TBF Announces our Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
TBF’S Most Prestigious Award Winners 2022 THE JOHN RYBOVICH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD The award is named in honor of a former board member and pioneer in billfish conservation, who […]
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TBF Welcomes New Staff
Welcome aboard Thomas (TJ) Morrell! TBF welcomes T.J. Morrell to the team as our Science/Education Specialist. He will be responsible for showcasing the importance of tagging and releasing and […]
Restricted Fishing Days for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Restricted Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishing Days The National Marine Fisheries Service just announced a proposed rule that would establish a specific Restricted Fishing Day (RFD) schedule. Daily commercial bluefin tuna […]
TBF’s Official Amendment 14 Comments
TBF Sends NFMS Official Comments on Atlantic Shark Management On March 10, 2022, The Billfish Foundation (TBF) submitted official comments to the National Marine Fisheries Service for Draft Amendment 14 […]
TBF’s 2022 Tag & Release Awards Ceremony Recap
The Billfish Foundation’s 2022 Tag & Release Awards Ceremony took place on February 18th at Jungle Island to celebrate and highlight the achievement of some of the top anglers, captains […]
Recent Atlantic Bluefin Category Closure News
Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Southern Area Trophy Fishery Closure Just one day after the General Category closure, NMFS announced that on February 12, 2022, at 11:30 pm through December 31, 2022, […]
Recent Atlantic Shark Management News – Amendment 14
Atlantic Shark Depredation Out of Control Capitol Hill must act as Atlantic sharks are everywhere taking angler-hooked fish, not occasionally, but all the time. The NMFS has no plans […]
NMFS Science for Closed Zones is Questionable
In September 2021, an article published in Marine Biology, Journal of Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters, was distributed by the NMFS as a paper and computer model that might […]
TBF Welcomes Boaters List as a New Tag & Release Sponsor!
Boaters List Joins The Billfish Foundation as a new Tag & Release Program Industry-level Sponsor. The Billfish Foundation (TBF) is excited to announce that Boaters List, out of San Antonio, […]
TBF’s 2022 Artist of the Year
Meet TBF’s Newest Artist of the Year – Brian Heustis! For over 40 years of my life, I never considered myself an artist. I didn’t take art classes, grab a […]
