05-26-2011, 07:26 PM
I am a graduate student at FIU studying fish community structure, and more specifically, the distribution of non-native fishes in the canals bordering Everglades National Park. We routinely sample for fish in these canals via an electrofishing boat. Last Oct, we caught a longnose gar measuring 118 cm TL out of the L31W canal during out regular sampling. The location of our catch is only about 4 miles north of the Park entrance to ENP in Florida City. I would be happy to send along a pic. Barron may not have been informed of this catch since we directly correspond with Kelly Gestring- who is the lead biologist and director for FWC's invasive fish lab.
Anyways, your catch interests me in that I am writing a small technical note in a scientific journal on our confirmed catch and will be including all of FWC's confirmed records those catches which have been captured south of its historic native range (including yours and would be happy to include your name in the acknowledgements in regards to your catch in the paper, with your approval of course to do so).
The L-30 canal where you caught yours is not part of our sampling sites but it’s interesting as to what else could be in them as well!!!
Great job, I could only have wished to catch that awesome fish on a rod and reel! Let me know if you would like to see the pic of ours and I would be happy to send it via email.
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Anyways, your catch interests me in that I am writing a small technical note in a scientific journal on our confirmed catch and will be including all of FWC's confirmed records those catches which have been captured south of its historic native range (including yours and would be happy to include your name in the acknowledgements in regards to your catch in the paper, with your approval of course to do so).
The L-30 canal where you caught yours is not part of our sampling sites but it’s interesting as to what else could be in them as well!!!
Great job, I could only have wished to catch that awesome fish on a rod and reel! Let me know if you would like to see the pic of ours and I would be happy to send it via email.
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