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04 May 2011
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(Click Image To Enlarge) Snook eggs at 6 hrs. of life. photo: Matt WittenrichMAP Microscope Need
Scientists at Mote Aquaculture Park are seeking $3,000 to complete the funding needed to acquire a specialized camera, compound microscope and computer software package to study the way larval snook feed.
Carole Neidig, senior research biologist at Mote Aquaculture Park, explained, " This will help us determine the best diet to feed larval snook in a hatchery situation, and may give us better understanding o f the feeding mechanisms of wild larval snook."
The cost of the needed equipment has been partially covered by a grant and only $1000 more in funding is needed to acquire it. To donate,[click here.]
OR, Bid on a COOL TRIP to Mote Aquaculture Park - and Fish in the MAP Big Snook Pond
Larval Snook - photo: Matt WittenrichThis equipment will allow us to document and measure development of feeding structures, organs and other morphological changes through the linkage of the microscope, camera and computer database generated from the photographs.
The microscope will be equipped with specialized objectives and eyepieces so that the 3-dimensional larvae can be clearly photographed to identify and measure structures.
Mote Aquaculture Park is a pioneer in advancing the culture technology needed to restore impacted marine fisheries in Florida.
The goal: Gamefish for the Future!
