Tarpon Conservation
Saturday Morning: 8:30am – Noon
Location: Intracoastal
Saturday November 8
Session Moderator JoEllen Wilson
8:30AM
- Lucas Griffin
Science-based strategies for Atlantic tarpon conservation across ecosystems
9:00AM
- Michelle Sluis
Migration ecology and habitat use of Atlantic tarpon along the Texas coast
9:15AM
- JoEllen Wilson
Juvenile habitats: status, threats, conservation needs
9:30AM
- Steven Lombardo
Assessing historical shifts in the data-limited Lower Keys tarpon fishery
9:45AM
- Will Benson
A fishing guide’s perspective on the Florida Keys tarpon fishery
10:00AM
- Roy Saravia-Sanchez
Population genetics of tarpon in Costa Rica
10:15AM
BREAK
10:30AM
- Johel Chavez-Campos
Community-based participatory data collection of tarpon catch rates in Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica
10:45AM
- Damian Martinez-Fernandez
Community-based governance for Tarpon conservation in Costa Rica’s Caribbean: lessons from Barra del Colorado and Parismina
11:00AM
- Zenaida Navarro-Martinez
Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in Cuba: uses, challenges and opportunities
11:15AM
- Guilherme Gondolo
Gaps in ecological knowledge and emerging conservation strategies for Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in northeastern Brazil
11:30AM
- Mike Larkin
Exploring expected recovery times for Tarpon populations after population declines
11:45AM
- Kellie Ralston
Policy Applications