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TBF on the docks, in the water:
Empowering conservation where the fish are.
Fishing stories that describe how sportfishing is the first line
of conservation.
TBF and Pelagic-- Wide Open in Panama
The present is a very exciting time for The Billfish Foundation. TBF is working through some exciting new partnerships, with some great people to make things happen all over the world. July of 2011 brought two of these things together.
In terms of great fisheries and cutting edge conservation, there aren’t many places more exciting than Panama. With ... More »
In terms of great fisheries and cutting edge conservation, there aren’t many places more exciting than Panama. With ... More »
Los Suenos Signature Series, Leg 2
When the opportunity to represent The Billfish Foundation at the second leg of the 2011 Los Sueños Signature Series came up, I was very excited. Los Sueños, Costa Rica has a reputation for being a beautiful, first class operation, equipped with a world class marina filled with boats and captains that get it done. This reputation in many ways does not do it ... More »
One day in early November, I was sitting in the office in preparing a presentation and doing some Central American policy work when I received an e-mail from Joan Vernon. Joan, in addition to her position on the Board of Directors of TBF and the numerous angling and tournament honors bestowed upon her, is the director of the Presidential Challenge of Central America ...
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The Lonestar Shootout, Port O’Connor, Texas July 2010
When the folks at the Houston Big Game Fishing Club endeavor to put on a tournament, not much can stand in the way of their success. When I was fortunate enough to meet Kevin Harper, Randy Bright, Jim Peachey, Mark Gentry, and other members of the board of Directors at the Club’s annual dinner in Houston, they invited The Billfish Foundation to attend the Lonestar ...
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Mexico, ILTTA, striped marlin, roosterfish
ILTTA, Los Bariles, Mexico and Cabo San Lucas. June 2010
When it comes to broad-based, international fisheries conservation initiatives, there are few basins as important as the Caribbean Sea. As the sportfishing community and its participants provide the backbone of conservation, one of TBF’s strategies for empowering sustainable fisheries management is working with anglers where they fish. So as we developed the ...
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The San Juan International Billfish Tournament, August 2010
This tournament has a reputation as one of the best in the world. This reputation is built upon hundreds of magazine articles and the opinions of people on the docks. There are people who claim this tournament is the best-- not just one or two people, but lots of them in many parts of the world. With the number of tournaments in the world, this is something ...
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Panama, black marlin
Pearl Islands, Panama September 2010
For me not too many things in life are absolutes. Two that come to mind are: if you get a chance to go to Puerto Rico, do it and if John Richardson ever invites you fishing, drop everything else. And so it was that the weeks prior to my trip to Panama moved pretty slowly. When the fishing report of a wide open marlin bite came the Thursday before I ...
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