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Red Tide Current Status

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week in the Indian River Lagoon (Brevard County) or alongshore of Dade County.

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


New Publications

New to the publications list are these published reports.


Stone Crab Catch Data
This summary highlights fishery-independent sampling program catch data collected at eight sampling locations.


Help Biologists by Reporting Wood Stork Colonies
Biologists ask members of the public to share sightings of wood stork colonies to increase our knowledge of the species’ nesting population and distribution.


Selected Sawfish References
A list of publications on sawfish research.


Getting to the Bottom of Stone Crab Population Trends
Researchers are conducting a long-term fishery-independent monitoring program to better understand stone crab population dynamics in Florida.



FWC Facts:
Manatees in captivity have been known to live for more than 50 years. Distinctively scarred individuals in the wild have been known to live for at least 39 years.

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