2017 Recreational Billfish Landings Posted
The National Marine Fisheries Service this week released its fourth quarter update on 2017 recreational billfish landings, rounding out landing estimates for…
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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…
Read moreNMFS Releases Dec. 2017 Summary of Bluefin Tuna Landings
Preliminary National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) statistics comparing Atlantic bluefin tuna landings in December 2017 to December 2016 indicate more fish were…
Read moreAnglers’ Sunken Boat Likely ‘Human Error,’ Not Marlin
A group of anglers were rescued off the Boynton Beach Inlet Saturday morning after their boat was allegedly sunk by a massive…
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Successful Buccaneer Cup Despite Wild Weather
The Billfish Foundation was honored to join the 55th annual Buccaneer Cup Sailfish Release Tournament as a benefiting charity this year. The tournament,…
Read moreScientist Seeks to Advance Longline Research
NOVA Southeastern University Scientist and assistant professor, David W. Kerstetter, who received a federal Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) in 2017 to conduct…
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