTube. YouTube Videos Manatee Safety Tips from FWC From everyone at the Research Institute, we hope you have a fun and safe Fourth of July weekend! Boat traffic will be increasing, and it's important for operators to be on the lookout for manatees and other marine life in Florida waters. Watercraft-related injuries and deaths are far too common for this imperiled marine mammal, and there are preparations and actions boaters and the general public can take to protect and conserve manatees and other wildlife during this busy holiday weekend. Please remember to contact our Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-3922 if you see a distressed, injured, entangled or dead manatee in Florida waters. Nest Camera Research: Florida Grasshopper Sparrows Recent footage from an FWRI nest camera project captured the moment nestlings left the nest for the very first time. A parent brings food and carries away a fecal sac to keep the nest area clean, and one nestling leaves the nest but quickly changes its mind. It’s a cheerful scene for a subspecies at the brink of extinction.  Flickr Photo Albums Loggerhead Rescue FWC and the Nature Conservancy rescue and release nesting sea turtle in Martin County. Manatee Capture and Tagging FWC biologists capture manatees to conduct health assessments and tagging. Yellow Perch in Florida FWRI biologists study the life history of Florida’s forgotten sport fish. Florida Panther Rescue Florida panther struck by a car in Collier County, rescued by FWC staff. Updates to MyFWC.com/Research Angler Tag Return Bay Scallop Season and Abundance Survey 2015 Common Snook Stock Assessment Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Monitoring Database How to Report a Tagged Manatee Internship Opportunities 2016 Manatee Mortality Statistics New Publications Red Tide Current Status Reported Fish Kills and Abnormalities Roadblocks to Seagrass Recovery Sea Turtle Remote Sensing and GIS Internship Stone Crab Catch Data Telemetry Publications 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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