Florida researchers offering $50 to fishermen who catch this species of fish

Researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking local fishermen for help.

The organization is offering a bounty of $50 to anyone who harvests cobia fish in the month of September, the FWC shared on its website.

If you catch a cobia fish and meet with a biologist, you are entitled to a share of the winnings.

"It’s as simple as that, folks. If you caught ‘em, we want ‘em, and we’ll even throw in a $50 bounty!" the FWC stated on its public Facebook page.