If we protect mangroves, we protect our fisheries, our towns and ourselves
Mangroves might not look like much. Yes, they can have strange aerial roots. Yes, they’re surrounded by oozing mud. But looks can be deceiving. These …
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Mangrove Massacre
Florida likes to call itself the Fishing Capital of the World, not because we’ve got so many fishy business folks operating here. According to the …
Quantifying mangroves’ value as a climate solution and economic engine
A new approach quantifies the value of mangrove forests in Belize for carbon sequestration, tourism, fisheries, and coastal protection, then uses the values to target …
1,400 mangroves planted in Abaco
More than 1,400 mangroves have been planted in Abaco this week as part of the Northern Bahamas Restoration Project. Project Healing Waters and Bonefish and …
Project to plant 100,000 mangroves
Along with flats fishing guides, school children, and local and international partners, Bonefish and Tarpon Trust undertook the next step in a significant mangrove restoration …
Your moment of Everglades Zen: An Ode to Mangroves
Few images feel more iconic to coastal Florida shorelines than the twisted, tumbling limbs of the mangrove. Beneath their clumping root systems, life thrives, providing …
BTT X Free Fly Apparel
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust partnered with Free Fly to create a limited-edition line of mangrove-inspired apparel! 20 percent of sales during May will benefit BTT’s …
Saving Grand Bahama’s Mangrove Forest
An unprecedented group effort seeks to restore what was lost after Hurricane Dorian—one mangrove at a time. Dorian destroyed 73 percent of the mangroves on …
Mangroves Lack the Genetic Diversity to Adapt to Climate Change
Mangroves support coastal ecosystems around the world. In the tropics and subtropics, they rim coastlines and estuaries in thick green bands, providing shelter to a …