ANNUAL TAG AND RELEASE COMPETITION RULES AND AWARDS
The Billfish Foundation has received several inquiries regarding our annual tag and release competition. In response we have attached our specific rules…
Read moreRECREATIONAL SALTWATER FISHING COALITION LAUDS HOUSE LEGISLATION
Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization contains major provisions benefitting recreational fishing A coalition of organizations representing the saltwater recreational fishing and boating community congratulated the…
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UNDERSTANDING MAXIMUM SIZE IN THE CATCH: ATLANTIC BLUE MARLIN AS AN EXAMPLE
The most recent Atlantic blue marlin research completed by TBF’s Dr. Phillip Goodyear was published by the American Fisheries Society, the oldest,…
Read moreBLUEFIN TUNA REC. RETENTION LIMITS
Anglers who are lucky enough to come across any bluefin tuna this year should make sure they know the new regulations this season. The…
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BILLFISH BILL MORPHOLOGY
Rostrum: a funny word used by scientists to describe the “upper jaw prolonged into a long stout spear with round cross-section.” To…
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OFFSHORE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PARTNERS WITH TBF
Photo Courtesy of Chris Van Leeuwen The Offshore World Championship and The Billfish Foundation announced a partnership to advance billfish science last…
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ACT NOW: Keep Australia Open for Fishing!
It has been more than four years since Australia began the process of designing and implementing its national system of marine reserves…
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CAPTAIN’S TIPS & TRICKS
We are asking some of the top captains in the world for some of their tricks/tips, and this month, Capt. Chris Sheeder…
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NOAA Unveils the First National Saltwater Recreational Fishing Policy
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) kept a promise made at the National Recreational Fishing Summit, February 2014, by its leader, Eileen…
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