Honoring Ellen Peel at TBF’s 40th Annual Gala
After more than 30 years of dedicated leadership, Ellen Peel is retiring as President of The Billfish Foundation. Throughout her remarkable tenure,…
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TBF at Tortuga: Celebrating Conservation
The Billfish Foundation (TBF) was proud to once again be part of Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival Conservation Village, an inspiring…
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Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
Captain Bubba Carter The John Rybovich Lifetime Achievement Award honors a former TBF board member who distinguished himself as a member of…
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2026 Artist of the Year – Steve Goione
Sport fishermen—especially pelagic warriors who favor billfish, tuna and wahoo—have a distinct preference in things artistic. It tends to center on their…
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Adopt a Billfish & TBF
Since 2002, the Adopt-A-Billfish program has played a critical role in advancing the science and conservation of billfishes and other large pelagic…
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Now Live! Billfish Species Identification
Identifying billfish just got a major upgrade. The Billfish Foundation is excited to introduce our brand new Species Identification page, a first-of-its-kind…
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TBF’s 2026 Tag & Release Award Ceremony: Celebrating Community and Conservation
TBF’s 2026 Tag & Release Awards Ceremony brought the global billfishing community together once again in West Palm Beach, Florida, for an…
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“WE HAVE THE TAG!” – A Real-Time Race to Recovery in Fort Pierce
What started as a drifting satellite ping quickly turned into a full-scale, real-time collaboration—one that unfolded email by email, hour by hour,…
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Longline Closed Zones Opened in April
Amendment 15 – Spatial Management – Not Traditional Fish Management On April 3, 2026, the…
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