TBF collects and utilizes data for advancing responsible fisheries management and billfish conservation, highlighting the importance of the recreational fishing community.
TBF provides a voice for billfish conservation and the recreational fishing community globally.
TBF fosters strong billfish conservation ethics, helping anglers of all generations understand the importance of the recreational sportfishing industry and billfish.
Thousands of dedicated anglers and captains around the world voluntarily submit billfish data in support of billfish conservation.
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Our annual competition quantifies tag and release activities, using angler-reported data in research that supports billfish conservation.
Our annual competition quantifies tag and release activities, using angler-reported data in research that supports billfish conservation.
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Through science and data collection, TBF aims to promote conservation, improve billfish stocks, and support sportfishing.
The world’s largest, open-sourced billfishing database and the cornerstone of TBF’s conservation efforts. Learn how to get involved today!
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From satellite tagging trips to the data collected from them, click here to learn more about why and how these tags are used by data scientists.
Ever wonder what makes a billfish a billfish? Or how many billfish species there are? Click below to learn all about them!
Billfish are a highly unique species, with the term “billfish” referring to various predatory fish species.
If you break it down by genus, there are five billfish species. If you use common name, there are 12! But some argue there are seven “true” billfish species. So, which is it?
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