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Episode Summary

In this mini episode of the Katie C. Sawyer podcast, Katie follows up on her previous chat about sail fishing in southern Florida with Mike Calabrese. She brings on Peter Chaibongsai and TJ Morrell from The Billfish Foundation to discuss the tagging program and what it has revealed about sailfish populations and their migrations. They talk about the movement of sailfish from southern Florida to the Yucatan and other areas, as well as the use of satellite tags to track their movements. The conversation highlights the importance of data collection and the involvement of recreational fishermen in contributing to scientific research.

Keywords

sail fishing, southern Florida, kite fishing, trolling, Bill Fish Foundation, tagging program, sailfish populations, migrations, satellite tags, data collection, recreational fishermen

Takeaways

• Kite fishing is a predominant style of fishing in southern Florida.
• Sailfish populations in southern Florida are known to travel quite a bit, with historical records showing them going all along the coast and even as far as the Caribbean.
• The Billfish Foundation conducts a tagging program to collect data on sailfish and other billfish species.
• Satellite tagging provides valuable information on the migration patterns and behavior of sailfish.
• The majority of data collected by The Billfish Foundation comes from recreational fishermen.

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