2018 Recreational Atlantic Billfish Landings Updates
The table below provides the total number of billfish (January 1, 2018, through, December 31, 2018) landings in numbers of fish for…
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Angling Category Trophy Bluefin Tuna Fishery for Southern Area Closed
NOAA Fisheries determined that the Angling category southern area “trophy” bluefin tuna (measuring 73 inches or greater) subquota of 1.8 mt had…
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FADS FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO APPROVED
The Proposed Okaloosa County (north central Gulf of Mexico) recreational fishing Buoy/Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) System was approved as a means to…
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Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Allocation Update
The Billfish Foundation recently submitted comments again to The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council regarding the future management of a dolphin (mahi…
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Panama on the Chinese Maritime Silk Road?
Could China’s heavy financial investments in and aid to Panama along with the 47 recent trade agreements between the two nations possibly…
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Modern Fish Act Signed Into Law
Courtesy of Jasen Gast - Rehab The Modern Fish Act (MFA), signed into law at the end of 2018, is to improve…
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Counting Blue Marlin in the Ocean
How many blue marlin are in the ocean? Counting them isn’t exactly feasible (though you could have fun trying!) so scientists rely…
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Recreational Fishing Opportunities Maybe Threatened in Panama
A nice yellowfin tuna caught off Panama Recreational fishing in Panama and throughout Central America is likely to feel negative impacts from…
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Changes in Mahi-Mahi allocation coming up in the Atlantic?
Fly Navarro and Adrienne Katz with a nice mahi-mahi The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) is considering management options to Amendment…
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