New Bonefish Pre-Spawning Aggregation Found
Scientists from Bonefish and Tarpon Trust recently found an undocumented pre-spawning bonefish aggregation off of Andros. They estimated around 2,000 bonefish exhibiting pre-spawning behaviors such as gulping for air. Read more about their find here.
Expansion of Bonefish Tagging Program
Recently, the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust (BTT) expanded their bonefish tagging and genetic sampling program to North Andros (more info here and here). Thus far, 11,895 bonefish have been tagged through this program. Using recapture and genetic data, BTT and their collaborators (e.g., BNT, local guides and lodges) hope to inform bonefish conservation strategies for […]
New Bonefish Regulations Passed
Here is the summary from the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust. I agree with them that this set of rules is a win-win. I was especially happy to see the requirement for travelers to pay a nominal fee for a license, and that much of this money will be fed back into conservation efforts. This is a small price to pay […]
The Economic Impact of Flats Fishing in The Bahamas
Super reader Rob Koury asked about the $141 million dollar figure frequently cited regarding the bonefish fishery in The Bahamas. Here is a link to the original report back in 2010.
Bonefish Tarpon Trust Special Conservation Issue
Bonefish and Tarpon Trust recently had published a series of papers from their 5th international symposium (overview and paper list here). This paper is a summary of the state of bonefish, permit and tarpon management – very approachable. If you want other papers, let us know and we can track them down.
Bonefish Sunscreen and More
Two new papers from CEI on recent bonefish research. One is on movements around Grand Bahama (pdf here and popular press article here) and the second on how sun protection products affect released fish (pdf here and popular press article here).
