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Red Tide Current Status

This summary report of current red tide conditions around Florida includes a map of sampling results and regional status reports.


Bay Scallop Web Survey Taps Recreational Harvesters
How plentiful are bay scallops along Florida's Gulf coast? Help biologists answer this question by submitting your bay scallop catch data.


Coastal Wetlands Research Internship

This new program is looking for interns to assist with laboratory tasks, field research projects, and the development of outreach materials.


The Importance of Natural History Collections
Specimen collections, an invaluable resource to researchers, document the presence of a particular species in place and time.


Researcher Spotlight: Anna Fasoli
For traveling researcher Anna Fasoli, bird watching is a hobby and a career.


Mapping Spawning Habitat of Spotted Seatrout in Tampa Bay
Biologists map data from passive acoustic surveys throughout Tampa Bay to better understand spawning site preferences of spotted seatrout.



FWC Facts:
The Gulf sturgeon spawns 140 miles upstream from the mouth of the Suwannee River, one of the last pristine rivers with no dams to bar its path.

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