Healthy release on one of Billys tarpon today. These are medium size tarpon we're able to land in under 10 minutes. An extra minute or two pulling them boatside helps revive them for a battle another day! #tarpon #tarponrelease #bnmu #islamoradafishing #floridakeysfishing #megalops @stanzfishing @signzoo @budnmarysmarina @ownerhooks | Islamorada Tarpon Fishing

This video shows commercial menhaden vessels netting within a half-mile of the Chandeleur Islands off the coast of Louisiana. New regulations adopted in 2024 mandated that pogy boats in the Gulf cannot operate within a half mile of the coast, but anglers are seeing a very different story on the water. Roughly 1 billion pounds of menhaden are harvested each year from the Gulf by foreign-owned companies. The menhaden industry negatively impacts coastal ecosystems in myriad ways, including: the dep

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