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Swordfish Driftnets Gone off CA – Will Longlines Follow?

West Coast highly migratory species (HMS) issues now focus on…

West Coast Changes Coming

  The phasing out of large mesh drift gillnets in…

Update on California Drift Gillnets

California To Phase Out Large Mesh Drift Gillnets by 2024   A…

Exempted Fishing Permits for East Coast Deep-Set Buoy Gear

  NMFS issued 7 Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP) for vessels…

New Fishing Gear Used off California

Midwater Snap Gear – Modified Longline Gear Off California   The…

Is the US West Coast Going From Drift Gill Nets to Longlines?!?

A Recent Application for Longlines to fish off the West Coast This…

2020 Conservation Record: Swordfish

The Billfish Foundation maintains the largest private tag…
Billfish, Swordfish & Tunas Landings Update | The Billfish Foundation

Atlantic Billfish, Swordfish, and Tunas Landings Update

NOAA Fisheries announced landings updates for Atlantic swordfish,…
TBF Swordfish Data Represented at ICCAT Meeting | The Billfish Foundation

TBF Swordfish Data Represented at ICCAT Meeting

Through its 30-year old tagging program, supported by 190,000…