Tag: Bonefish Tarpon Trust

Bonefish & Tarpon talk for Audubon

JoEllen Wilson will speak on juvenile tarpon habitats in Charlotte County on Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m., at 3320 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte on behalf of the Peace River Audubon Society. As...

Gulf Conservation at Crowninshield

On Saturday, the Gulf Conservation Alliance held a dinner fundraiser and meeting to talk about conservation issues and water quality. Guest speakers included Dr. Aaron Adams of the Bonefish &...

The fish goes where it wants, or where it can

March 5, 2026
Garland Pollard
Editorial

Last Saturday, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust scientist Dr. Aaron Adams came to Boca Grande for a talk with the Gulf Conservation Alliance, a regional group trying to find solutions for our...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: JoEllen Wilson

Childhood shaped by local waters For marine scientist JoEllen Wilson, protecting Southwest Florida’s juvenile tarpon habitats isn’t just part of the job. It carries forward a family history...

New Gulf Conservation group forms

A new local fisheries conservation group met for the first time Wednesday to help advocate for protecting and preserving the wider Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound estuary system. The Gulf...

Invitational Fishwater Cup tarpon tournament results announced

Last week, 22 anglers from across the United States and 11 local guides came together in Boca Grande for the Fourth Annual Invitational Fishwater Cup. The three-day fly-fishing tarpon tournament...

BTT and the New Year

To the Editor: As 2019 draws to a close, many of us will write a list of resolutions for the New Year, things that we can do better, or action we can take to benefit our communities and improve the...

Support the inclusion of habitat in fisheries management

■ SUBMITTED BY BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST Whether you fish for bonefish, tarpon, permit or any other species, it is important to understand the vital role of habitat in our fisheries. The current...

It’s midnight: Do you know where your tarpon are?

August 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT It’s midnight. Do you know where your tarpon are? That’s a question that Bonefish & Tarpon Trust and its fearless tarpon taggers are working to answer. Last month marked Bonefish...

BTT to hold presentation on February 2: Your presence is requested

To the Editor: Now or Neverglades! No words have ever meant more in the history of Everglades restoration. With the passage last spring of SB10, we won a hard-fought victory to begin restoring the...