Tweet A new TBF-supported study out of the University of Miami made great strides in understanding the relationship between age and growth of Atlantic blue marlin. What Did It Do? The study examined growth annuli in anal fin spines of 1,638 blue … Continue reading →
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 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 →
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Tweet How many blue marlin are in the ocean? Counting them isn’t exactly feasible (though you could have fun trying!) so scientists rely on catches and how much effort these catches took over the years. This is called a catch … Continue reading →
Tweet Musky fishing is picking up on northern lakes with good success and bluebird skies reported last weekend for the World Championship Musky Classic in the Boulder Junction area. Central Wisconsin trout streams have come down nicely and there have … Continue reading →
Tweet Billfish Policy Update Read about the updates to policies effecting billfish and our community – Billfish Conservation Act, Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS’ Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Draft Implementation Plans, and the recommenation from the Pacific Council. … Continue reading →
Tweet Photo credit: Capt. Nick Stanczyk Our annual Tag & Release competition is about 3/4 over and we will crown this year’s winners later this year at our Tag and Release Award Ceremony in February. We are highlighting the … Continue reading →
Tweet Photo Credit: Captain Stuart Simpson fishing out of Cape Verde. The most recent assessment brought national and international scientists together to evaluate the health of Atlantic blue marlin. Results will be shared in November 2018 at the meeting … Continue reading →
Tweet It was during the slow, hot days of a south Florida summer that The Billfish Foundation and Waterlust hatched a plan to boost each of their marine conservation efforts. The two groups have worked together in the past, creating … Continue reading →
Tweet We now know a little bit more about the massive marlin that was caught off Hawaii nearly a decade ago. On September 1, 2009, three anglers landed a blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) 21 miles south of Honolulu: the fish … Continue reading →
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