Thunnus albacares This is a large torpedo-shaped fish, with a round body that is metallic blue-green above and silvery white below, with lots of light vertical lines. It has sturdy fins, and a series of bright yellow finlets between the dorsal and anal fins and the crescent caudal (tail) fin. Thi
In the U.S., yellowfin catches have grown to nearly 45% of the U.S.
Nature photography can be as simple as snapping a sunset on your phone or as daring as diving underwater to photograph a gator. Whether with a phone or a fancy camera, nature photography gives you a chance to share the beauty of the world in a way that may inspire others to care about it. A single p
Our eyes have a vertical field of view of around 60 degrees up from our line of sight
Metaxytherium floridanum Quick Facts Common Name: Florida sea cow Fossil dugongs are the most common mammal fossils found in Florida, and of the several known species, Metaxytherium floridanum is probably the most abundant. Most individuals of Metaxytherium floridanum lived entirely in the
Map of Florida, with highlights indicating counties where fossils of this species have
With some 7,000 islands and cays and a 7,000-year history of human habitation, the Caribbean Sea is practically synonymous with maritime travel. The very word “canoe� is derived from the term “kana:wa,� used by the Indigenous Arawakans of the Caribbean to describe their dugout vessels. Without cl
from the Lucayan Islands — The Bahamas plus the Turks and Caicos Islands — have
Taming a wild plant may not sound too ominous, unless you are a tiny moth and the plant is 8 feet tall and poisonous. Lepidopterist Andrei Sourakov with the Florida Museum of Natural History has been studying ornate bella moths, Utetheisa ornatrix, since 2010. His March 2015 study appearing in th
been found to have DNA damaging effects.� Sourakov said species of rattlebox
The Florida Museum’s ethnographic collection spans all the major geographic areas of North America and includes many important artifact types. Many of these pieces were originally purchased by Leigh Morgan Pearsall on the art market between 1900-1960. The collection includes more than 3,600 objects,
Pearsall database # P0005, P0059, P0073, P0094, P0129, P0153, P0195, P0273, P0312A, B)
Seminole Field University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality PI004 Location Along banks of Joes Creek (labeled Saint Joes Creek on Google Maps) and its tributaries; about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of downtown St. Petersburg and 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida; 27
B, vertical section through the sediments at the site, with trowels indicating the
Bufo defensor Quick Facts Common Name: Inglis toad Bufo defensor has only been recovered from two fossil localities, both from the early Pleistocene of the Florida peninsula. But one of those, Inglis 1A, produced almost 700 fossil specimens of this species. Bufo defensor looked similar to th
Map of Florida, with highlights indicating counties where fossils of this species have
Florida Museum of Natural History researcher Neill Wallis recently received a $55,000 National Science Foundation grant to analyze and digitally document pottery made by prehistoric people of the Deep South. The grant will help Wallis analyze Swift Creek Complicated Stamped pottery used by hu
“The radiocarbon dating will be extremely valuable because we don’t have that
Carcharhinus isodon This small slender shark gets its name from its rows of small, fine, clear teeth. This social shark forms schools to hunt fish like menhaden and mullet, sometimes energetically chasing them into the beach surf (Castro, 1993). Order – Carcharhiniformes Family – Carcharhinid
incidental by-catch on floating longlines in inshore waters but is considered to have
