Billfish Foundation Expands Regional Awards Program
Due to popular demand of their current regional awards in south Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, The Billfish Foundation (TBF) is excited to announce the expansion of regional competitions to include Cape Verde and the Hawaiian Islands. These two locations are known to have great marlin fishing and a passionate sportfishing community, where several past award winners have come from or have fished.
These competitions will focus on who reports the most total marlin to TBF before the end of the competition season. The season will run concurrently with the overall awards (Nov. 1 – Oct. 31 of the following year), and just like past regional competitions, those who participate in the regional can receive awards in the overall competition as long as their billfish numbers exceed the minimum amount required for their respective category and they are active TBF members. One difference is that the Cape Verde and Hawaiian regions will be further separated into a charter and private boat category.
The Billfish Foundation is proud to honor and recognize captains, anglers and crews for their effort to tag, release and report catches every year. These conservation heroes report the most tagged and released billfish annually, and the newest regional competitions will further engage and excite crews and increase participation in TBF’s Tag & Release program. In creating these additional categories, TBF acknowledges those who are faced with unique fishery/fishing conditions and celebrates them for their conservation ethic.
TBF’s regional competition offers opportunities for participants to be recognized for their outstanding fishing accomplishments, contribution to billfish conservation and a chance to win great prizes including trophies from King Sailfish Mounts, Costa Sunglasses and much more. To learn more about these regional competitions, eligibility, their varied categories and the overall competition check out TBF’s website at www.billfish.org/competition/.
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