ABSTRACT
The core of a multibillion dollar sport fishing industry, tarpon and bonefish, two of the earth's oldest creatures, are experiencing obvious and precipitous population decline. Experienced anglers in the Florida Keys suggest a drop of approximately 90-95 percent for the bonefish population over the last 65 years. Despite the economic value of the i
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section I: World Fisheries for Tarpon and Bonefish
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Section II: Biology and Life History Dynamics
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Section III: Population Dynamics and Resource Ecology
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Section IV: Lore and Appeal of Fishing for Tarpon and Bonefish
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Section V: Ecosystem-Based Management and Sustainable Fisheries