Protecting the tarpon fishery
SUN FILE PHOTO PROVIDED BY BILL DUNSON
This juvenile tarpon was netted from Lemon Creek on the Lemon Bay Conservancy-owned Wildflower Preserve in Englewood.
BOCA GRANDE — Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve in Englewood is on the cutting edge of tarpon research and habitat restoration.
“Believe it or not, (Wildflower) is the first-ever project to restore juvenile tarpon habitat,” said Dr. Aaron Adams, who is conducting tarpon research at Wildflower.