Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries

By

Jerald S. Ault

Contents

Section1: World Fisheries for Tarpon and Bonefish

Chapter 1: Indo-Pacific Tarpon Megalops Cyprinoides: A Review and Ecological Assessment 

Chapter 2: Biology and Ecology of the Recreational Bonefish Fishery at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge with Comparisons to other Pacific Islands

Chapter 3: The Louisiana Recreational Tarpon Fishery

Chapter 4: Insight into the Historical Status and Trends of Tarpon in Southwest Florida through Recreational Catch Data Recorded on Scales

Chapter 5: Ecology and management of Bonefish (Albula spp.) in the Bahamian Archipelago

Chapter 6:  Coastal Ecosystem Management to Support Bonefish and Tarpon Sportfishing in Peninsula de Zapata National Park, Cuba

Chapter 7: Tarpon and Bonefish Fishery on Turneffe Atoll, Belize

Chapter 8: Aspects of the Biology and Recreational Fishery of Bonefish (Albula vulpes) from Loss Roques Archipelago National park, Venezuela

Chapter 9: The Nigerian Tarpon: Resource Ecology and Fishery

Section2: Biology and Life History Dynamics

Chapter 10: Studies in Conservation Genetics of Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus): Microsatellite Variation across the Distribution of the Species

Chapter 11: Resolving Evolutionary Lineages and Taxonomy of Bonefishes

Chapter 12: Ecology of Bonefish during the Transition from Late Larvae to Early Juveniles

Chapter 13: Physiological Ecology of Developing Bonefish Larvae

Chapter 14: Reproductive Biology of Atlantic Tarpon Megalops atlanticus

Chapter 15: Rethinking the Status of Albula spp. Biology in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic

Section 3:  Biology and Life History Dynamics

Chapter 16: Population Dynamics and Resource Ecology of Atlantic Tarpon and Bonefish

Chapter 17: A Preliminary Otolith Microchemical Examination of the Diadromous Migrations of Atlantic Tarpon Megalops atlanticus

Chapter 18: Seasonal Migratory Patterns and Vertical Habitat Utilization of Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) from Satellite Pat Tags

Chapter 19: Tagging of Bonefish in South Florida to Study Population Movements and Stock Dynamics

Section4: Lore and Appeal of Fishing for Tarpon and Bonefish

Chapter 20: Bonefish are without Question My Favorite Fly Rod Quarry

Chapter 21: Record Tarpon on a Fly Rod

Chapter 22: Learning from History

Chapter 23: Memories of the Florida Keys: Tarpon and Bonefish like it used to Be!

Section5:  Ecosystem-Based Management and sustainable Fisheries

Chapter 24: National Parks and the Conservation of Bonefish and Tarpon Fisheries

Chapter 25: Improving the Sustainability of Catch-and-Release Bonefish (Albula spp.) Fisheries: Insight for Anglers, Guides, and Fisheries Managers

Chapter 26: Florida Keys Bonefish Population Census

Chapter 27: Science in Support of Management Decision Making for Bonefish and Tarpon Conservation in Florida

Chapter 28: How to get the Support of Recreational Anglers

Chapter29: Sustaining Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries: Scientists and Anglers Working Together

Chapter 30: Incorporating User-Group Expertise in Bonefish and Tarpon Fishery Research to Support Science-Based Management Decision Making

Prep. / Ayman Ashry
Rev. / Asmaa Ahmed
Mange. / Huda Hosny