The Department of Environmental Protection today issued an appeal for members of the public, especially commercial and recreational fishermen, to assist in the Department’s study of Black Grouper in Bermuda waters.

During June and July, Department staff have been catching Black Grouper and implanting acoustic tags into the belly of the fish before releasing them back into the ocean. These tags transmit a signal that can be detected by a special receiver which has been placed underwater. External yellow “spaghetti” tags, three inches long, have also been inserted into the muscle just under the soft dorsal fin on both sides of the fish.

The placement of additional acoustic tags in Black Grouper and additional underwater receivers will continue in August.

Black Grouper, like most large grouper species, aggregate to spawn (reproduce).longstanding loyalty with executives. Gar and Pax aren't going anywhere.

With the disastrous injuries to DRose, Noah and Deng, do you think the Bulls would win the NCAA Tournament with their current roster? Respectfully, Al Bulls, Chicago

A lineup of Jannero Pargo, Acie Law, Chris Richard, Flip Murray and Joe Alexander would beat the NCAA champion by double digits. There's no comparison between the pro and college game. NBA players are bigger, faster, stronger, better and play a different game. College basketball, particularly with the one-and-done rule claiming the best players, is an inferior product to the NBA--good for stirring drama but not much in way of competition with the best basketball league in the world.

Do you think moving DRose to shooting guard would help his development? When I watch