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SEAGRASSES & THE WEB OF LIFE with Dr. Grant Gilmore ABOVE & LEFT: Richard Baker welcomes the audience to the FMEL Library on Saturday, March 6, 2010 around 1:30 p.m. to hear Dr. Grant Gilmore, noted ichthyologist, talk about the importance of ORCA as a fish nursery. |
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| Dr. Gilmore's talk covered why the Oslo wetlands and seagrasses are important, their economic value as a fish nursery, and the area's overall place in the regional ecology. Afterward, the group walked down Oslo Road from FMEL to the boat ramp. | |
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| Dr. Gilmore and his volunteer assistant, Susan Boyd, used a seine net to sample the water immediately around the boat ramp in an attempt to collect for identification any juvenile fish in the area. |  |
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| The group examines the net on its return and removes a diverse collection of small fish that are then housed temporarily in a bottle for identification before being released back into the Indian River Lagoon. | |
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| Fish that use the ORCA seagrasses and wetlands as a nursery include juvenile Sea Trout, Snook, Tarpon, and Red Drum. | |
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Photos by Bob Montanaro. |
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