Fish ID ProjectPat Morse and Beth Lassi

November 2014

Goal

Identify the fish on the plaques in the MDC

gallery (in the restroom area)and

provide a description of each fish

The Fish Models

• 28 fish on plaques - MDC had received these as a gift

• Only 21 descriptions needed because of duplicates

Challenges

• Audience - likely to look at display for only a short period of time

• Need to be factual and succinct

• Need to use understandable language

• Space considerations

More Challenges• Fish ID - is it a pompano

or a permit?

• Is the model accurate?

• Which info is most important e.g. Fishing prohibitions or remark on tastiness?

• Size description is critical - models are all the same size

Check out the Groupers

The Nassau Grouper and the Goliath Grouper seem to be the same size yet the Nassau weighs 8 lb and the Goliath weighs

over 600 lb.

Fins are Key in Fish ID

Resources• An Angler's Guide To Florida's Marine

Resources

• FWC Website

• Audubon Field Guide

• Peterson Field Guide to Atlantic Coast Fishes

• Federal HMS Website

Acknowledgements

• Mark Adams

• Mark Spradley

• John Morse

• Chad Truxall

• Annie Morgan