June 10th TBRC meeting and Education presentation

[Mrs Postal]

We're heading to St. Pete in June. Our very own Zach Ostroff will be hosting. This meeting will feature an education presentation on The Development of captive-spawning and larval rearing methods for tropical wrasse species. Specifically featured will be the Melanurus wrasse, Yellow Coris wrasse, and Radiant wrasse. Our presenter will be M.S. student Elizabeth Groover - University of FL Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory.

Our education presentation are always interesting given that we get to ask a researcher questions related to our own experiences so please join us. Please bring a food time to share with everyone. The club will provide sodas/water for everyone.

You do not need to be a paid member to attend any meeting. Our meetings are open for everyone however you must be a paid member to participate in our monthly membership drawing of a $50 gift card to one of our sponsors.

Address: 1494 63rd Ave S, St. Pete 33705

 

[zachfishman]

Hi everyone! Our guest presenter for the June meeting, M.S. student Elizabeth Groover from the University of FL Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, will share her work with several tropical wrasse species! We had an excellent presentation by Tim Lyons in March (also from UF Tropical Aquaculture Lab) and are looking forward to June! Here's a bit more about Elizabeth's work:

Members of the Labridae family (wrasses) are popular in the marine aquarium trade. With over 200 different species imported each year, wrasses are the second most imported fish family in the United States. There are thought to be over 500 species of wrasses, but only a few have been captively propagated. The development of captive spawning and larval rearing protocols for these fishes will be a critical tool for the protection of natural ecosystems and the development of the aquarium trade.



Elizabeth (Liz) Groover graduated from Roger Williams University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Biology and a minor in Aquaculture and Aquarium Science. Since then, Elizabeth has worked as a lab technician at the University of New Hampshire Coastal Marine Laboratory and participated in a six-month marine ornamental aquaculture internship at Biota Aquaculture in Palau. Liz is currently pursuing her Masters degree in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences at the University of Florida Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory and expects to graduate in 2018. Her research is funded through the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Conservation Fund in association with Rising Tide Conservation and focuses on developing commercial aquaculture protocols for three highly valuable species of Halichoeres wrasses: the Melanurus or Hoeven's wrasse (H. melanurus), Yellow Wrasse (H. chrysus), and Radiant Wrasse (H. iridis).