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UNO researcher finds tarpon spawn off Louisiana's coast
Posted on 6/5/13 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 6/5/13 at 6:42 pm
nola.com article
quote:
To find out, Stein enlisted the help of one of Louisiana's most colorful communities -- spear-fishermen. The evidence they provided was overwhelming.
"We had the Hell Divers go out in the Barataria Bight west of the Mississippi River," Stein said. "They found scores of juvenile tarpon. We discovered we have very, very large numbers of juvenile tarpon in our coastal waters, which means this fish is capable of leaving the nursery habitat in the marsh and migrating to nearshore waters in the Gulf of Mexico to mature."
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Posted on 6/5/13 at 6:44 pm to mylsuhat
A big Tarpon spawn in south Louisiana would be SO MUCH fun. 
eta: my neighbor caught a big one just south of Tim Island a few years ago.
eta: my neighbor caught a big one just south of Tim Island a few years ago.
This post was edited on 6/5/13 at 6:51 pm
Posted on 6/5/13 at 6:50 pm to mylsuhat
Why is this some kind of discovery? First few I saw caught were off beaches in GI and Elmer's in the 70s. Those were small, nothing over 10 for sure.
Posted on 6/5/13 at 6:52 pm to mylsuhat
tarpon is one fish I've always wanted to catch
Posted on 6/5/13 at 6:54 pm to Capt ST
They never had any scientific proof of spawning tarpon in the Gulf of Mexico
Even those small tarpon can travel 200+ miles a day
Even those small tarpon can travel 200+ miles a day
Posted on 6/5/13 at 6:56 pm to mylsuhat
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those small tarpon can travel 200+ miles a day
holy shite
Posted on 6/5/13 at 7:29 pm to aVatiger
Ditto, 
Posted on 6/6/13 at 7:09 am to Capt ST
Thats what I thought when I heard it too. (number may be off but you get the idea)
Doc said a Tarpon could be in Mexico one day and then in Louisiana the same week
Doc said a Tarpon could be in Mexico one day and then in Louisiana the same week
Posted on 6/6/13 at 7:17 am to mylsuhat
Scientist have been trying for years to figure out where they spawn. They have really never been able to pin point a location.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 7:26 am to mylsuhat
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UNO researcher finds Florida's tarpon spawn off Louisiana's coast
FIFY.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 7:28 am to AHouseDivided
Posted on 6/6/13 at 7:34 am to mylsuhat
Those assholes let those two sharks murder a Florida tarpon.
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