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tarpon
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tar·pon
/ ˈtärpən/
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a large tropical marine fish (family Megalopidae) of herringlike appearance. Two species: Tarpon atlanticus, a prized Atlantic game fish, and Megalops cyprinoides of the Indo-Pacific.
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Tarpon Industries Restructures Senior Debt.
Business Wire; 8/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...Accounts Payable MARYSVILLE, Mich. -- Tarpon Industries, Inc. (AMEX:TPO), a...which provides financing to companies of Tarpon's size on a competitive basis. Laurus...since late 2005, been a junior lender to Tarpon. In this latest transaction, Laurus...
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Tarpon Industries Inc. Files Chapter 11 to Restructure the Company.
Business Wire; 4/29/2008; 700+ words
; MARYSVILLE, Mich. -- Tarpon Industries, Inc. (OTC BB: TPOS...the United States Bankruptcy Code. Tarpon's Board of Directors has unanimously...customers, shareholders, and employees. Tarpon will maintain all business operations...
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Tarpon Addicts: Why do so many anglers get hooked for life on this aggressive, elusive gamefish?(Features)
Magazine article from: Motorboating; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Byline: Dave Lear I predict that tarpon addiction will soon reach epidemic proportions...met me. I hooked him on the sport of tarpon fishing, and it rapidly took over his...years later, Martin landed his first tarpon. That's when a "4-H" fish (High...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Tarpon get top billing, food at Florida marina
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 12/19/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...s of Islamorada, where the 100 or so tarpon lined up like miniature submarines below...mouth to get a meal. To get the giant tarpon to leap up in the air at the marina on...few inches out of the water. The hungry tarpon have been the marina's star attraction...
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 "Field & Stream (West ed.)")
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The great mouth: tarpon are the epitome of sporting fish, and for the best action, there's only one place to go.(Florida)(includes related travel information and equipment information)
Magazine article from: Field & Stream (West ed.); 4/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; FIGURING OUT WHY THE WORLD'S BEST TARPON fishing exists on Florida's southwest...Grande Pass is a matter of mathematics. Tarpon spawn on the edge of the continental shelf...no place to run and no place to hide. Tarpon, the original big-game fish, were...
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In search of the silver king: world-class tarpon fishing and rich tournaments lure anglers to Boca Grande.
Magazine article from: Sarasota Magazine; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...anyone's guess exactly how long the tarpon have been coming to Boca Grande Pass to...of thousands of dollars for the biggest tarpon. Good angling for the regal fish, sometimes...early July. Current thinking has it that tarpon come to the pass from all over Florida...
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SATELLITE TRACKING STUDY TO SHED LIGHT ON TARPON MIGRATION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/17/2006; 700+ words
; ...chromed muscle that signals his first tarpon hook-up. That experience was once common...common, in fact, that through the 1950s, tarpon tournaments were commonplace and presidents...to catch a "silver king." Then, the tarpon seemed to just disappear. By the early...
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Tarpon Industries Reduces Debt and Consolidated Operational Losses with Sale of Steelbank Subsidiary Assets.
Business Wire; 10/31/2007; 700+ words
; ...TM] Business MARYSVILLE, Mich. -- Tarpon Industries, Inc. (AMEX:TPO), a...reduce existing company debt. Last month, Tarpon announced that Steelbank had filed a Notice...accounting for approximately 53% of Tarpon's operating loss for the same period...
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Public Housing in Tarpon Springs, Fla., Finds Lasting Cure to Its Problems.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 4/23/2001; 700+ words
; ...Rather than seek a quick fix, Tarpon Springs launched a comprehensive...of a hands-on approach," Tarpon Springs Mayor Frank DiDonato...Goldsboro neighborhood mirror Tarpons Springs' in many ways, and...duplicate the successes found in Tarpon Springs. In the mid-1990s...
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Under a Silver Moon, a Tarpon Strike to Remember
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/29/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...were seeking, exactly. "Are there many tarpon in here?" I asked skipper Tom Calandra...tiny tuna tower, scanning for a sign of tarpon rolling or splashing, nodded. She should know. One year she boated more than 100 tarpon, most right here, many weighing more...
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tarpon
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
tar·pon / ˈtärpən / • n. a large tropical marine fish (family Megalopidae) of herringlike appearance. Two species: Tarpon atlanticus , a prized Atlantic game fish, and Megalops cyprinoides of the Indo-Pacific.
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Sports
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
...Fishing is the act of catching fish for sport or food. Competitions and tournaments focus on specific game fish, such as trout, tarpon, and bass. Competitions include cash awards and prizes for various categories, including biggest fish caught, first fish...
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Shedd Aquarium Society
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...public display institution. Other unique species displayed in the early years included the spotted wobbegong shark, Atlantic tarpon, and neon tetra. The tetra, the first of its kind on public display, arrived from Germany via the Hindenburg and was nicknamed...
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Elopiformes
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...marine bony fish, which have the pelvic fins in the abdominal position, opposite the single dorsal fin , wide gill openings, and a strongly forked tail fin. The order includes the families Megalopidae (tarpon) and Elopidae (ladyfish).
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fishing
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...or saltwater. The most popular game fish are salmon, trout, bass, and pike in freshwater, and sailfish, tuna, marlin, tarpon, and bonefish in saltwater. In the United States each state issues fishing licenses and sets regulations as to the season...
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