
From the Office
Dr. Geoffrey Smith Awarded Pensacola and Perdido Bay Estuary Program Community Grant
Jennifer Hathaway
We are excited to announce Dr. Geoffrey Smith, Northwest Florida State College biology instructor, has been awarded a Pensacola and Perdido Bay Estuary Program (PPBEP) community grant. MKEI is honored to be able to assist Dr. Smith as he studies peripheral oyster populations in Santa Rosa Sound and urban bayous of Pensacola Bay. Oysters are…

From the Field
Love is the Air for Groupers – February Fish of the Month: Groupers of the Genus Mycteroperca
Jennifer Hathaway
Love is the Air for Groupers February Fish of the Month: Groupers of the Genus Mycteroperca Dr. Geoffrey Smith NWFSC Biology Instructor Groupers are one of a number of important fisheries species in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic waters, and they are important to both our regional and state economies. Collectively,…

From the Field
January Fish of the Month: Bluenose Shiner Pteronotropis welaka
Jennifer Hathaway
January Fish of the Month: Bluenose Shiner Pteronotropis welaka Dr. Geoffrey Smith NWFSC Biology Instructor The Bluenose Shiner is a small (maximum size of about 2 inches) freshwater species that is endemic to a few of the river drainages in the southeastern US. Endemic species, are organisms that have a very limited natural distribution…