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October 2, 2015

NMFS Meeting Announces Two Major Projects

Michael Kelly, Science & Policy Specialist represented The Billfish Foundation (TBF) on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel, which discussed current billfish, tuna and shark…
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September 27, 2017

NOVA HALTS LONGLINE RESEARCH

TBF thanks its constituents for their continued support in keeping this issue at the forefront. Join the TBF community today to be part of our efforts on matters like
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Click here to learn the difference between satellite tags and traditional tags, especially how satellite tags provide real-time information for researchers.
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September 17, 2021

2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients Announced

We at The Billfish Foundation are pleased to announced the winners of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. The award is named in honor of a former board member and pioneer…
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August 1, 2019

TBF Submitted Comments on Two NMFS Planned Actions

The first action plan from National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is a proposed Amendment 13 for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna that included a tremendous array of options to modify how Atlantic…
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April 11, 2016

HMS AP & ICCAT UPDATES – MARCH 2016

The Billfish Foundation regularly represents recreational interests and discusses issues surrounding management of billfish and tuna here in US Atlantic waters. This past month, a number of important topics including…
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July 11, 2017

Did You Know?

Welcome to our Did You Know blog! Billfish and related species, like tuna and swordfish, are amazing creatures and set themselves apart from other fish. The Billfish Foundation would like…
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August 10, 2017

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 in Florida’s east coast closed zone, Ellen Peel, President…
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December 12, 2014

FINALIZED AMENDMENT 7 MEASURE FOR BLUEFIN TUNA

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released the final regulations for the domestic management of western Atlantic bluefin tuna with Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan.  Anglers…
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Workshop on December 7th regarding Offshore wind project impact

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Atlantic Mahi Mahi and Wahoo – Amendment 10

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Atlantic Sharks Seem to Be Everywhere Anglers Fish

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