FMRI Vial Release to study fish locations

St. Petersburg -To examine water patterns and determine where fish and conch in south Florida come from, biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI) will release glass vials in the waters of Florida and Mexico beginning on May 24.
FWC biologists will release glass drift vials from five locations in the deep reef and back reef areas of the Florida Keys. At the same time, our scientific partners in Mexico will release vials at four additional locations. Each vial contains instructions printed in English and Spanish. Those who find the vials are asked to report their discoveries to a U.S. toll-free number, an e-mail address, or telephone numbers in Mexico. Researchers need people to report the following information:

1. The drift vial number
2. The date the vial was found
3. The location where the vial was collected

To encourage participation, the names of those who find and report the vials will be entered in a raffle. More than 50 prizes will be awarded. This project is funded in part by the Exxon Mobil Foundation.

 

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