The Billfish Foundation works with scientists and anglers on a wide variety of satellite tagging projects across the world.  The tags provide real time information of fish travels and the oceanographic conditions they favor.  By understanding the movements of billfish and areas of particular importance to feeding, spawning, and other activities, TBF is able to provide policy makers with persuasive evidence for targeted conservation. 

Satellite tagging programs have illustrated areas of oxygen depletion in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, the travels of Atlantic marlin off the coast of South America, and aggregations of billfish off of the coast of Africa.  As satellite tags are expensive (roughly $4,000 each), TBF’s ability to work with policy makers, scientists, and the recreational fishing community to isolate important areas for research and translate the findings into conservation policy is of central importance.  In spite of all the advantages of satellite tags, they cannot replace traditional tagging or its importance to conservation.