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Do you fish for reef fish like snapper or grouper? The Florida Fish and Wildlife

Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking volunteer anglers and charter/headboat cap-

tains to take part in a descending-device citizen science study. Descending devices are tools

used to recompress the swim bladder and increase a fish s chance of survival when they

cannot be kept and are experiencing barotrauma (swim bladder expansion when a fish is

brought up from depths greater than 50 feet). Signs of barotrauma include the stomach com-

ing out of the mouth, bulging eyes, bloated belly and distended intestines.

As a citizen science partner, you will test a descending device and help identify the

benefits and drawbacks of using this tool when fishing in deeper waters. The information

from all participants will be pooled to identify why some anglers might not use these tools.

Your valuable feedback will be used to inform and improve efforts to increase the survival

of caught and released reef fish.

To participate, prospective participants must first answer general screening ques-

tions. Randomly-selected participants will then watch a tutorial on descending devices,

complete an initial evaluation, and test a descending device during the trial period from July

1, through Sept. 30, 2017. When the trial period ends, participants must complete a detailed

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post-evaluation about their experience by Oct. 15. Preliminary results of the evaluation will

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be available in late 2017.

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