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Tarpons - Biology, Ecology, Fisheries (Hardcover)
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Tarpons - Biology, Ecology, Fisheries (Hardcover)
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Stephen Spotte, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, USA
Tarpons arose from an ancient lineage, and just two species exist
today, confined to the tropics and subtropics: Megalops atlanticus
in the western and eastern Atlantic and Megalops cyprinoides
distributed widely across the Indo-West Pacific. The Atlantic
tarpon is considered king of the saltwater sport fishes and
supports a multi-billion dollar recreational fishery in the U.S.
alone. The Pacific tarpon, which is much smaller, is less valued by
anglers. Both have limited commercial value but offer considerable
potential for future aquaculture because of their hardiness, rapid
growth, and ease of adaptation to captivity. This book is the
latest and most thorough text on the biology, ecology, and
fisheries (sport and commercial) of tarpons. The chapters comprise
clear, intricate discourses on such subjects as early development
and metamorphosis, population genetics, anatomical and
physiological features and adaptations, migrations, reproductive
biology, and culminate with a concise overview of the world's
tarpon fisheries. A comprehensive appendix includes Spotte's
original translations of important papers published previously by
others in Spanish and Portuguese and unavailable until now to
English readers. Tarpons: Biology, Ecology, Fisheries will be of
considerable interest and use to fishery and research biologists,
marine conservationists, aquaculturists, and informed anglers
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