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December 18, 2023

Announcing TBF’s 2023 Tag & Release Awards Winners!

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Billfish Magazine V3 for 2023 being delivered!

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December 10, 2023

Swordfish Driftnets Gone off CA – Will Longlines Follow?

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October 26, 2023

NOAA Fisheries Denies Petition to Establish a Mandatory Speed Limit in Gulf of Mexico

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TBF Welcomes New Employee, Addie Spain

My name is Addie Spain and I am thrilled to be continuing my time with The Billfish Foundation. I recently graduated from the University of Miami with majors in Marine…
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July 26, 2023

Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Endangered Rice’s Whales

NOAA announced a proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the endangered Rice’s whale under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) even though a decision on the vessel speed in the…
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July 26, 2023

US BOEM to seek fisheries funds for Gulf of Mexico wind leases

The first offshore wind power lease auction in the Gulf of Mexico will offer a 10 percent credit to developers who contribute to a fisheries compensation fund for commercial and…
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June 29, 2023

Update on Speed Restricted Zones

Speed Reduction Zones – TBF opposes the two recently issued proposals by NMFS and NOAA to apply extreme vessel speed reductions (10.5 mph) along the East Coast to all vessels…
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