Wednesday morning, a fishing guide participating in our Tarpon Genetic Recapture Study reeled in this rarely seen piebald tarpon caught near Anna Maria Island in Manatee County. The guide snapped a few photos and gave us permission to share them, and also collected a DNA sample from the fish. Tarpon DNA samples from fish larger than 30 inches are especially needed from anglers in Northeast and Northwest Florida. To obtain a DNA sampling kit, please call our toll free number at 1-800-367-4461 or email TarponGenetics@MyFWC. More information on this study: bit.ly/1kmbXaf
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 19:56:54 +0000