Bonefish & Tarpon Unlimited is not a social group. We don’t have monthly meetings, outings for members, or board meetings in exotic locations. The crux of our existence and purpose is to fund research that will allow the best conservation for bonefish and tarpon. Join BTU so we can continue to fund important research. Add your name to those who wish to conserve bonefish, tarpon, and permit resources for the future.

Research is expensive. We have to pay for research travel, sampling, nets, satellite tags, conventional tags, genetic testing, lab research, and more. By operating on a lean budget and running a tight ship, BTU utilizes almost all of the funds raised to pay for essential research.

In addition to the financial requirements to keep the research robust and ongoing, there’s the knowledge that bonefish and tarpon stocks aren’t healthy in all portions of the world. For example, if our satellite tagging of tarpon reveals that the tarpon being netted and slaughtered off Central American countries for food or fertilizer are the same fish migrating off U.S. coastlines, then a link exists that directly affects the health of the fisheries over a broad region. And since bonefish larvae drift in the open ocean for 8 weeks, it’s possible that overfishing of bonefish in areas where they don’t have protection can have impacts in places like Florida and the Bahamas, where they are a catch-and-release fishery. By learning these obstacles, BTU can push for the proper changes to make a real difference.

Even in the face of a healthy resource, it can always be healthier. That’s why we need your support. Join BTU so we can continue to fund important tagging research. Add your name to those of us who wish to enhance and preserve bonefish and tarpon resources now, and for the future.