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Florida State University<br />
Its not just about Football<br />
Florida State University’s Department (FSU) of<br />
Biological Science has been involved with goliath<br />
grouper research for as long as the fish has been<br />
under protective status.<br />
Since the study’s inception, Dr. Chris Koenig<br />
and Dr. Felicia Coleman, Koenig’s colleague/spouse<br />
and Director of the Florida State University Coastal<br />
and Marine Laboratory, have worked to define<br />
the rate of recovery of adult goliath grouper in the<br />
southeastern Gulf Mexico. According to both FSU<br />
and the National Marine Fisheres Service (NMFS),<br />
this region remains the most productive area in<br />
the entire tropical Western Atlantic and Caribbean<br />
basin, supporting numerous spawning aggregations<br />
and prime nursery habitat.<br />
To monitor these aggregations both FSU and<br />
NMFS tag adult fish with visually identifiable<br />
numbered tags, which are placed in the fish’s back<br />
adjacent to the dorsal fin using a modified spear<br />
gun. The researchers also mark and recapture<br />
juveniles in Florida Bay’s mangroves. In some<br />
cases, micro transponders are also placed on<br />
the fish to monitor their movements.<br />
www.underwaterjournal.com June/July 2007