On October 16, 2016, Captain Jose Ucan “Carreto” from La Pescadora Fly Fishing Lodge tagged a 28-inch permit while guiding a client in Ascension Bay, Mexico, famous for its permit fishing. This wasn’t unusual – Carreto has tagged hundreds of these fish over the past five years as part of a long-term BTT project to track permit movements. The main question of the project is – is the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, which encompasses Ascension Bay, large enough to protect the permit that support the fishery? Until now, all of the recaptures of tagged permit have been in Ascension Bay, suggesting that the Reserve is large enough.
That all changed last week, when Captain Cesar Acosta from El Pescador Lodge and Villas recaptured Carreto’s permit near San Pedro, Ambergris Cay, Belize. This is a distance of
The results from the tagging in Mexico are thus far similar to findings in Florida – most permit seem to remain in a relatively limited area, but some undertake long distance movements. International connectivity was also recently revealed by a bonefish tagging study that found a lot of movement between Mexico and a pre-spawning location in Belize.
Read more at The Bonefish & Tarpon Trust
Carreto has tagged hundreds of these fish over the past five years as part of a long-term BTT project to track pemovements. The main question of the project is – is the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, which encompasses Ascension Bay, large enough to protect the permit that support the fishery? Until now, all of the recaptures of tagged permit have been in Ascension Bay, suggesting that the Reserve is large enough.
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