Unfortunately, since December 2024, we've received 50 reports of sawfish again behaving abnormally in the greater Keys area that are potentially related to the spinning event (over 200 reports received since December 2023). In 2025 there have been eight sawfish mortalities and seven of those have been necropsied (64 total known mortalities since December 2023).

For a full update on the research and response to these events visit FWC's Abnormal Fish Behavior Event webpage.

And, as always, if you see a healthy, sick, injured, or dead sawfish please let us know by calling 844-4-SAWFISH, emailing sawfish@myfwc.com, or submitting the form at www.SawfishRecovery.org.