Tweet September 19, 2019/in Advocacy, Featured, News The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission recently announced new requirements for fisheries targeting tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). These new regulations intend to reduce sea turtle bycatch but have the potential to help billfish as well. While much … Continue reading →
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Tweet Port Antonio International Marlin Tournament Date: Sept. 27-Oct. 6, 2019 Location: Port Antonio, Jamaica Offshore World Championship Qualifying Event Presidential Aruba Caribbean Cup Date: October 17-20, 2019 Location: Oranjestad, Aruba Marlin Madness and Offshore World Championship Qualifying Event International Martinique Billfish Tournament … Continue reading →
Tweet Islamorada Sailfish Tournament Date: Dec. 5-8, 2019 Location: Islamorada, Florida Region: Florida East Coast Marlin Madness Qualifying Event Stuart Sailfish Club Light Tackle Tournament Date: Dec. 11-14, 2019 Location: Stuart, Florida Region: Florida East Coast Marlin Madness Qualifying Event … Continue reading →
Tweet No Sancocho Sailfish Shootout Date: Nov. 7-9, 2019 Location: Puerto San Jose, Guatemala Region: Central America Dust ‘Em Off Sailfish Warmup Date: Nov. 7-10, 2019 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Region: Florida East Coast Marlin Madness Qualifying Event El Salvador International Billfish Tournament Date: Nov. 14-17, 2019 … Continue reading →
Tweet Los Cabos Billfish Tournament Date: October 13-17, 2019 Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Marlin Madness and Offshore World Championship Qualifying Event Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament Date: October 17-20, 2019 Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Bisbee’s Black and Blue Marlin Tournament … Continue reading →
Tweet International Cap Cana Billfish Shootout Date: October 2-5, 2019 Location: Cap Cana, Dominican Republic Region: Caribbean Sea Bluewater Babes Fish for a Cure Date: October 4-5, 2019 Location: Jupiter, Florida Region: Florida East Coast Marlin Madness Qualifying Event Los Cabos Billfish Tournament Date: October 13-17, 2019 … Continue reading →
Tweet Every Season, Every Species, Every Budget Marina Pez Vela in Costa Rica will host 8 major fishing tournaments 🎣 in the next 12 months, including the two-legged Marina Pez Vela Championship Series in March and April. This year’s offerings also feature Latin … Continue reading →
Tweet Unofficial Rules While all efforts are made to keep this information current, all rules published on this website shall be considered unofficial. Official rules will be distributed and announced at the registration check-in. All participants agree to the terms … Continue reading →
Tweet The Billfish Foundation (TBF) is looking for anglers and crews interested in tagging tuna in the Northern Atlantic. TBF is working with scientists from the Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Program (AOTTP) to learn more about certain tuna species. … Continue reading →
Tweet The Billfish Foundation (TBF) is looking for anglers and crews interested in tagging tuna in the Northern Atlantic. TBF is working with scientists from the Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Program (AOTTP) to learn more about certain tuna species. … Continue reading →
Tweet The table below provides the total number of billfish (January 1, 2018, through, December 31, 2018) landings in numbers of fish for Atlantic blue and white marlin, roundscale spearfish, and western Atlantic sailfish. We can see as stated in a previous … Continue reading →
Tweet HAWAIIAN INTERNATIONAL BILLFISH TOURNAMENT CELEBRATES ITS DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY 60 YEARS OF FISHING IN KONA’S FAMOUS WATERS Kailua-Kona, Hawaii –In 1959, just days after the territory of Hawaii became the 50th state, a small group of local anglers assembled in Peter … Continue reading →
Tweet Could China’s heavy financial investments in and aid to Panama along with the 47 recent trade agreements between the two nations possibly lead to a diminishment of Pacific fish stock abundance and sportfishing experiences in Panama? Possibly. … Continue reading →
Tweet The Billfish Foundation (TBF) is excited to announce the International Game Fish Tournament Observers (IGFTO) as a new Tag & Release Industry level sponsor. IGFTO support of our cornerstone program makes sense. IGFTO supports tournaments that advocate the release and conservation … Continue reading →
Tweet Spinning reels are a must have in your offshore arsenal, particularly when it comes to targeting sailfish. However, theres nothing worse than the line twist that can occur from reeling line in and out on a spinning reel. … Continue reading →
Tweet Observe in Top Billfish Tournaments! The International Gamefish Tournament Observers is a not for profit organization that supports The Billfish Foundation and shares the same passion for education and conservation of our precious billfish resource. Observers save our billfish and … Continue reading →
Tweet Photo courtesy of Trey Russo TBF was very pleased when the National Marine Fisheries Service staff announced the 2018 amended Billfish Conservation Act (BCA) must comply with the agency’s official Guidelines. The amended BCA prohibits Pacific billfish landed by … Continue reading →
Tweet Photo Credit: Brian Toney Keeping Pacific Billfish Out of U.S. Continental Markets The amended Billfish Conservation Act (BCA) passed Congress and was signed into law this month, August 2018. The amended BCA prohibits Pacific billfish landed in Hawaii and in … Continue reading →
Tweet The 20thanniversary summer party continues with the 20thAnnual Mercury/SeaVee Pompano Beach Saltwater Showdown on August 2-5. The Showdown is the final leg of the Pompano Beach Saltwater Circuit and teams will be lining up to take their shot at a … Continue reading →
