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…
Read moreTHE QUEST FOR MEDITERRANEAN SWORDFISH OFF FRANCE
In a small coastal town on the French Riviera, fishing is now part of history, romanticized by the thousands of international holiday…
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A Fishing Mess in Panama
When a Sea Shepherd boat cruised into Panama’s waters of the Coiba Special Zone of Marine Protection more than what meets the…
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Draft Management Plans for Australia Allows for Recreational Fishing
July 21, 2017 – Today Australia’s government released five Draft Management Plans for the Marine Parks within the Great Barrier Reef Marine…
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Did You Know?
Welcome to our Did You Know blog! Billfish and related species, like tuna and swordfish, are amazing creatures and set themselves apart…
Read moreBLUEFIN TUNA HARVEST QUOTA CLOSES FOR THE YEAR IN GULF OF MEXICO
The National Marine Fisheries serviced announced that the recreational bluefin tuna harvest in the Gulf of Mexico has reached its quota and…
Read moreADVANCEMENT OF BILLFISH CONSERVATION ACT – A PARTIAL STEP FORWARD
On May 18, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced Section 396, an amendment to the 2012 Billfish Conservation Act.…
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