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Bonefish (Albula vulpes) Movement Patterns During The Reproductive Season

Island School Students
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ABSTRACT:

Students: Latario Moxey, Sally Plank, Alex Perkins, Lulu Stelle, Paige Tarrant, Jake Verter and Mollie Young. Advisors: Aaron Shultz & Chris Haak Bonefish (Albula vulpes) are popular sport fish because their strength and cryptic coloring make them difficult to catch, posing a challenge to recreational anglers. Economically, bonefish are important because they attract many tourists to destinations like the Bahamas. Despite their importance to both the economy and the ecosystem, little is known about the life history of bonefish (Danylchuk et al. 2008). The purpose of this study is to assess the movement patterns of bonefish in relation to environmental factors such as time of day, current, and moon phase, during their reproductive season from December to May (Danylchuk et al. 2008).

Category Listings: The Island School

Keywords: bonefish, reproduction

Year: 2009

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