Tagging Hotline sponsored by 

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida Marine Research Institute

NOTICE TO FISHERMEN AND DIVERS


       Adult Tag

     
Juvenile Tag  

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS FISH?
GOLIATH GROUPER
(the fish formerly known as jewfish).

If you see a tagged or untagged fish, please call:

1-800-367-4461

email:

ifre@bio.fsu.edu

or write

Dr. Felicia Coleman
The Institute for Fishery Resource Ecology
Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1100

When you contact us, we need the following information from you:

-- name, address, phone number, e-mail
-- fish’s location, depth, and date seen
-- fish’s estimated total length, weight
-- tag number and photo if possible

DO NOT REMOVE TAG

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO HARVEST

GOLIATH GROUPER ARE PROTECTED BY LAW

YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED

 

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