Changes 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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Recreational Billfish Landings Update
The table below provides preliminary 2018 (January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018) landings in numbers of fish for Atlantic blue and…
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Atlantic Blue Marlin Research
Atlantic blue marlin are considered by many in the sportfishing world to be THE pinnacle gamefish. A species targeted by tens of…
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Billfish Conservation Act Amendment Update
TBF was very pleased when the National Marine Fisheries Service staff announced the 2018 amended Billfish Conservation Act (BCA) must comply with…
Read moreIncrease of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quota
Good News Bluefin Tuna Anglers! The Angling Allocation of Atlantic bluefin tuna, beginning January 2019, increases by .3 of a metric ton…
Read moreNo More Driftnet Swordfish fishery Off Southern California
California Governor Signs Historic Law Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into law an act passed by his legislator to begin the…
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