University of South Alabama grad students study catches at Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — During the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, hundreds of anglers bring their fish to the docks hoping they’ve caught “the big one” that will win them a prize, but some University of South Alabama students hit a jackpot of their own.

The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo on Dauphin Island, the largest deep sea fishing rodeo in the world, is a marine scientist’s dream come true.

“We believe here in our science tent that science and angling go hand in hand,” USA Fisheries Research Graduate student Kyran Roe-Weaver said…

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