Please join us this month for a presentation by Rick Rego: The Non-Indigenous Fish of Florida.
Rick will be talking about his trip to Florida collecting tropical fish- an amazing number of our commonly kept tropical fish have made Florida their home. He will accompany his talk with lots of photos and videos.
Richard J. Rego has been keeping fish for over 30 years, in addition to reptiles and amphibians. His interest lies mostly in wild-type livebearers and North American native fishes. In the past he has maintained nearly 100 aquariums in his personal fish room and currently maintains CARES species in his lab. He was past President of TFSRI, past chairman of the Northeast Livebearers Association, and also served on the Board of Governors for the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies.
He is currently involved in several reptile and amphibian related research projects in Massachusetts as a state-level and private contract biologist. Rick also works with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Marine Mammal Rescue and Research based in Yarmouthport on Cape Cod. He also works with the marine mammal and sea turtle rescue response team at Mystic Aquarium. He responds to live and dead stranded marine mammals and also performs necropsies on various whale, dolphin, and seal species.
Rick is the senior coordinator of the small animal, large animal, and wildlife anatomy teaching lab at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton, MA, and is responsible for the anatomy course and dissections labs for 110 first-year DVM candidates.
We will also have our usual meeting activities. You may bring any fish or plants you are submitting for the BAP or HAP for auction. You may also bring up to 3 lots for a Buck-a-Bag auction. We plan to have refreshments, a raffle and a short business meeting as well.
The address of our Wednesday meeting is 19 Mohawk Drive, Riverside, Rhode Island. Mohawk Drive is directly off of Rt 114, the Wampanoag Trail in Riverside. Route 114 is a divided road at the entrance to Mohawk Road. If you are coming from the North you need to go past it to the next turnaround, which is on the left just past the "Welcome to Barrington" Sign. After you turn around, Mohawk Road will be on your right a short distance past the "Anchor Bay Assisted Living" sign. There is a Blue and White sign at the entry of Mohawk Road for the Riverside Sportsmans Association. The building is at the end of the road.