Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) will honor former NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke and Gretchen Burke at the 15th Annual NYC Dinner & Awards Ceremony on October 5, 2026, for their angling passions and commitment to rebuilding Grand Bahama’s East End following Hurricane Dorian. This year’s event celebrates “Restoration and Recovery” in The Bahamas, marking the […]
Everyone who has fished for tarpon knows they are iconic. Anglers and guides organize their lives around tarpon season, and even chase the Silver King around the region as the season progresses. Tarpon are so mythic that a tarpon graces the Sistine Chapel as the whale that ate Jonah. And the species is a major […]
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) and Floyd Skiff Co. have launched the 2026 Ultimate Flats Boat Sweepstakes, offering anglers the chance to win a fully rigged custom skiff and additional premium prize packages while directly supporting science-based conservation of bonefish, tarpon, permit, and their habitats. “The Ultimate Flats Boat Sweepstakes is a great way for anglers to support the […]
Coastal ecosystems are among the most biodiverse on Earth. This Global Biodiversity Day, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) is celebrating the completion of the first project to restore creek systems in East Grand Bahama. Working in partnership with the Bahamas Ministry of Works and Family Island Affairs and with ongoing input from local communities, the […]
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) is dedicated to science-based conservation and the long-term sustainability of saltwater fisheries, including those within Everglades National Park. As emerging technologies reshape how anglers interact with marine resources, it is important to evaluate their impacts through the lens of fish behavior, ecosystem dynamics, and cumulative stress on our fisheries. Forward-facing […]
Chittum Boatworks, a leading manufacturer of high-performance shallow-water boats, has renewed its Gold Sponsorship of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT), an international fisheries conservation organization dedicated to conserving bonefish, tarpon, permit, and their habitats. Chittum Boatworks will support BTT’s initiative to identify and protect bonefish spawning sites in the Florida Keys—work that is essential to […]
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT), in partnership with the Bahamas Ministry of Works and Family Island Affairs, has officially broken ground on the first of two major tidal creek restoration projects on Grand Bahama Island, launching an initiative to reconnect critical marine habitats that sustain one of the world’s most important flats fisheries. “This initiative […]
Have you fished for tarpon in South Florida? Help take the pulse of the fishery by taking our short, anonymous survey at BTT.org/Tarpon-Survey. Building on the success of last year’s Florida Keys Bonefish Assessment, BTT and research partners have launched a new survey using the memories of anglers and guides to assess the health and […]
Dr. Aaron Adams, BTT’s Director of Science and Conservation, and Dr. Ross Boucek, BTT’s Florida Keys Initiative Director, along with collaborators from Florida International University (FIU) and UK-based Project Seagrass, recently attended the 11th World Recreational Fisheries Conference in South Africa. The conference, held every three years, is the world’s leading forum for exchange of […]
Tom Davidson Sr., Founding Chairman of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, will be inducted into the International Game Fish Association’s Fishing Hall of Fame on August 29, 2026, at Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium in Springfield, Missouri. The honor recognizes Davidson’s lifetime of leadership in fisheries conservation. Davidson began fishing the Florida Keys […]
