Take a tour of the outside and insides of a 220 pound Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus).
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An archive of past and present newsletters issued by the Tarpon Genetic Recapture Study.
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Need to drop off a tarpon DNA sample or pick up a new kit? Find a participating bait and tackle shop, marina or other fishing related business on our drop spot locater list and maps.
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Anyone who has fought a tarpon, large or small, knows they exert a tremendous amount of effort during an angling event. The study described here attempts to measure physiological effects experienced by caught and released Atlantic tarpon.
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Tarpon anglers are invited to assist Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) researchers by safely and harmlessly removing, storing and delivering to us samples of skin cells of captured tarpon.
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Tarpon anglers can learn how to collect, store and submit tarpon DNA samples to Fish and Wildlife Research Institute biologists who are conducting the statewide Tarpon Genetic Recapture Study.
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Answers to common questions about the Tarpon Genetic Recapture Study conducted by the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) and Mote Marine Laboratory (MML) to collect tarpon DNA from Florida anglers.
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The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) tarpon catch-and-release mortality study moves to Tampa Bay for the
2005-2006 seasons.
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By plotting data with geographic information system (GIS) software, biologists are able to follow the movement of the mighty silver king after it is released.
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Where big tarpon abound, there are bound to be world record fish!
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Close examination of the anatomy of the tarpon jaw helps reveal why these powerful and widely sought fish are so difficult to hook and land.
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Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) biologists have completed a study designed to measure Atlantic tarpon catch-and-release fishing mortality in Boca Grande Pass, Florida.
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FMRI recently provided commission staff members with this briefing document regarding the issue of proportions of foul-hooked fish observed in the Boca Grande Pass tarpon study.
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Fishing for tarpon is always exciting, but on June 16, 2003, researchers from FWC's Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI)* witnessed a particularly amazing, and most likely, once-in-a-lifetime event.
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This article provides information about tarpon diet, reproduction, growth parameters, and catch rates.
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This article is a list of interesting facts about tarpon.
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This summary life history of Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) includes information about age and growth, distribution and migration, and feeding habits.
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This article outlines management plans for Tarpon.
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