Why Are Billfish Threatened?
The Billfish Foundation was the result of a movement led by anglers who began noticing there were fewer big fish to catch.…
Read moreStricter Measures Not Included In NMFS Options For Longlines
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recently issued a plan (Scoping Document, March 2018) to reinvigorate the longline fishery rather than proposing…
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NMFS Strives to Revitalize the Pelagic Longline Fishery – Why Not the Billfish Fishery?
The Billfish Foundation objects to the goal of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to revitalize the pelagic longline (PLL) fishery. Instead,…
Read moreLongline Research In Closed Zone: Do the Math
Last year’s halting of the federally permitted longline research inside a zone closed to the gear for 16 years off Florida’s east…
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Assessing Florida’s Sailfish Population
Management of sailfish in the Atlantic Ocean falls under the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT), which is responsible…
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SAFMC Takes Action On Longline Research
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) considered over 600 written comments and heard public testimony last week, before voting to send…
Read moreAtlantic Bluefin Tuna General Fishery Closes Until June
The National Marine Fisheries Service transferred 10 metric tons (2,2046 pounds) of Atlantic bluefin tuna quota from the Reserve category to the…
Read moreTell Policymakers to Keep Longlines Out of Conservation Zone
Note: the SAFMC public comment period ended on the day of the meeting, March 7, 2018. More comment periods will be coming,…
Read moreLongline Research Permit Officially Announced Invalid
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) finally announced as "invalid" the Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) issued last year to a Nova Southeastern…
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