In 2002 we began a research program to study global patterns of genetic distribution in wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri.  This required the analysis of many individual wahoo samples from all over the global range of wahoo.  It soon became clear that it would be impossible for us to collect these samples on our own, so we created the Wahoo Research Project to communicate with people from everywhere in the world where wahoo are caught.  The resulting collaborations have allowed us to collect the samples we need to carry out our research.  The research program encompasses several projects which collect and analyze data on genetics, population structure, movement patterns, and other life history parameters of wahoo on a global scale.

 

 

 

 

The overall goal of our research is to provide scientifically-supported information to fisheries biologists and fisheries managers, and useful data to commercial and recreational anglers.  The various research projects are coordinated by Dr. Tim Theisen of Florida Atlantic University in Davie, Florida, USA.