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Gulf Speed Zones Proposed Because of “New” Whale Species

A new petition filed with NOAA/NMFS by environmental organizations calls for extreme vessel measures in the Gulf of Mexico to…

10 months ago

Longlining That Kills Marlin Coming Back To Gulf?

After 23 years of defending the Closed Zones off the U.S. East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, the…

1 year ago

New Program To Help Reduce Gulf Bycatch

From The Billfish Foundation... NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) are collaborating on a 5-year project to…

1 year ago

Is Govt. Action Threatening Gulf Billfish?

Officials with The Billfish Foundation are concerned about two key issues facing billfish around the nation. The first involves a…

2 years ago

Are Billfish Closed Zones Questionable?

In September 2021, an article published in Marine Biology, Journal of Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters, was distributed by…

2 years ago

Fascinating Blue Marlin Tagging

  The Billfish Foundation maintains the largest private tag and release database in the world, with 260,000 records by 150,000…

3 years ago

Biden Order Closes Huge Areas To Fishing

With the recent Executive Order (EO), recreational fishing gear, bottom trawls, and pelagic longline are viewed the same as all…

3 years ago

New Aquaculture Might Harm Your Catch

Recreational fishing may get displaced by aquaculture/mariculture if we don’t give current government plans close scrutiny.  NOAA/NMFS, federal Fishery Management…

3 years ago

This Guy Tagged 3,000 Billfish!

The Billfish Foundation’s Tag & Release Program is the cornerstone of our conservation and advocacy. We are proud to maintain…

4 years ago