Pacific Fishery Management Council (FMC) meets this week
The FMC is accepting public comment on its consideration of harvest specifications under an Exempted Fishing Permit for highly migratory fish caught…
Read moreUPDATED 2016 GULF OF MEXICO MARLIN TAGGING COMPETITION STANDINGS
Tournament season is coming to a close which means opportunities to get out there are getting fewer and the competition is stiff.…
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Spain Penalizes Its Anglers for Commercial Overfishing
Anglers from Spain are prohibited this year, as are their commercial fishing vessels, from landing Atlantic blue marlin because the nation’s commercial…
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Gulf of Mexico Blue Marlin Satellite Tagging Expedition
TBF’s Gulf of Mexico Blue Marlin Satellite Tagging Expedition, staged out of Port Eads, which is 84.5 miles south of New Orleans,…
Read moreBlack Marlin Study Needs Assistance off Central America in Pacific Waters
Sam Williams from the University of Queensland is collaborating with Dr Julian Pepperell in mapping the global genetics of black marlin. We…
Read moreBillfish Conservation Act Back on Capitol Hill
The Billfish Conservation Act, which was signed into law in October 2012 with the intent of prohibiting the sale of billfish or…
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Tiger Sharks in Cutler Bay
COAST magnet program students at Cutler Bay Senior High School identify themselves as “Tiger Sharks” and focus their studies on marine and…
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IATTC 2016 Meeting
Peter Chaibongsai, representing TBF at a meeting of the U.S. Advisory Committee to Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), an international organization with authority…
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Our Florida Reefs – Anglers’ Angst
The three words “Our Florida Reefs” currently generate more angst with Florida anglers than most any others. The reason, fear that all…
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