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July 20, 2015

PAXSON “PACKY” OFFIELD – LET’S CONTINUE HIS LEGACY…

PAXSON “PACKY” OFFIELD, former chairman of The Billfish Foundation’s (TBF) board of directors, passed away Sunday June 14th at his home in Michigan. In 2011, Offield was the recipient of…
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June 8, 2015

TBF ANNOUNCES THE 2015 RYBOVICH LIFETIME CONSERVATION AWARD WINNERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA – June 8, 2015 – Today, The Billfish Foundation (TBF), the world’s leading sportfishing conservation organization, announced the winners of its prestigious Rybovich Lifetime…
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June 5, 2015

ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA SOUTHERN TROPHY CATEGORY CLOSING JUNE 7TH

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced the closure of the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Angling category for giant “trophy” bluefin tuna (measuring 73″ or greater) in the southern…
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June 5, 2015

PUBLIC LOCKED OUT OF BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK

Today, the National Park Service announced its final General Management Plan (GMP) for Biscayne National Park. Despite commitments made by Biscayne National Park officials to work with stakeholders and the…
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June 4, 2015

ANNUAL TAG AND RELEASE COMPETITION RULES AND AWARDS

The Billfish Foundation has received several inquiries regarding our annual tag and release competition. In response we have attached our specific rules for the competition. Additionally we have the individual…
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June 3, 2015

RECREATIONAL SALTWATER FISHING COALITION LAUDS HOUSE LEGISLATION

Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization contains major provisions benefitting recreational fishing A coalition of organizations representing the saltwater recreational fishing and boating community congratulated the U.S. House of Representatives on its passage of…
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May 14, 2015

UNDERSTANDING MAXIMUM SIZE IN THE CATCH: ATLANTIC BLUE MARLIN AS AN EXAMPLE

The most recent Atlantic blue marlin research completed by TBF’s Dr. Phillip Goodyear was published by the American Fisheries Society, the oldest, largest and most influential association of fisheries professionals…
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May 14, 2015

BLUEFIN TUNA REC. RETENTION LIMITS

Anglers who are lucky enough to come across any bluefin tuna this year should make sure they know the new regulations this season. The passage of Amendment 7 brings new regulations for…
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April 8, 2015

BILLFISH BILL MORPHOLOGY

Rostrum: a funny word used by scientists to describe the “upper jaw prolonged into a long stout spear with round cross-section.” To anglers, it’s known as a bill and is…
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April 1, 2015

OFFSHORE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PARTNERS WITH TBF

Photo Courtesy of Chris Van Leeuwen The Offshore World Championship and The Billfish Foundation announced a partnership to advance billfish science last month. The project, including OWC, The Billfish Foundation,…
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March 23, 2015

ACT NOW: Keep Australia Open for Fishing!

It has been more than four years since Australia began the process of designing and implementing its national system of marine reserves encompassing all of its federal waters. These reserves…
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March 12, 2015

CAPTAIN’S TIPS & TRICKS

We are asking some of the top captains in the world for some of their tricks/tips, and this month, Capt. Chris Sheeder from Casa Vieja Lodge, a Tag & Release Program…
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March 12, 2015

NOAA Unveils the First National Saltwater Recreational Fishing Policy

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) kept a promise made at the National Recreational Fishing Summit, February 2014, by its leader, Eileen Soebeck, Assistant Administrator in September 2014, when it…
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March 3, 2015

TBF/SEAKEEPERS JOINT EVENT

Over 100 guests attended the exclusive member’s only The Billfish Foundation (TBF) and International Seakeepers Society joint event to promote  membership and announce a partnership between both organizations to collaborate on billfish conservation. The…
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March 2, 2015

The Billfish Foundation’s International Tag & Release Awards – 2014 Award Winners

Each year, TBF relies on the sportfishing community across the world to report their billfish tag and release information. Since it began in 1990, TBF’s Tag & Release Program anglers,…
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March 2, 2015

TBF’S INTERNATIONAL TAG & RELEASE AWARDS 2014 AWARD WINNERS

Each year, TBF relies on the sportfishing community across the world to report their billfish tag and release data. Since it began in 1990, TBF’s Tag & Release Program now…
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February 15, 2015

CUBAN EVOLUTION

No doubt, as the political debate increases over pros and cons of the United States normalizing relations with Cuba, anglers want to move forward to fish in Cuban waters. While…
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February 10, 2015

CAPTAIN’S TIPS

By Capt. Scott Leon from Sandman Fishing team There are two approaches to rigging kite baits that both have their positives and negatives making the choice ultimately up to each…
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February 8, 2015

FAMILY FUN FEST

Family Fun Fest at Biscayne Bay National Park The Billfish Foundation (TBF) is always looking for new avenues to engage the public on its programs, especially young people.  TBF had…
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February 6, 2015

Australian Marine Reserves: Take Two

The Australian government is finally making due on their promise to reevaluate the proposed management plans for the country’s network of Commonwealth Marine Reserves. The initial management plans, released in…
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February 3, 2015

Extremism in Fisheries Must be Countered- Costa Rica

Just when you thought you heard every crazy idea, here comes another one! In Costa Rica, the nation to which 283,790 Americans traveled in 2008 to sportfish, which generated $599…
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February 3, 2015

Uncovering the Population Structure of Black Marlin

Understanding fish movements and reproduction is highly important for sustainable fisheries management, including for black marlin. Since 2013, Samuel Williams a research student from the University of Queensland has worked…
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February 3, 2015

THE OFFSHORE FISHING LEAGUE – PRO SERIES

Very much like NASCAR or a professional sports team, large investment opportunities and top notch fishing skills are heading offshore with the creation and launching of the Offshore Fishing League…
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January 8, 2015

RECREATIONAL HMS ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MID-ATLANTIC TO MAINE

Whether it is billfish, tuna, or sharks, fishing for HMS species means finding blue water far offshore from the dock. Venturing offshore and pursuing big game fish requires larger boats,…
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