part Section I: World Fisheries for Tarpon and Bonefish -- chapter 1 Indo-Pacifi c Tarpon Megalops cyprinoides: A Review and Ecological Assessment -- chapter 2 Biology and Ecology of the Recreational Bonefi sh Fishery at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge with Comparisons to Other Pacifi c Islands -- chapter 3 The Louisiana Recreational Tarpon Fishery -- chapter 4 Insight into the Historical Status and Trends of Tarpon in Southwest Florida through Recreational Catch Data Recorded on Scales -- chapter 5 Ecology and Management of Bonefi sh (Albula spp.) in the Bahamian Archipelago -- chapter 6 Coastal Ecosystem Management to Support Bonefi sh and Tarpon Sportfi shing in Peninsula de Zapata National Park, Cuba -- chapter 7 Tarpon and Bonefi sh Fishery on Turneffe Atoll, Belize -- chapter 8 Aspects of the Biology and Recreational Fishery of Bonefi sh (Albula vulpes) from Los Roques Archipelago National Park, Venezuela -- chapter 9 The Nigerian Tarpon: Resource Ecology and Fishery -- part Section II: Biology and Life History Dynamics -- chapter 10 Studies in Conservation Genetics of Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus): Microsatellite Variation across the Distribution of the Species -- chapter 11 Resolving Evolutionary Lineages and Taxonomy of Bonefi shes (Albula spp.) -- chapter 12 Ecology of Bonefi sh during the Transition from Late Larvae to Early Juveniles -- chapter 13 Physiological Ecology of Developing Bonefi sh Larvae -- chapter 14 Reproductive Biology of Atlantic Tarpon Megalops atlanticus -- chapter 15 Rethinking the Status of Albula spp. Biology in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic -- part Section III: Population Dynamics and Resource Ecology -- chapter 16 Population Dynamics and Resource Ecology of Atlantic Tarpon and Bonefi sh -- chapter 17 A Preliminary Otolith Microchemical Examination of the Diadromous Migrations of Atlantic Tarpon Megalops atlanticus -- chapter 18 Seasonal Migratory Patterns and Vertical Habitat Utilization of Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) from Satellite PAT Tags -- chapter 19 Tagging of Bonefi sh in South Florida to Study Population Movements and Stock Dynamics -- part Section IV: Lore and Appeal of Fishing for Tarpon and Bonefish -- chapter 20 Bonefi sh Are without Question My Favorite Fly Rod Quarry -- chapter 21 Record Tarpon on a Fly Rod -- chapter 22 Learning from History -- chapter 23 Memories of the Florida Keys: Tarpon and Bonefi sh Like It Used to Be! -- part Section V: Ecosystem-Based Management and Sustainable Fisheries -- chapter 24 National Parks and the Conservation of Bonefi sh and Tarpon Fisheries -- chapter 25 Improving the Sustainability of Catch-and-Release Bonefi sh (Albula spp.) Fisheries: Insights for Anglers, Guides, and Fisheries Managers -- chapter 26 Florida Keys Bonefi sh Population Census -- chapter 27 Science in Support of Management Decision Making for Bonefi sh and Tarpon Conservation in Florida -- chapter 28 How to Get the Support of Recreational Anglers -- chapter 29 Sustaining Tarpon and Bonefi sh Fisheries: Scientists and Anglers Working Together -- chapter 30 Incorporating User-Group Expertise in Bonefi sh and Tarpon Fishery Research to Support Science-Based Management Decision Making.