TBF ASSISTS WITH CARIBBEAN BILLFISH WORKSHOP IN FORT LAUDERDALE

Fort Lauderdale, FL – On March 19 and 20, stakeholders and experts from over 11 countries and 10 organizations descended upon south Florida and took part in a workshop to discuss and develop a billfish management and conservation plan for the nations and overseas territories under the jurisdiction of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC). The Billfish Foundation (TBF), the International Gamefish Association (IGFA), the World Bank, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) worked to together to host this workshop that is a steps in the right direction for billfish conservation in the region. Currently there is

The Billfish Foundation’s Mission

The Billfish Foundation believes in conservation through sportfishing by using Research, Education, and Advocacy. Support TBF and ensure that fishing opportunities are available for future

Billfish Tagging 101 – en français

For all of our french speaking friends, learn how to tag billfish from John Brownlee and Capt Ray

TEACH A KID TO TAG, MAKE A MEMORY FOREVER

Lighthouse Point,FL – Do you remember the first billfish you hooked into? The amazementyou felt when you watched it jump and dart through the water? The burningfeeling in your arms as you cranked in the last bit of mainline, but you hadtoo much pride to dare complain about how tired you were as you watched yourfirst billfish swim away from the boat with a bright orange tag in it’s back.Remember that excitement? Imagine taking a day off from high school classes tocatch your first sailfish—what could be much better? TBF’s Andrew Cox teaches a student the proper way

BLUEWATER ISSUE 94 – INTRODUCE SOMEONE NEW TO FISHING

We all fish for different reasons. Whatever the motivation we build a collection of individual fishing accomplishments. Through this lifelong journey you will always remember who taught you to fish and your enjoyment the first time you felt a tug on the other end of your line. This created the first page of your ‘Book of Angling Firsts’. With each accomplishment you add or a new page or chapter, something you can look back upon with joy. However, in my opinion, giving someone the opportunity to catch their own ‘first’ is something that will give you a new sort

TBF AND WATERLUST RELEASE ‘MONEYFI$H’

Ever wonder how scientists and The Billfish Foundation (TBF) learn more about billfish? Well, The Billfish Foundation is proud to release a short movie called ‘Moneyfi$h’, a Waterlust film on just that very thing. Learn how the sportfishing world contributes to science and conservation. https://youtu.be/SD_w9ZQyWb8 TBF would like to thank to everyone involved in this

Billfish Tagging 101

Learn how to properly tag billfish and why reporting your catches are important from two fishing authorities – John Brownlee and

TBF AND WECAFC HOSTS WORKSHOP ON CARIBBEAN SOCIO-ECONOMICS

Santa Marta, Colombia – On November 4, 2012 The Billfish Foundation (TBF) and the Secretariat of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) collaborated to put on an ‘Expert Workshop on the Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Recreational Fishing – the Caribbean, a Beginning’ in conjunction with the 65th annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) held from November 5-9, 2012. The expert workshop was attended by 29 experts from countries and territories including Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Belize, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago

Teach a Kid to Tag, Make a Memory Forever

Lighthouse Point,FL – Do you remember the first billfish you hooked into? The amazementyou felt when you watched it jump and dart through the water? The burningfeeling in your arms as you cranked in the last bit of mainline, but you hadtoo much pride to dare complain about how tired you were as you watched […]

Local Broward High School Student & Teacher Win Prestigious Award

Every year, National Week of the Ocean, Inc. honors community leaders and marine educators. This year, two of the recipients Jessica Jessup (a senior) and Susan Ostheim from South Broward High School, will be recognized for their work on a mural they did with The Billfish Foundation (TBF) over the past year.  TBF would congratulate […]