UCF Angler Science

Have you taken our survey or chatted with us? THANK YOU! We have loved interacting with the community and hearing your thoughts on all things Florida fishing. We are extremely grateful to you all. Behind the scenes, we are hard at work analyzing your answers and transforming that into knowledge! Stay tuned as we hope to start sharing some results this summer.

Haven't taken our survey yet? This is your chance to have your fishing voice heard! Click this link for our short survey: sciences.ucf.edu/angler

It’s a beautiful morning! We are out in the Northern IRL region today talking with fishers about their thoughts and feelings about all things Florida fishing!🐟

The crew is out at EcoFest! We are talking to local fishers and have some fun activities for the kids!

One week away! Join us at EcoFest 2024 on January 19th! There will be live music, food trucks, and several different environmental organizations hosting booths - including us! Stop by our booth to talk about Florida fishing or have the little ones participate in a game to win a prize!

If you are in the Cocoa area, stop by on January 19th for a great day of education and fun! We will be giving away some goodies, talking about our research, and how you can help us in our mission of healthy oceans and awesome fishing!

Join the Eco Party! 🐊 EcoFest Jan 19th from 9am to 11pm. Live music, fun games, and wildlife presentations.

We received several new followers so we thought we would introduce ourselves again! We are the UCF Angler Science team, a group of students that are interested in healthy oceans and awesome fishing. We want to accomplish this by being advocates for those people that know Florida’s fishing resources the best – the fishing community!

We want to give power back to the fishing community by looking deeper into the community’s concerns. We are conducting a survey that will allow the fishing community and those concerned with the health of Florida’s fishing resource to have a voice. We will then properly portray the wants and needs of the community to organizations that can make serious change.

True conservation requires a balance of accomplishing ecological and human goals. However, we are concerned the human component may be overlooked at times. This is especially worrisome as the fishing industry can provide strong economic and ecological benefits in Florida. Specifically, we are interested in your thoughts on regulations and fishing trends in Florida. This information can be very useful to make sure you get the best fishing experience possible, while also promoting healthy and sustainable fish populations. But, we want to hear all your Florida related fishing concerns too!

Our survey only has 16 questions and shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to complete. We are not associated with any state or federal management agency, nor is this information actively being used for regulation planning – so feel free to tell us anything and everything! You can find our survey and more information about us by visiting sciences.ucf.edu/angler or through our social media pages (FB/Insta/Twitter), UCF Angler Science. Follow our pages as we want to keep you informed of the results. Send us a message and we will be happy to chat or answer any questions! Thank you!

(Fish) School is back is session! How was your summer fishing? Any great catches?

UCF is now back in school and we are back in full force to represent you! We are a group of UCF students interested in learning about the fishing community's wants and needs in Florida. We are NOT affiliated with any state or federal wildlife management agency - so we'd love to hear anything and everything that is on your mind regarding fishing in Florida. Let your voice be heard by taking our survey here: sciences.ucf.edu/angler

Our survey is still going! Soon we will be traveling around the state for in-field surveys and potentially hosting community forums!

The survey has only been live for 24 hours and we have gotten some GREAT feedback! The Florida fishing community clearly has a deep passion for protecting our beautiful fishing system.

Be part of the change for healthy oceans and awesome fishing! Take our survey today then share it with a friend! https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0SROFA20ugvdrIG