Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Allocation Update
The Billfish Foundation recently submitted comments again to The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council regarding the future management of a dolphin (mahi…
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Kicking Plastic with Costa Sunglasses at the Miami Boat Show
The Billfish Foundation was honored to be a part of Costa Sunglasses’ Conservation Village, within the Miami Boat Show this year. The…
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Modern Fish Act Signed Into Law
Courtesy of Jasen Gast - Rehab The Modern Fish Act (MFA), signed into law at the end of 2018, is to improve…
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Counting Blue Marlin in the Ocean
How many blue marlin are in the ocean? Counting them isn’t exactly feasible (though you could have fun trying!) so scientists rely…
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Changes in Mahi-Mahi allocation coming up in the Atlantic?
Fly Navarro and Adrienne Katz with a nice mahi-mahi The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) is considering management options to Amendment…
Read moreChanges in Reporting for HMS Tournaments
Beginning January 1, 2019, all Atlantic highly migratory species tournaments will be required to submit catch summaries. An Atlantic highly migratory species…
Read moreDeep-set Buoy Gear set for California
Deep-set buoy gear finally has management alternatives for use in a swordfish fishery off southern California, where the fishery will be a…
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Chub Mackerel Fishery in the Mid-Atlantic?
Illustration courtesy of DRNEC of Delaware Chub mackerel, which are important prey species for billfish and other apex predators and to the…
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ICCAT Marlin Update
Very late in the year and not anticipated, landing limits for Atlantic marlin were raised in the international arena. It was the…
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