What is the the most common Marine Life in Florida if they have a coast / sea aquarium? What is being done in Florida to protect water borne creatures?
Scientists catalogue shark and ray distribution in Florida lagoon. A study is the first long-term, in-depth analysis of the elasmobranch community in Florida's Indian River Lagoon and develops capacity to understand how these species may respond to further environmental changes. From 2016 to 2018, researchers caught 630 individuals of 16 species, including two critically endangered smalltooth sawfish. Results showed that many elasmobranchs use the southern Indian River Lagoon throughout their life histories and the area may serve as an important nursery habitat for multiple species. Source 3l.
Growing numbers of critically endangered sawfish in Miami waters. A new collaborative study found evidence of growing numbers of critically endangered smalltooth sawfish within coastal waters off Miami, Florida, an area where the regular presence of this rare species had gone largely undocumented, until now. Source 4w.