Egg and larval DNA barcoding support Gulf reef fish stock assessments
Implementing Organization
University of South Florida
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$129,265
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
The U.S. Department of Treasury
Funding Program
The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 5: Centers of Excellence Research Grant Program
Details
Project Category
Science
Project Actions
Environmental Research
Targeted Resources
Fish/Fish Habitats
Project Description
Reef fish stock management in the Gulf of Mexico requires rapid, complete and accurate stock assessments to inform quotas by all fishing sectors. Management of similar species in other regions uses daily egg production method (DEPM) data for reef fish assessments. The method is not widely employed in the US, in part because it relies on identification of planktonic fish eggs, which is costly and difficult. The project PIs recently developed a rapid and reliable DNA barcoding approach for identifying large numbers of individual fish eggs. This project will collect and barcode fish eggs to describe spawning locations for important fish species, and better define their Essential Fish Habitat.
Contact
Peebles, Ernst727-553-3983
epeebles@mail.usf.edu
Project Website
None
Location is center of study area from La to S. FL