Reminder: Renew Your Fishery Permits Following Hurricane Season
The Southeast Permits Office of NOAA Fisheries is reminding permit holders that all limited access permits must be renewed by the termination…
Read moreCharter/Headboat Vessels Will Need Endorsement For Catch Sales in 2018
Beginning January 5, 2018, NOAA Fisheries will require vessels with Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) Charter/Headboat permits to also obtain a “commercial sale”…
Read moreGeneral Bluefin Tuna Fishery Closes Despite Quota Transfer
The National Marine Fisheries Service has decided to close the General category fishery for large, medium, and giant Atlantic bluefin tuna for…
Read moreGeneral Fishery For Atlantic Bluefin Reopens Thanks To Quota Transfer
The Atlantic bluefin tuna General fishery will reopen December 1 for the first time since early October, thanks to a transfer of…
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2017 ICCAT Commission Meeting Concludes With Quota Shifts
More than 700 delegates from 47 member nations met in Marrakesh last week for the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic…
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Atlantic Billfish & Swordfish 2017 Landings Update
NOAA Fisheries recently released an updated estimate of recreational billfish landings in the Atlantic Ocean, as well as commercial and recreational landings…
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Results From ‘Grander’ Marlin Sample Available Years After Landing
We now know a little bit more about the massive marlin that was caught off Hawaii nearly a decade ago. On September…
Read moreTBF Calls For Collective Management of FAD Fisheries
Humans have known for centuries that fish are attracted to floating objects. Fishermen have taken advantage of this behavior by fishing around…
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Gulf of Mexico Blue Marlin Tournament Data Analysis
What is the right minimum size for blue marlin in the Gulf Tournaments? The Billfish Foundation newest Winthrop P. Rockefeller Ocean Program…
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