{"id":51,"date":"2023-12-14T15:35:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T15:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingsite.whatsmybait.com\/07222026\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T09:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:45:45","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagingsite.whatsmybait.com\/07222026\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"51\" class=\"elementor elementor-51\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511dedfc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"511dedfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a6ce2 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52a6ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stagingsite.whatsmybait.com\/07222026\/family-search\/\">browse all species<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab1e8b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ab1e8b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"goal-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c70f175 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c70f175\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b475e8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b475e8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not every small silver fish is meant to be bait on your hook. \u00a0This website is a tool for identifying what you catch &#8211; from the common to the rarely seen fishes and invertebrates in Georgia (USA) Estuaries.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42cff00f e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42cff00f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f15f66a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f15f66a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326d95dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"326d95dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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The tidal creeks and salt marshes in Georgia&#8217;s estuaries are highly productive for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fish and invertebrates.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many commercially, recreationally and ecologically important species spend at least a part of their lives in the small creeks and marshes of estuaries, especially as juveniles. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These estuarine species play an important role in our local food web.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitoring these species is\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crucial\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for coastal communities that depend on healthy estuaries, yet very few references exist to help identify these important species at all stages of their lives. Juveniles can look very different from adult stages.\u00a0Also, many small fish are often simply lumped together and called &#8216;baitfish.&#8217; \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, &#8220;What&#8217;s My Bait?&#8221; was born, a tool to assist in the identification of species, including the juvenile stages.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an on-going project and we intend to gather more data. 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