150 Tarpon in 9 months
Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 12:00AM
El Guapo in Science, Species, salt water fly fishing, tarpon

Art by Mike Savlen

One tarpon angler in Florida has not only caught and released nearly 150 tarpon, he also tagged them using DNA sampling techniques.

The Tarpon Genetic Recapture Study gives anglers the opportunity to make a direct impact on state-of-the-art research.

LINK  (Via: The San Francico Examiner)

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