ABSTRACT
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 218 Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) .................................................................. 219
Life Cycle and Resource Ecology .............................................................. 219 Species Distribution and Unit Stock ................................................ 219 Life Cycle ......................................................................................... 219 Diet .................................................................................................. 222 Regional Movements and Migrations .............................................. 222
Population Dynamics ..................................................................................224 Age and Growth ...............................................................................224 Maximum Age, Maximum Size, and Lifetime Survivorship .......... 232 Maturity and Fecundity ................................................................... 233
Fisheries Exploitation and Human Impacts ................................................234 Atlantic Bonefi sh (Albula vulpes) .......................................................................... 235
Life Cycle and Resource Ecology .............................................................. 235 Species Distribution and Unit Stock ................................................ 235 Life Cycle ......................................................................................... 236 Diet .................................................................................................. 239 Regional Movements and Migrations .............................................. 239
Population Dynamics ..................................................................................242 Age and Growth ...............................................................................242 Maximum Age, Maximum Size, and Lifetime Survivorship ..........246 Maturity and Fecundity ...................................................................246
Fisheries Exploitation and Human Impacts ........................................................... 247 Filling Critical Knowledge Gaps for Fishery Management...................................249
