# The Billfish Foundation: Working worldwide to advance the conservation of billfish to improve the health of the oceans, associated economies, and fight for the rights of anglers\.

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## Pages
- [Sponsors](https://billfish.org/gala/sponsors/)
- [Galas](https://billfish.org/gala/): TBF uses our annual gala to fundraise, to celebrate another successful year of billfish conservation, and to praise the efforts our incredible community\.
- [Home –Test](https://billfish.org/test/)
- [Marlin Fly Project](https://billfish.org/research/marlin-fly-project/)
- [Captain's Program](https://billfish.org/captains/captain-registration/): At TBF, we pride ourselves in aligning with other captains who share the same values as we do\. If you are interested in joining our community of captains, please fill out the form below\.

## Posts
- [Closing a Loophole in the Billfish Conservation Act](https://billfish.org/advocacy/closing-a-loophole-in-the-billfish-conservation-act/): The amended Billfish Conservation Act \(BCA\) passed Congress and was signed into law this month, August 2018\.  The amended BCA prohibits Pacific billfish landed in Hawaii and in the U\.S\. Pacific Insular Areas \(Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands\) from being imported into the continental U\.S\., a loophole in the 2012 BCA\. Neither the 2012 BCA nor the 2018 amended BCA prohibits the landing, possession or sale of Pacific billfish by U\.S\. commercial vessels as is prohibited for Atlantic billfish\. Without prohibiting landings of Pacific billfish landed by U\.S\. commercial vessels, meaningful conservation benefits can only be
- [BFT Closure in GOM](https://billfish.org/advocacy/bft-closure-in-gom-2/)
- [A Night to Remember: TBF’s Ghosts \& Gills Gala 2025](https://billfish.org/e-news/gala2025/)
- [The Last Cast Auction](https://billfish.org/e-news/the-last-cast-auction/)
- [Showcase Your Brand: Partner with The Billfish Foundation](https://billfish.org/e-news/partner_sponsor/)

## Standings
- [2025](https://billfish.org/standings/2025/)
- [2026](https://billfish.org/standings/2026/)
- [2024](https://billfish.org/standings/2024/)
- [2021](https://billfish.org/standings/2021/)
- [2022](https://billfish.org/standings/2022/)

## Events
- [40th Anniversary Gala](https://billfish.org/event/40th-anniversary-gala/)
- [Big Game Battle](https://billfish.org/event/big-game-battle/)
- [Cape Cod Bluewater Classic](https://billfish.org/event/cape-cod-bluewater-classic/)
- [Mongo Challenge](https://billfish.org/event/mongo-challenge/)
- [MBGFC's Gulf Coast Masters](https://billfish.org/event/mobile-big-game-fishing-club-memorial-day-tournament/)

## Magazines
- [Billfish V3 2025](https://billfish.org/magazines/billfish-v3-2025/)
- [Billfish V1 2026](https://billfish.org/magazines/billfish-v1-2026/)
- [Sailfish 29](https://billfish.org/magazines/sailfish-29/)
- [Sailfish 30](https://billfish.org/magazines/sailfish-30/)
- [Spearfish 38](https://billfish.org/magazines/spearfish-38/)

## Publications
- [Rapid elemental profiling for species identification of marlin](https://billfish.org/publications/rapid-elemental-profiling-for-species-identification-of-marlin/)
- [Lunar cycle effects on pelagic predators and fisheries: insights into tuna, billfish, sharks, and rays](https://billfish.org/publications/lunar-cycle-effects-on-pelagic-predators-and-fisheries-insights-into-tuna-billfish-sharks-and-rays/)
- [90 years of catch data reveal changes in catch composition in the Australian east coast recreational marlin fishery](https://billfish.org/publications/90-years-of-catch-data-reveal-changes-in-catch-composition-in-the-australian-east-coast-recreational-marlin-fishery/)
- [2022\-2023 Conservation Record](https://billfish.org/publications/2022-conservation-record/)
- [2021 Conservation Record](https://billfish.org/publications/2021-conservation-record/)

## Categories
- [News](https://billfish.org/category/news/)
- [Advocacy](https://billfish.org/category/advocacy/)
- [TBF Circle Back](https://billfish.org/category/news/tbf-circle-back/)
- [Featured](https://billfish.org/category/featured/)
- [Education](https://billfish.org/category/education/)

## Product Tags
- [T\-Shirts](https://billfish.org/product-tag/t-shirts/)
- [Pelagic](https://billfish.org/product-tag/pelagic/)
- [Performance Shirts](https://billfish.org/product-tag/performance-shirts/)
- [Hats](https://billfish.org/product-tag/hats/)
- [Tag Sticks](https://billfish.org/product-tag/tag-sticks/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://billfish.org/sitemap_index.xml)