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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NMFS Strives to Revitalize the Pelagic Longline Fishery – Why Not the Billfish Fishery?
The Billfish Foundation objects to the goal of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to revitalize the pelagic longline (PLL) fishery. Instead,…
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Billfish A Low-Value Food Item In Trinidad & Tobago
Recent images from the island nation of Trinidad & Tobago have again brought attention to the plight of billfish in the Caribbean.…
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Proper Billfish Handling Techniques
We all want that epic photo. Whether it’s the most beautiful bonefish you’ve ever reeled in, a tasty grouper you’ve pulled up…
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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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Sailfish, Ceviche, and Tag Cards At Casa Vieja Lodge in Guatemala
It was during the slow, hot days of a south Florida summer that The Billfish Foundation and Waterlust hatched a plan to…
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FAD Project Takes Next Step At GCFI Conference
Team members from The Billfish Foundation joined in the Gulf & Caribbean Fisheries Institute conference held in Merida, Mexico last week. It…
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…
Read moreTUNAS & FLOATING OBJECTS DOMINATE CONVERSATION AT ICCAT
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (and other highly migratory species, HMS) convened mid-September in Madrid, Spain specifically to…
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