Rescued sawfish dies at Sarasota's Mote aquarium
A sawfish was euthanized at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium after it received critical care.
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A sawfish was euthanized at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium after it received critical care.
Fish have been exhibiting erratic behavior over the last few months by swimming in circles and then dying. Now, officials are seeing a decreased amount of incidents.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials hope they are seeing decreased incidents of what are described as “erratically spinning fish” and smalltooth sawfish deaths in the Florida Keys. Gil McRae, director of the commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, told commissioners Wednesday that a decrease in incidents of spinning fish the past two weeks could be a sign “we're on the tail end of this event.”
An endangered smalltooth sawfish is recovering today after being rescued from Cudjoe Key and transported to Mote Marine Laboratory’s facility yesterday. A member of the public reported the animal swimming
Scientists are trying to determine why more than three dozen of the ancient and endangered fish have died for unexplained reasons in recent months.