Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Saltwater

Saltwater

Florida's marine fisheries provide over 2.5 million recreational anglers with sport fishing opportunities and over 15,000 commercial fishers with employment. The public expects FWRI to protect and enhance these resources for future generations.

Acoustic Telemetry Research

Projects

Angler Tag Return

Angler Tag Return Hotline

Commercial and Recreational Fisheries

Commercial Fisheries | Recreational Fisheries

Commercial Fisheries Photos and Reporting Codes

Food and Bait Finfish | Food and Bait Invertebrates | Marine Life Finfish | Marine Life Invertebrates | Marine Plants | Prohibited Species

Crustaceans - Marine Arthropods

Blue Crabs | Horseshoe Crabs | Lobster | Shrimp | Stone Crabs

Fish and Wildlife Health

Fish Kills and Fish Kill Hotline | Program Projects and Research | Reported Fish Kills and Abnormalities | Water Quality and Contaminants | Wildlife Health

Molluscs

Bay Scallops | Calico Scallops | Eastern Oysters | Hard Clams | Queen Conch | Other Molluscs

Nonnative Species

Nonnative Marine Life | Nonnative Species Information | What Fish is This?

Reef Fish

General Information | Sampling and Monitoring | Reproduction and Histology

Saltwater Fish

Saltwater Fisheries Research | Age and Growth Lab | Saltwater Fish Catalog | What Fish is This? | Dolphin | Florida Pompano | Grouper | Mullet | Other Fish Information | Permit | Red Drum | Reef Fish | Sawfish | Snook | Spotted Seatrout | Tarpon | Wahoo

Sharks and Rays

Shark Attacks | Shark Fisheries | Species Profiles: Sharks | Species Profiles: Rays

Specimen Collections

Specimen Information Services (SIS)

Status and Trends

Species Account - Finfish | Species Account - Invertebrates | Status and Trends Report

Stock Assessments

Finfish Stock Assessments | Invertebrate Stock Assessments

Stock Enhancement

Projects and Research | Outreach and Education | General Information | Partners in Stock Enhancement

Sturgeon

Living with Sturgeon | Conservation and Legislation | General Information on Sturgeon | Research

Tarpon

General Information about Tarpon | Tarpon Catch-and-Release | Tarpon Genetics


FWC Facts:
Scientists can determine the age of a fish by counting growth rings, similar to growth rings of a tree, on otoliths, the “inner ear bones” of fish.

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