Developing aquaculture techniques to conserve common snook in Florida. Septber 2008 progress report.

Abstract

From 2005 through 2007, Mote Marine Laboratory (MMl) received three installments ($25,000 per year) on the $125,000 grant award from Mosaic to develop sustainable aquaculture technology to produce common snook to restore Florida's declining snook populations. We have made substantial progress in developing culture methods to produce snook over the past three years. This report summarizes some of the key project accomplishments and research areas that are being addressed. The snook aquaculture project is a collaborative research effort between Mosaic, the Scienoe Consortium for Ooean Replenishment and Enhanoement (SCORE), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), NOM Marine Aquaculture Initiative, and two of MML's research oenters: