Submit Comments on Allowing Longlines in Closed Zones to Florida Elected Officials!
Click here to submit comments to FL Senators Rubio and Nelson. Click here to submit comments to your US & FL House…
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Hypocrisy – Florida’s $7.6 Billion Dollar Recreational Fishing Industry Slapped by Federal Agency
After the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced today its approval of the Exempted Fishing Permit that allows longline boats to fish…
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2017 Atlantic Billfish Landings Remain Far Below Allocation
On Tuesday NOAA released preliminary numbers for Atlantic billfish landings in 2017. The estimates show individuals caught (and reported) thus far in…
Read morePacific Bluefin Tuna Will Not Be Listed As Endangered
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday that they rejected a petition to list the Pacific bluefin tuna as an endangered species.…
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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…
Read moreWhich Way Will New Head of NMFS Sway On Longline Closed Zone?
Appointed in June with support from over 55 commercial fishing companies and organizations, the new Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries…
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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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Morning Well Spent At Broward Marine Magnet School
Interns from The Billfish Foundation spent Thursday morning at South Broward High School with a group of incoming freshmen who are part…
Read moreELECTRONIC MONITORING
As fisheries regulations develop, there is often the need for enforcement of compliance—enforcing gear restrictions, enforcing size limits, enforcing the return of…
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