Billfish

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Effective October 17 of this year, anglers should report non-tournament landings of Atlantic marlins, sailfish and swordfish to the NMFS online through the new web-based reporting system at http://www.hmspermits.gov. To log on and report a swordfish or billfish landing anglers will to have their Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling or Charter/Headboat permit number handy, along with their trip date, catch and fishing gear information. A confirmation number will be provided after a successful complete report. Tournament landings information will continue to be provided to the NMFS by tournament directors. While switching to online reporting as the primary portal, the agency will continue to man the toll free phone number currently in use.TBF reminds all billfish anglers that timely and accurate reporting of landings is a vital element of fisheries conservation and management."Bite Me" Matava Resort Kadavu Fiji Islands www.matava.com

The Adopt-A-Billfish tagging program is a research program using innovative technology of pop-up satellite archival tags (PSAT) to monitor billfish movement patterns. The program is being coordinated by a team of experienced scientists who work with the National Marine Fisheries Service's Southeast and Southwest Fisheries Science Centers (Miami, FL., La Jolla, CA), University of Miami's Center for Sustainable Fisheries, The Billfish Foundation, the Bermuda Department of Environmental Protection, and the International Game Fish Association.Tagging operations are currently underway throughout the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, including the waters off South Florida, the Bahamas and Bermuda. In the Pacific, we are relying on a network of collaborators, especially those affiliated with the Presidential Challenge tournament series off the co

Despite strong opposition from The Billfish Foundation (TBF) and scores of partners in Mexico, Mexican officials approved Regulation NOM -029 (Shark Norma). This regulation, promoted as a way to stop the over-exploitation of sharks and rays, was rejected by Mexico’s last two Presidents, but strongly supported by commercial fishing interests in Ensenada, Sinaloa, Sonora, Mexican Fisheries (CONAPESCA) and some Mexican and United States Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs).The people of Baja California Sur, TBF and other NGOs believe that NOM-029 is a deeply flawed regulation, which will have devastating overfishing consequences for billfish, sharks and rays even though a finning prohibition is included for sharks and rays. Healthy and abundant ocean resources are very important to the eco-tourism based economy in the Cabo and adjacent region, thus heightening the conservation ethic among many individuals and businesses working with TBF. At the same time commercial longline fishing

PIER initiated a marlin research program in 2000 that has steadily grown in size and scope to the point where the program has officially become known as the Offield Center for Billfish Studies (OCBS) in 2003. OCBS has grown into the largest billfish program in the world, with over 200 satellite popup tags being deployed since the project began. Initial focus was on striped marlin off the coast of Mexico, but recent years have seen the program focus on black marlin and, more recently, blue marlin. Tagging sites include California, Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica, New Zealand and Australia. Scientists involved in past and present OCBS research include Dr. Julian Pepperrell, Dr. Heidi Dewar, Dr. Suzanne Edmands, Dr. Guy Harvey and Mr. John Gunn. Marlin are one of the most prized saltwater game fishes. Their large size and acrobatic leaps have lead to their acclaim, including starring roles on television and books (e.g. Hemmingway’s The Old Man and the Sea). Marlin are of

The Billfish Foundation (TBF) carried out a review of all tag, recapture and release data for the 2005 calendar year and have reported their findings. Headline points were : 11,261 Billfish reports were received of which 3,881 were releases of billfish without a tag.29 tags were recovered through recapture.Sailfish made up the majority of recaptures5,242 tag reports identified hook type. Of those, 49% were circle hooks and 51% J hooks.The longest period at large for a recapture was2,580 days (7 years) for a blue marlin tagged and recaptured in Puerto Rico More info see The Billfish Foundation (TBF) website"Bite Me" Matava Resort Kadavu Fiji Islands www.matava.com

We are big supporters of The Billfish Foundation and Tag-&-Release.See their website for great educational programs and the most up to date and reliable databse of Billfish worldwide see their website:http://www.billfish.orgJoin us and TBF and donate to help fishing go on forever."Bite Me" Matava Resort Kadavu Fiji Islands www.matava.com