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Florida Researchers Need Help Locating Glass Vials

USSFN: 5/22/04 - 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:

The drift vial number
The date the vial was found
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.

For more information on the project, please contact Allison Bozarth (727) 896-8626 in St. Petersburg, or in Marathon, contact Bob Glazer (305) 289-2330. (Note: These are NOT the phone numbers to use when reporting vials located during the project.)

Link to PDF file of "Wanted" poster (318 kb)

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Florida Marine Research Institute conducts applied research and provides scientific information used to manage Florida’s marine resources.

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission