Australia’s First Grander Blue Marlin Caught New Year’s Day
The first day of the year could very well be the best day of the year for a group of anglers in…
Read moreAnnouncing TBF’s 2017 Tag & Release Competition Winners
Each year The Billfish Foundation recognizes the best of the best in the billfishing community to acknowledge the significant effort they contribute…
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Reminder: Renew Your Fishery Permits Following Hurricane Season
The Southeast Permits Office of NOAA Fisheries is reminding permit holders that all limited access permits must be renewed by the termination…
Read moreCharter/Headboat Vessels Will Need Endorsement For Catch Sales in 2018
Beginning January 5, 2018, NOAA Fisheries will require vessels with Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) Charter/Headboat permits to also obtain a “commercial sale”…
Read moreGeneral Bluefin Tuna Fishery Closes Despite Quota Transfer
The National Marine Fisheries Service has decided to close the General category fishery for large, medium, and giant Atlantic bluefin tuna for…
Read moreGeneral Fishery For Atlantic Bluefin Reopens Thanks To Quota Transfer
The Atlantic bluefin tuna General fishery will reopen December 1 for the first time since early October, thanks to a transfer of…
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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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Atlantic Billfish & Swordfish 2017 Landings Update
NOAA Fisheries recently released an updated estimate of recreational billfish landings in the Atlantic Ocean, as well as commercial and recreational landings…
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