U.S. – The Billfish Conservation Act of 2012
Give the Billfish Conservation Act the Final Push it Needs Take a minute and send a letter to President Obama and tell him to give the Billfish Conservation Act the final push it needs to further Billfish Conservation! Although The Billfish Foundation has prepared a template letter for you to use, we encourage you to […]
New E-15 Fuel – Good or Bad?
Is this influx of “new” fuel be safe for your vehicles? E-15 fuel, which stands for a 15% Ethanol mixture in fuel and sometimes labeled Flex Fuel, demands you be alert. Earlier this month the President authorized that E-15 can be sold year round, despite experts warning that E-15 fuel can damage boat, snowmobile, motorcycle […]
BILLFISH CONSERVATION ACT SIGNED INTO LAW!
The Billfish Foundation and our partners at the Center for Coastal Conservationare proud to announce that President Obama signed into law the Billfish Conservation Act this evening. This prohibit the importation and sale of billfish the domestic United States. Therefore benefitting not only the fish but also all the sportfishing and tourist communities dependent on healthy billfish stocks. With one law being signed and passed, the number 1 importer of billfish is now off the market. Congratulations and thank you to all of you who have supported our efforts by sending letters to your congressmen and women as well
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
Purse Seine Fishing & Pacific Sailfish
Join TBF in our advocacy efforts to protect the Pacific Sailfish fishery so that we can have good fishing
Tagging Sailfish with Captain Bouncer Smith
Join TBF and Legendary South Florida Captain Bouncer Smith for a great day of catch, tag, and release Sailfishing off of Miami. Captain Bouncer Smith describes the importance of our tagging and recapture program with regard to the sailfish fishery in the South West North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Learn first hand from a legend about the importance of the research that you can help fund as a member of
BLUEWATER RECREATIONAL FISHING IN U.S. MADE GAINS AT ICCAT MEETINGS IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY
U.S. Recreational commissioner Ellen Peel reflects on actions for Atlantic billfish, tuna and sharks FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., USA and ISTANBUL, Turkey – The recreational and commercial fishing industries in the U.S., came away with positive news during the recent negotiations at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), according to Ellen Peel, who served as the U.S. Recreational Commissioner. ICCAT is a 40-year old inter-governmental fishery organization of some 50 member nations responsible for the conservation of tunas and migratory species like billfish and sharks in the Atlantic Ocean, and its adjacent seas like the
