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Feb 05 2022

Bonefish on Drugs

Tailing Bonefish. Photo – Amelia Willson

We’ve heard the phrase “the tug is the drug.” This recent article in hakaimagazine.com by Natasha Gilbert takes the phrase literally, at least for bonefish. Please have a read, and let us know what you think. If anything, it will make you think twice about urinating in the water. Don’t flush or toss your contacts down the drain in the same spirit.

Biologists Jennifer Rehage and Nicholas Castillo, both from Florida International University, take a blood sample from a bonefish in the shallows of Biscayne Bay, Florida. Photo by Natasha Gilbert. Source – hakaimagazine.com

You can read the full article by clicking here.

Castillo gently releases a bonefish after scientific sampling. Photo by Natasha Gilbert. Source – hakaimagazine.com

Other Posts about Bonefish:

  • Bonefish & Tarpon Trust
  • Tarpon Connectivity
  • The Bahamas: Andros South Bonefishing

Filed Under: Conservation, General, News Tagged With: Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, boneish, conservation

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