2025 TBF Award Ceremony
DATE March 21, 2025 LOCATION West Palm Beach Marriott (1001 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401) EVENT INFORMATION Save the Date for the 2024 Billfish Awards Ceremony! 🎉🏆 The Billfish Foundation is proud to announce the new date and location for this year’s highly anticipated TBF Awards Ceremony! Join us March 21st at the […]
The Skillie Project
Back to News Skillie Project Join Us in Advancing the Conservation of Nantucket’s White Marlin What is It? We are excited to share with you an important initiative that is making waves in both the fishing community and the broader conservation world. The Skillie Project is dedicated to the preservation of Nantucket’s beloved White […]
Anglers We Will Miss: Dr. C. Phillip Goodyear
Dr. C. Phillip Goodyear of Havana, FL passed away on April 25. TBF and all of fishery science lost a leader with the death of Dr. C. Phillip (Phil) Goodyear, an internationally recognized expert in fish population dynamics. Phil worked for TBF as its consulting scientist for 28 years, during which he advanced billfish science […]
Fall 2024 Youth Magazines Are Ready!
TBF’s latest issues of Sailfish and Spearfish are officially ready to be shipped! Each year, TBF writes and designs four youth magazines to help instill a passion for billfish, angling, and the importance of ocean conservation. Sailfish, which is designed for high school students, focuses on angling conservation, career aspirations, and how they can get […]
Fast Approaching: Deadline to Submit Tags and Releases for TBF’s Annual Competition
The deadline for The Billfish Foundation’s 2023-2024 Annual Tag & Release Competition is Friday, November 1st, 2024. All records must be received by TBF by the end of day on November 15th, 2024. As a reminder, there are two ways to submit your records. (1) Online: By far the most reliable and efficient […]
TBF’s PhD Scholar Explores Billfish Biology at Friday Harbor Labs
This summer, TBF’s PhD scholar, Miguel Montalvo, attended a course at Friday Harbor Labs on San Juan Island, Washington. This course explored the functional aspects of the anatomy of fishes, something that is crucial to his PhD work. In his doctoral research, Miguel is delving into the intriguing evolution of billfishes, focusing on the development […]
Join TBF’s Captain Program, Exclusive $50 Discount in October!
As a captain, the thrill of a successful fishing trip combined with the excitement of catching some billfish is what drives you—and it’s the kind of experience that creates lifelong memories for your clients. Now, for one month only, The Billfish Foundation (TBF) is offering a special $50 discount on our new Captain’s Program membership, […]
TBF Gala on November 1st!
Join us for TBF’s Annual Fundraising Gala! This year, we’re embracing a Wild West theme, so feel free to dress the part. Don’t worry if you don’t have a cowboy hat—there will be plenty available at the event. Mark your calendars for Friday, November 1st, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. (NEW TIME) at the Harbor Beach […]
TBF at Pirate’s Cove and MidAtlantic
The Billfish Foundation had an outstanding experience at the annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament and MidAtlantic Tournament! These events provided us with a fantastic platform to engage with local billfishing communities andraise awareness about billfish conservation and our mission. Among our booths at both tournaments, we were thrilled to see so many supporters participating in […]
New TBF Website!
We are extremely proud to announce our website has been completely overhauled! Over the last year, hundreds of hours have been collectively spent building out an entirely new website from the ground up. Not only does the new site have a completely revamped aesthetic and usability, we have created dozens of pages worth of brand […]
