TP12,13,14,15 Fishing in the ocean on the mouth of the Congo River

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1 TP12,13,14,15 in the ocean on the mouth of the Congo River Program : 14 days day 1 day 2 day 3 day 4 day 5 day 6 day 7 day 8 day 9 day 10 day 11 day 12 day 13 day 14 Arrival Transfer Moanda Transfer Kinshasa OUT

2 21 days day 1 day 2 day 3 day 4 day 5 day 6 day 7 day 8 day 9 day 10 day 11 day 12 day 13 day 14 day 15 day 16 day 17 day 18 day 19 day 20 day 21 Arrival Transfer Moanda Transfer Kinshasa OUT Tarpon are one of the world's most explosive angling fish and the world's biggest tarpon are found along the west coast of Africa, from Northern Angola right around into Southern Senegal. Price : TP12 : 14 days in a 2* hotel : 2790 euro TP13 : 14 days in a basic hotel : 2405 euro TP14 : 21 days in a 2* hotel : 4106 euro TP15 : 21 days in a basic hotel : 3166 euro

3 Arrangement : INCLUDED Hotel on B&B All local transport Taxes Boat Engines English speaking guide Flight Kinshasa - Moanda - Kinshasa 75 litres gasoline/day Airport assistance NOT INCLUDED Lunch and diner gear Beat Drinks International flight Visa Megalops atlanticus Tarpon [Edit Species] Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Elopiformes Family: Megalopidae Genus: Megalops species: Megalops atlanticus

4 Description & Behavior Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847), are large, beautiful, silvery fish that reach up to 250 cm and weigh up to 161 kg. The average life span is 55 years. Other scientific names (synonyms) include: Tarpon atlanticus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847), Clupea gigantea (Shaw, 1804) and Clupea thrissoides (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). Their dorsal fin is located at mid-body and an anal fin is found at the posterior end. Pectoral fins are low on the body. Tarpon have very large scales; scales along the lateral line. Their coloring is bluishgray on the dorsal side with very bright silvery sides. They possess a swim bladder attached to their esophagus which enables them to live in oxygen-poor (brackish) waters. Last ray extended as a heavy filament. The swim bladder, attached to the esophagus, can be filled directly with air and permits the fish to live in oxygen-poor waters. The tarpon is a favorite fish of sport fishermen and is known for its spectacular leaps when hooked in an attempt to get away. The flesh is very bony. The world record for tarpon caught using a hook and line is 128 kg. from Lake Maricaibo, Venezuela. When afraid, the tarpon produces sound in the form of thumps using its swim bladder. World Range & Habitat Tarpon are wide-ranging found in shallow coastal waters, bays, estuaries, mangrove-lined lagoons, and rivers in the Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola, with occasional sightings off the coast of Portugal, the Azores, and the Atlantic coast of southern France. In the Western Atlantic they are found in: North Carolina, USA to Bahia, Brazil, with occasional occurrences off the North American coast in Nova Scotia and Canada. They are also found throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, and in the Eastern Central Pacific on Cobia Island in Panama via the Panama Canal. Large schools may frequent particular spots for years.» GBIF occurrence data in Google Earth [Requirements Tips]» Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) [World Map] [about] Feeding Behavior (Ecology) The tarpon employs different feeding techniques depending on its stage of growth and development. Stage I larvae absorb nutrients directly from seawater. Stage II and III larvae and small juveniles consume zooplankton (copepods and ostracods), insects, and small fish. As tarpon mature, they prey on fish, particularly mid-water prey such as mullets, pinfish, marine catfishes, Atlantic needlefish, sardines, shrimp, and crabs, as well as larger invertebrates including shrimp and crabs. Tarpon feed during both day and night. Because of their small teeth, they generally swallow their prey whole.

5 Life History Adult female tarpon produce over 12 million eggs at a time, spawning occurs annually. Tarpon are prey for zooplankton during the egg and larval stages and for birds as juveniles in nursery areas. Humans and sharks are the primary predators of adult tarpon, however, they are also consumed by porpoises and alligators.