Science

When cold temperatures swept across South Florida earlier this month, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) and Florida International University (FIU) researchers partnered with fishing guides to document the event’s impact on the region’s fisheries. We thank the scientists and guides who committed time to this effort. Our team found that this 2026 cold-weather event, though a [...]

BTT and FIU are partnering with Florida Keys fishing guides to better understand the diet and resource use of permit and bonefish across the Florida Keys. We are looking for guides to collect samples from the Upper Keys and Biscayne Bay, in addition to our existing partnerships with Lower Keys guides. Sample collection is brief (~3 mins [...]