Attention East Coast! NOAA needs your help! Two satellite tags are missing! One is near Warr Canyon (37.86Nx73.6W) and drifting SW. The other is near NE Cape Hatteras. There is a $500 reward! If you have any info, email derke.snodgrass@noaa.gov pic.twitter.com/cxdau1ev6L

IATTC passed groundbreaking regulations that aim to protect sea turtles, but may benefit billfish. These regulations, which include mandatory circle hook use, will decrease bycatch and increase monitoring in the Eastern Pacific. ow.ly/PNSE50wg9Pr

These maps include all 210 records that we have received for white marlin in 2019! 23 from GOM, 175 from NW Atl, 7 from NE Atl, 5 from S Atl. 182 white marlin were tagged, 23 released, and 5 recaptured. Don't see your tags? Make sure you send us your cards, comp ends Oct 31! pic.twitter.com/ZJoLUGT0kt

Exciting findings from a TBF-supported study that looked at how to tell age from length in Atlantic blue marlin! This new info will be used to inform policies that seek to minimize bycatch of blue marlin in commercial fisheries throughout the Atlantic. ow.ly/3hM850wdoFn

Friendly reminder to get your tag cards in soon! Tag cards must be received by November 15th and dated on or before October 31st to count in the competition. Please remember not to use the app, but to send them in the mail or input them on a computer! pic.twitter.com/sXMfTDurAR