Tarpon, snook, sheepshead, jewfish, snapper, jack, bluegill, redfish, bass, and sea trout are just a few mangrove inhabitants that provide sportfishing enthusiasts an abundance of enjoyment world-wide.

If you're a birdwatcher, mangroves are home to a variety of birds. Ospreys, wood storks, a variety of herons and egrets, bald eagles, cormorants, brown pelicans, ibis and roseate spoonbills, among others, all make their homes in mangrove branches and hunt for their food in the prop roots.

Mangroves are attractive to tourists because of the fauna that inhabit these forests. In Florida, you may see manatees, alligators, crocodiles, raccoons and snakes, just to name a few.

Mangroves are best explored by canoe or kayak in many of Florida's State Parks or Everglades National Park. Kayaking and canoeing ecotours are available around the world in many exotic regions.

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Tarpon fishing depends on
healthy mangrove shorelines




Mangrove trails are abundant
in Florida's state parks