BILLFISH ART EXHIBIT
What do you get with you combine creative high school students, The Billfish Foundation (TBF), and blank mounts from King Sailfish Mounts? After a several weeks, you get beautifully unique art pieces. On December 5, 2012, TBF was honored to take part in an exhibit that displayed all these pieces at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. Over 100 people came to the opening night of the art exhibit named, “ART & THE BILLFISH.” It displayed a number of unique billfish-related art pieces by members from the National Art Honor Society & Photography Club. The evening also consisted
TBF SUBMITS LETTER TO NMFS OPPOSING EXEMPTED FISHING PERMITS
On December 18th 2012, The Billfish Foundation submitted a letter on behalf of its members regarding the potential issuance of Exempted Fishing Permits (EMPs) that would allow longline vessels to fish in two closed zones – the Charleston Bump and the East Florida Coast. Established in 2001 as means to reduce bycatch of billfish and discards of undersized swordfish, these spatial closures have been an instrumental part in strengthening the sport fishery along the eastern coast of the United States. Both anecdotal evidence from anglers and captains as well as stock assessments in recent years have shown that billfish
TBF ANNOUNCES THE 2012 TAG AND RELEASE AWARD WINNERS
The Billfish Foundation is proud to announce the Award Winners for the 2012 Tag and Release Competition. This year TBF received nearly 7,000 tag and release reports from all over the world through both the traditional card system and TBF’s Tag and Release Online Database. Many new names have emerged in this year’s competition and we are excited to see the continued support from winners of previous tag and release awards. This year the Award Ceremony is sponsored by Bisbee’s Black & Blue Tournaments with the awards presented by King Sailfish Mounts and Costa Sunglasses. The ceremony will take
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
SUPPORT THE ARTS AND BILLFISH CONSERVATION
A special exhibit, “ART & THE BILLFISH,” done by the by members from the National Art Honor Society & Photography Club, many of whom are Marine Magnet students, all from South Broward High School will be at Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. This exhibition, supported by The Billfish Foundation, will be displayed for the entire month of December and the opening reception is free to the public and will take place on Wednesday, Decemeber 5,2012 from 3-5 pm. Students have created nearly 40 works of art that express their knowledge of billfish and preservation efforts as well as
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 […]
Catch Em’ Up – 2012
The start of 2012 has been a success for The Billfish Foundation and the conservation that we do. From all over the world, TBF members have sent pictures highlighting another great year out on the water. We appreciate it. Here in Catch ’em Up we would like to thank our members for their continued support, which makes our conservation efforts and scientific research possible. Thank you from TBF. Catch ’em up. If you have any photos from 2012 that you would like to share, submit them
TBF and King Sailfish: Tag and Release
This short film provides information on the proper handling and release of fish, as well as a brief introduction to The Billfish
A NIGHT IN ATLANTIS
On October 26, 2012 come celebrate a night to remember at TBF’s 26th Annual Gala Fundraiser with Aquatic Culinary Creations, Live Entertainment, and both silent and live auctions while you dance the night away under the sea. To Purchase indivudal tickets or VIP Tables, please click
