Last year BTT, in collaboration with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), initiated a three year genetics study looking at the connectivity of bonefish populations in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic. Determining the connectivity of bonefish populations is vital to improve conservation and fisheries management efforts for the species. Genetic samples are collected […]
Have you seen the article that BTT’s Dr. Aaron Adams wrote in the latest issue of Southern Culture On the Fly? It’s called “Fishing The Edges” and you can check it out by clicking RIGHT HERE!
July 27, 2015 Given all of the recent conversation about the state of bonefishing in the Bahamas, we thought it timely to share an update on the progress that has been made by our Bahamas Initiative collaborations toward science-based conservation of the Bahamas bonefish fishery. The goal of our long-standing research effort is to provide […]
As many know, the Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local Government recently released draft proposed regulations for the bonefish fishery. We praise the Ministry for taking on the challenge of devising a new plan for the economically and culturally important bonefish fishery. Bonefish & Tarpon Trust provided comments that focused on the need […]
Originally posted on nytimes.com By Erica Goode HAVANA — Like many of his countrymen, Jorge Angulo hopes the United States will lift the decades-old economic embargo against Cuba. But Dr. Angulo, a senior marine scientist at the University of Havana, is also worried about the effects that a flood of American tourists and American dollars […]
The Conservation Captain for July 2015 is Capt. Wes Bedell out of Naples, Florida. Capt. Wes has been incredibly active for BTT, tagging numerous permit for the Project Permit program. Click here for more info on about Capt. Wes Bedell. Where do you guide and how long have you been guiding for? I have been […]
How many times have you seen this segment to start a flats fishing video: a group of anglers at the airport waiting for their departing flight, their arrival at their destination, rigging their gear; or maybe instead it starts with a pre-dawn crawl from bed, drive to the boat ramp, the skiff sliding off the […]
Spring is the time for permit fishing. That also means that spring is the time for permit fishing tournaments. Earlier this year, Bonefish and Tarpon Trust was the grateful recipient of donations from two of those fantastic tournaments. Proceeds from the 2015 March Merkin Permit Tournament, as well as the 3rd Annual Palometa Club Permit […]
Photo: Pat Ford We are pleased to announce that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously at their meeting on June 25, in Sarasota, to move forward with new regulations for barracuda. This vote moves the process forward to a final vote on the new regulations at the next Commission meeting on September […]
Hon. V. Alfred Gray Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources fisheries@bahamas.gov.bs Dear Mr. Gray: I write to you to provide comments on the proposed “FISHERIES RESOURCES (JURISDICTION AND CONSERVATION) (FLATS FISHING) REGULATIONS, 2015” dated June 17, 2015. I write to you as Director of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, an international, non-profit, membership-based, conservation organization based […]
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