Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

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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.


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:
An octopus in danger can squirt a stream of ink at its attacker.

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