FY 18/19 FWRI Digital Annual Report is available for viewing at www.fwcresearch.com. This web site provides a comprehensive overview of our major programs and project highlights associated with monitoring and research activities of the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.
Viewers are also able to drill down into budget information for the Institute and individual sections. There are links to over 75 publications produced by FWRI staff as well as comprehensive lists of our partners and grants. Don’t miss the FWC Research: Our Mission video which is available when you scroll down the main entry page or when you click on “Message from the Director.” Finally, click on “connect” to see all of ways you can follow FWRI on social media.
The Tampa Bay Estuary Program works to build public and private partnerships to restore and protect Tampa Bay. Critical to this effort is the use of environmental indicators to describe status and trends of bay health. Dr. Marcus Beck will describe his work synthesizing multiple data streams with reproducible workflows to develop and report on bay health indicators.
Our summer youth tours are in full swing, and the learning hasn’t stopped. So far, we’ve hosted students ranging from elementary school to college age, with over 60 individuals touring the Innovation District. They’ve explored the world of phytoplankton with scientists from FWC and learned the basics of flight from the team at St. Pete Air.
Congratulations to the USF College of Marine Science for their collaboration with Telemundo on a powerful new documentary. This Spanish-language series explores how weather buoys help forecast storms and hurricanes forming in the Gulf. Meteorologist Rubén Capote and news anchor Samantha Díaz explain why this technology is vital for Florida and beyond.