TBF's research focuses on both scientific and socio-economic studies. Please learn more in the posts below:

Socio-Economic Studies

The Billfish Foundation is a global leader in illustrating the social, economic, and environmental benefits of recreational fishing and fishing tourism activities.  By uncovering the economic impact of recreational fishing and translating it into informational products that are useful for policy makers, these reports provide a link between healthy oceans and prosperous economies.  To date The Billfish Foundation has completed groundbreaking studies in the Los Cabos Region of Mexico and in the nation of Costa Rica.  These studies demonstrate the ability of catch and release billfishing to provide thousands of jobs, support tax bases, and provide a foundation for broader conservation; with research to back up our rhetoric, we prove that billfish are worth more in the water than piled up on the dock!

Stock Assessment Science & Methodology

Stock assessments provide the ability for scientists to evaluate changes in fish populations through time.  For highly migratory species that travel thousands of miles, across entire ocean basins, this process is complex and technical.  The Billfish Foundation is a global leader in funding stock assessment science and improving the methodologies used to make the assessments.   Areas of TBF stock assessment work include the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, marlin bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico yellowfin tuna fishery, and more.  Stock assessments provide the raw data for the decisions that govern how the oceans are managed.  By improving methodology and accuracy, The Billfish Foundation empowers governments and policy makers to make good and sound decisions.

Ongoing Projects:

TBF Works with OSPESCA in Central America

The Billfish Foundation is working with OSPESCA (the Organización Sector Pesquero y Aquícola del Istmo Centroamericano) on two exciting initiatives in Central America.  Through TBF’s Expanded Central American Tagging Program and the Central American Sportfishing Data Collection System, TBF is working with sportfishing interests, government fisheries managers and policy makers to lay the foundation for lasting conservation. Please click the link above to learn more.

Please learn more about TBF's studies & projects in the posts below: