Marine researcher Aaron Adams shares his knowledge about sea grass, mangroves, salt marshes, oyster bars, shorelines, beaches, sand flats, and coral reefs from the Caribbean to the Carolinas, the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida coast, to give reader swhat they need to know to fish for tropical, subtropical, and warm-water species. Behavior, life cycles, and fishing tips for 25 marine gamefish and their prey are included. Species include red drum, spotted seatrout, permit, bonefish, snook, tarpon, barracuda, snapper, ladyfish, weakfish, bluefish, striped bass, cobia, cero mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and jacks.
The updated and revised new edition contains new chapters as well as an all-new art program.
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For Aaron Adams, the line between science and fishing blurred long ago, and Adams uses his fish research to formulate his fishing strategies, and his fishing to help guide some of his research. Adams has a Ph.D. in environmental biology, holds a Coast Guard Captain's license, and has lived, worked, and fished in Maryland, North Carolina, California, Virginia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Massachusetts, and Florida, and conducted fish research throughout the Caribbean. He is presently a Senior Scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory and Director of Operations for the non-profit Bonefish & Tarpon Trust.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I. LAYING THE FOUNDATION
Chapter 1 Life Cycles of Marine Gamefish and Their Prey
Chapter 2 Tides
Chapter 3 Sight and Sound
SECTION II: HABITATS
Chapter 4 Seagrass
Chapter 5 Mangroves
Chapter 6 Oyster Bars
Chapter 7 Salt Marshes
Chapter 8 Beaches
Chapter 9 Rubble and Sand Flats of the Tropics
Chapter 10 Stewardship
References and Further Reading
Appendix A - Table of Common Gamefish
Appendix B - Table of Major Prey