Fishing is huge asset: North American anglers contribute $599 million...
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tourism is Costa Rica’s top industry and new research shows North Americans traveling there in 2008 to fish generated $599 million – or about two percent of Costa Rica’s gross...
View ArticleTBF & OSPESCA- Working Together in Central America
The Billfish Foundation is working with OSPESCA (the Organización Sector Pesquero y Aquícola del Istmo Centroamericano) on two exciting initiatives in Central America. Through TBF’s Expanded Central...
View ArticleStock Assessment Science and Methodology
Stock assessments provide the ability for scientists to evaluate changes in fish populations through time. For highly migratory species that travel thousands of miles, across entire ocean basins, this...
View ArticleSportfishing Socio-Economic Studies
The Billfish Foundation is a global leader in illustrating the social, economic, and environmental benefits of recreational fishing and fishing tourism activities. By uncovering the economic impact of...
View ArticleTBF’s Tag and Release Program
Established in 1990, The Billfish Foundation’s Tag and Release Program is the largest private billfish tagging database in the world and the cornerstone of TBF’s conservation and advocacy efforts. With...
View ArticleUncovering the Population Structure of Black Marlin
Understanding fish movements and reproduction is highly important for sustainable fisheries management, including for black marlin. Since 2013, Samuel Williams a research student from the University of...
View ArticleThe Billfish Foundation Publications
Ever wonder what science has come from The Billfish Foundation (TBF)? On the right side of this page are several published pieces of work that highlight some of the work TBF has done since 1986. For...
View ArticlePredicting Atlantic Blue Marlin Distribution
TBF’s Dr. Phil Goodyear, is currently advancing research to use oceanographic data and information recovered from earlier satellite tagging research to predict Atlantic blue marlin distributions in...
View ArticleJoin the Satellite Tagging Expedition!
Be a Conservation Hero, Support TBF’s Satellite Tagging Expedition! Review the proposal to the right or contact us today to receive a copy by email or in the mail! tbf@billfish.org, 954-938-0150 The...
View ArticleBillfish Conservation Record Now Available – Analyzing 2014 data
The Billfish Foundation’s newest International Billfish Conservation Record is now available digitally! The Conservation Record includes the 2014 Rybovich Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, summary...
View ArticleBlack Marlin Study Needs Assistance off Central America in Pacific Waters
Sam Williams from the University of Queensland is collaborating with Dr Julian Pepperell in mapping the global genetics of black marlin. We greatly appreciate your assistance in collecting tissue for...
View ArticleGulf of Mexico Blue Marlin Satellite Tagging Expedition
TBF’s Gulf of Mexico Blue Marlin Satellite Tagging Expedition, staged out of Port Eads, which is 84.5 miles south of New Orleans, 24 miles south of the southernmost road in the state and only 5 miles...
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