caa a22 4500 606228489 CHVBK 20210128101204.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10641-015-0446-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10641-015-0446-9 Advancing the science and management of flats fisheries for bonefish, tarpon, and permit [Elektronische Daten] [Aaron Adams, Steven Cooke] The fish of the sub-tropical and tropical flats including bonefish (Albula spp.), Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus), and permit (Trachinotus falcatus), capture the imagination of specialized coastal marine recreational anglers. Until recently, little was known about the biology and natural history of these iconic species. Flats ecosystems are under threat from coastal development and environmental change while basic information on demographics and population size is lacking. This makes it difficult to understand the consequences of these threats, or to formulate potential management strategies. Through extensive partnerships involving anglers, industry, conservation organizations, natural resource agencies, and academics, the mysteries surrounding these species are starting to be solved. Nonetheless, many challenges remain. The systematics of these fish is complex, particularly for the bonefish which include a number of cryptic species. Identifying the timing and habitats associated with reproduction remain high priority such that management efforts can target protecting that important life-history event. Information on the spatial ecology of flats fish at various spatial scales is being elucidated by electronic tagging studies and angler tagging programs. Habitat science for these fish continues to improve but there is still need to identify effective habitat restoration strategies. Catch-and-release science has improved dramatically (especially for A. vulpes in The Bahamas) although there is need to for additional work across regions and species. Targeted species-specific management strategies (e.g., catch-and-release regulations) as well as more ecosystem-level strategies (e.g., habitat protection and fishing effort management) are increasingly being used for active management of flats fish and their habitats. Partnerships will remain key to addressing outstanding research questions and in working cooperatively to ensure that evidence (both scientific and stakeholder knowledge) forms the basis for management decisions. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 Recreational fishing nationallicence Conservation nationallicence Fish habitat nationallicence Catch and release nationallicence Citizen science nationallicence Adams Aaron Bonefish & Tarpon Trust and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Vero Beach Marine Laboratory, 805 46th Place East, 32963, Vero Beach, FL, USA aut Cooke Steven Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, K1S 5B6, Ottawa, ON, Canada aut Environmental Biology of Fishes Springer Netherlands 98/11(2015-11-01), 2123-2131 0378-1909 98:11<2123 2015 98 10641 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-015-0446-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-015-0446-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Adams Aaron Bonefish & Tarpon Trust and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Vero Beach Marine Laboratory, 805 46th Place East, 32963, Vero Beach, FL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cooke Steven Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, K1S 5B6, Ottawa, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Biology of Fishes Springer Netherlands 98/11(2015-11-01), 2123-2131 0378-1909 98:11<2123 2015 98 10641