The New York Times just published a great piece about the importance of seagrass to marine ecosystems. Seagrass is often overlooked, but can be found on every continent except for Antarctica, and collectively covers an area the size of California. They place an incredibly important role in our oceans, providing shelter for many species, filtering pollutants, […]
A hallmark of BTT’s success over the years has been its collaboration with others who share our concerns—and aspirations—for healthy flats fisheries. In the Florida Keys community, where every BTT initiative relies on partnership, we are benefitting from unprecedented levels of collaboration in pursuit of the mission. Take for example the important question: Where do […]
(photo: Rick DePaiva) Florida legislative leaders have inspired new hope for Everglades restoration with the introduction of Senate and House bills to expedite the acquisition of 60,000 acres of land in the EAA south of Lake Okeechobee for a reservoir to store, clean and convey water to the Everglades and Florida Bay. Bonefish & Tarpon […]
This World Wetlands Day, we thought we should talk about some of the key wetlands that support flats fisheries. One thing they have in common is the presence of mangroves. Whether fishing for tailing bonefish or cruising permit around small mangrove shoots, pushing deep into mangrove-lined creeks in pursuit of juvenile tarpon or snook, or patiently staking […]
It’s a challenging time in Florida’s ongoing water crisis, but a newly introduced Florida Senate bill is a positive step in the efforts to restore the Everglades. In 2016, billions of gallons of nutrient-rich water were dumped out of Lake Okeechobee into the surrounding estuaries, leading to catastrophic algae blooms, killing marine life and endangering people […]
As part of BTT’s efforts to document bonefish spawning locations in the Bahamas and understand the spawning process, a BTT science team traveled to South Andros for the January full moon. This was the team’s second visit to this spawning site, and the trip was once again generously hosted by Bair’s Lodge. The team arrived […]
This time last year, Captain Daniel Andrews had never heard of the Everglades Coalition. The Fort Myers native just knew that fishing wasn’t doing well. The seagrass beds and oyster reefs he had fished with his father were disappearing. Now, a year later, the co-founder of nonprofit Captains for Clean Water found himself sitting on […]
And the winner is…Collin Ross with this great shot of his family with a nice permit! Collin wins the grand prize of the 8-weight Orvis Helios 2 Covert Rod and top secret new reel (before they hit the market), a YETI Hopper and BTT prize pack. Congratulations to Collin for his great photo (above). […]
Exciting news from BTT’s Acoustic Tagging Project! A tarpon that was tagged by team Hell’s Bay during the Cabin Bluff “Tarpon Cup” off the beaches of Woodbine, Georgia on August 20th, 2016, was detected for the first time by an acoustic receiver off the beaches of Palm Beach Shores October 4-7, 2016 . Weighing in […]
Rena S. Glinton Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Island Traders Building, East Bay Street and Okra Hill Nassau, N. P., The Bahamas To Ms. Rena Glinton, We write to you to provide comments on the proposed “FISHERIES RESOURCES (JURISDICTION AND CONSERVATION) (FLATS FISHING) REGULATIONS, 2016” dated October 17, 2016, as representatives of […]
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