TBF’s 2025 6-Month Competition Standings
We’re officially halfway through the 2024–2025 Tag & Release Competition! How are you stacking up? With just under six months to go…
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Tagged Tuna Found Inside a Marlin!
We’ve heard some wild tag recapture stories over the years, but this one might take the cake. In May 2025, a 22-inch…
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Amendment 15 Reopening
Sportfishing Victory Uncertain Amendment 15 Threatens a Critical Sportfishing Victory—We Need Your Voice Several months ago, we celebrated a major win for…
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TBF & BFD Simplify Billfish Reporting
Visit Here for the Full Project Collaboration The Billfish Foundation (TBF) and BFD (formerly Bluefin Data) have teamed up to create an…
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Destin FAD
In 2018, an idea began to emerge in Okaloosa County, Florida which would lead to offshore changes that only a few could…
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NOAA Withdraws Controversial Vessel Speed Reduction Proposal
On January 15, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the withdrawal of its proposed vessel speed reduction rule, which…
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Victory for Sportfishing: Amendment 15 Withdrawn!
The National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) proposed Amendment 15 has been withdrawn from final review at the Office of Information and Regulatory…
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The Book on Travel Fishing
The Book on Travel Fishing is the most comprehensive, global offshore fishing resource ever published. How to, where to, and with who to catch blue…
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Extreme Vessel Speed Reduction Rule Withdrawn
The Billfish Foundation (TBF) celebrates the January 15, 2025, announcement of NOAA’s withdrawal of its extreme vessel speed reduction rule aimed at…
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