New Tag & Release Category – TBF Legends
Starting with the 2025-2026 TBF Annual Tag & Release Competition (November 1st, 2025 – October 31st, 2026), The Billfish Foundation (TBF) will officially implement its brand new “TBF Legends” category moving forward. We are excited to announce this newly achievable status, with the official starting date scheduled for November 1st, 2025. TBF’s decision to introduce […]
2025 TBF Artist of the Year – James Ferrara
James moved to South Florida at a young age, and for the past 40 years, his life has been deeply intertwined with the ocean. Growing up in the coastal communities along Florida’s East Coast, he developed a profound love for the marine world and its diverse inhabitants. Before embarking on his photography career, James spent […]
Anglers We Will Miss: Dr. C. Phillip Goodyear
Dr. C. Phillip Goodyear of Havana, FL passed away on April 25. TBF and all of fishery science lost a leader with the death of Dr. C. Phillip (Phil) Goodyear, an internationally recognized expert in fish population dynamics. Phil worked for TBF as its consulting scientist for 28 years, during which he advanced billfish science […]
Fall 2024 Youth Magazines Are Ready!
TBF’s latest issues of Sailfish and Spearfish are officially ready to be shipped! Each year, TBF writes and designs four youth magazines to help instill a passion for billfish, angling, and the importance of ocean conservation. Sailfish, which is designed for high school students, focuses on angling conservation, career aspirations, and how they can get […]
TBF’s PhD Scholar Explores Billfish Biology at Friday Harbor Labs
This summer, TBF’s PhD scholar, Miguel Montalvo, attended a course at Friday Harbor Labs on San Juan Island, Washington. This course explored the functional aspects of the anatomy of fishes, something that is crucial to his PhD work. In his doctoral research, Miguel is delving into the intriguing evolution of billfishes, focusing on the development […]
TBF at Pirate’s Cove and MidAtlantic
The Billfish Foundation had an outstanding experience at the annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament and MidAtlantic Tournament! These events provided us with a fantastic platform to engage with local billfishing communities andraise awareness about billfish conservation and our mission. Among our booths at both tournaments, we were thrilled to see so many supporters participating in […]
New TBF Website!
We are extremely proud to announce our website has been completely overhauled! Over the last year, hundreds of hours have been collectively spent building out an entirely new website from the ground up. Not only does the new site have a completely revamped aesthetic and usability, we have created dozens of pages worth of brand […]
TBF’s Miami EcoAdventures Outreach
TBF’s Science & Education Specialist, TJ Morrell, recently made a couple visits to Miami EcoAdventures’ summer camp at Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center in Miami, FL. TJ was thrilled to have the opportunity to chat with the campers in June and July about the importance of conserving billfish and the vital role they play […]
TBF Introduces 10 Grander Club, aka “The Billie Club”
Ladies and gentlemen hold onto your fishing rods because The Billfish Foundation is proud to announce a new achievement that will be awarded at next year’s 2024 Annual Tag & Release Awards Ceremony! Starting in 2025, TBF will be honoring any captain or angler who reaches the mind-blowing threshold of 10,000 reported tagged and/or released […]
Gala Tickets Now Available!
Saddle up, y’all! Tickets for TBF’s upcoming fundraising gala on November 1st, 2024 are now available! Join us for a rootin’ tootin’ good time at our Western-themed gala and make sure to dust off your cowboy boots and grab your hats for a night of fun, food, and billfish conservation. Held in South Florida during […]
