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2013 Volume 1 2013 Volume T HE B ILLFISH F OUNDAT ION ’ S S POR T FISHING C ONSERVAT ION M AGAZINE SALUTING THE WINNERS: TBF’s Tag and Release Award Ceremony EASIER, SAFER, BETTER RELEASES GOING PRO: . FISH FOREVER Tips to Shoot Better Video Youth Angler Profile Youth Defy Fluid Dynamics 24-Hour Emergency Parts and Service Water can be a powerful force, especially when it has a little help from wind, gravity or the ebb and flow of All the while, Louisiana Cat tides. Fortunately, Louisiana Cat offers a full range of is behind you with: marine engines to help you push back. • 24-hour emergency parts and service Equally important, our technicians and salesmen • Dockside trials comprehend fluid dynamics as well as they understand • Performance analysis reports engine maintenance and service. That means we can help • Preventive maintenance programs you spec the perfect Cat® or MaK marine engine for your • Electronic diagnostics application … whether you’re pushing a barge upstream • Factory trained technicians on the Mississippi, crossing the Atlantic or powering an • Fully equipped facilities on-board generator. • Factory authorized warranty repairs Stop by one of our many locations or go to www.LouisianaCat.com to learn more about our Cat and MaK products and services. 866-843-7440 © 2012 Caterpillar All rights reserved. CAT, CATERPILLAR, their respective logos, “Caterpillar Yellow,” the “Power Edge” trade dress as well as corporate and product identity used herein, are trademarks of Caterpillar and may not be used www.LouisianaCat.com without permission. www.cat.com www.caterpillar.com 2 LM-229.indd 1 8/20/12 11:15 AM IN THIS ISSUE FEATURES Youth Angler Profile Youth TBF TEAM Ellen Peel President 8 Guess Who’s Coming 11 Destination: The Turks and 12 Easier, Safer, Better Billfish Peter Chaibongsai Releases: Release ‘em right using to Dinner? TBF’s annual Caicos Islands: Dive in for great Director of Science & Policy fundraiser includes Leonardo billfishing and much more! these tips and techniques, da Vinci’s Horse and Rider. courtesy of BlueWater Boats and Sportsfishing magazine. Andrew Cox Science & Policy Specialist Defy Fluid Dynamics Deborah Cummings 24-Hour ON THE COVER: Membership Manager Emergency TBF Artist of the Year Steve Goione’s A Rigger Full graces this month’s cover. Prints of his Robert Jones Parts and work will go to TBF members who join or renew at the $250 level and above. Chief Operating Officer Service Michael Kelly Water can be a powerful force, especially when it has Science & Policy Associate a little help from wind, gravity or the ebb and flow of All the while, Louisiana Cat tides. Fortunately, Louisiana Cat offers a full range of is behind you with: Dr. C. Phillip Goodyear marine engines to help you push back. Scientist • 24-hour emergency parts and service Herbert Nanne Equally important, our technicians and salesmen • Dockside trials Conservation Director, comprehend fluid dynamics as well as they understand • Performance analysis reports Central America engine maintenance and service. That means we can help • Preventive maintenance programs Dr. Russell Nelson Chief Scientist you spec the perfect Cat® or MaK marine engine for your • Electronic diagnostics 17 Saluting the Winners: 20 Islands of Education: 25 GoPro: 10 Tips to Shoot application … whether you’re pushing a barge upstream • Factory trained technicians Highlights from TBF’s 23rd One high school student’s Better Video: Get more from Sam White annual tag and release awards experiences at The Island your offshore video with these Editor on the Mississippi, crossing the Atlantic or powering an • Fully equipped facilities ceremony. School in Eleuthera, the Bahamas. helpful hints. on-board generator. • Factory authorized warranty repairs Jackie Marsolais DEPARTMENTS Graphic Designer Stop by one of our many locations or go to 4 President’s Message 27 Atlantic Advocacy 31 Tagging www.LouisianaCat.com to learn more about our 5 Welcome TBF Interns 28 Socio-economic 32 On the Docks Cat and MaK products and services. 20 Education 29 Conservation 39 Corporate Profile 24 Pacific Advocacy Ambassador’s letter 41 Anglers We Will MIss 5100 N. Federal Hwy. #200 26 30 Science 42 Tournament Calendar Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 866-843-7440 Caribbean Advocacy 800-438-8247 www.billfish.org © 2012 Caterpillar All rights reserved. CAT, CATERPILLAR, their respective logos, “Caterpillar Yellow,” the “Power Edge” trade dress as well as corporate and product identity used herein, are trademarks of Caterpillar and may not be used www.LouisianaCat.com without permission. www.cat.com www.caterpillar.com To advertise in Billfish, please send inquiries to [email protected] Billfish is owned and operated by The Billfish Foundation. All rights reserved. Copyright 2013. Printed in the USA. Join TBF at www.Billfish.org | 3 LM-229.indd 1 8/20/12 11:15 AM PRESIDENT’s message TBF TRUSTEES CHAIRWOMAN Sandra MacMillan VICE CHAIR Fin Gaddy TREASURER Scott Cooper - OBBC SECRETARY Dear TBF Friends, Joan Vernon The summer tournament season is upon us! Everyone at The Billfish Foundation is Luis L. Bacardi looking forward to seeing you this season as we travel to events both here in the U.S. John Brownlee and throughout the sportfishing world. It’s always a great time when we have the Gary J. Chouest opportunity to get together with TBF members on the docks. Jim Cox - MBGFC John P. “Jack” Duvall We are thrilled to kick off the season with some great news: this year, we do not have Keith English a possible Endangered Species Act listing threatening our white marlin fishery! The Chris Fischer National Marine Fisheries Service has determined there is not sufficient evidence to Bill Gooch warrant an ESA listing for white marlin, which would have crippled fishing interests Norm Isaccs here in the United States. Please help us keep track of the white marlin you encounter Elaine “Lainey” Jones by sending us your photos and numbers of releases so we can keep the reality of what’s Mark O’Brien happening on the water visible. Our Facebook page is a great place to start! Chase Offield It is very frustrating when radical environmental groups and individuals file ESA Tim Simpson petitions at a time when anglers are seeing more white marlin than in the past two or three decades. Each petition requires the National Marine Fisheries Service to devote EMERITUS a significant amount of time and energy into reviewing, analyzing and documenting Francisco Rangel Castelazo the evidence regarding the status of a certain species. Once decisions against listing are Paxson Offield issued by the government, environmental groups often file litigation challenging the Don Tyson agency’s findings. Because the government is so overburdened with litigation, settling Ralph “Agie” Vicente cases is usually the less expensive option. Since this is a well-known strategy, we feel Jack Willits that it encourages even more petitions to be filed—it’s a vicious circle but one we must continue to battle in order to protect our fisheries. FOUNDING CHAIRMAN Winthrop P. Rockefeller In this issue, check out our annual tag and release award winners; if you are not yet 1948-2006 among our ranks, take the plunge and join us! Winners are coming from many different nations around the world, and TBF members are both releasing and tagging more billfish PRESIDENT than ever before. You can also stay in touch with us by receiving our TBF Action Alerts Ellen M. Peel, J.D. LL.M. free of charge through your email for those who sign up. Just go to our web page at www.billfish.org, click on the Advocacy Section and sign up in the lower right corner of the page. The government has proposed changes to the Consolidated Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (billfish, tunas, swordfish and sharks) and these changes are currently pending for which TBF will be sending action alerts. Stay informed and let us know your thoughts. Here at TBF, we’ll continue to do our part to ensure a healthy, accessible fishery for the billfish of the world. See you on the docks! TBF achieves successes worldwide to advance the conservation Ellen of billfish and Ellen Peel associated species, President to improve the status of the fish, the Mark November 1st on your health of the oceans, calendars to Join TBF for Dinner! fishing opportunities and See page 7 for details. related economies. WELCOME THE TBF INTERNS Colin Oxnard Roxane De Waegh Joshua Fredrich The Billfish Foundation is proud to introduce the new Winthrop P. Rockefeller Student Ocean Program interns for Spring/Summer 2013. This initiative carries on Rockefeller’s vision of responsible ocean and fish stewardship by providing valuable work experience for selected students. Through a generous donation from an anonymous donor, TBF has hired several interns for this spring and summer. Please welcome the new Winthrop P. Rockefeller Student Ocean Program interns: Roxane De Waegh is a senior at the at Nova Southeastern University studying Outreach divisions. He is assisting TBF University of Miami and is studying Marine Science. Josh works with us in our with tag, release and recapture data Marine Biology. Roxane works with us Science and Policy Division, assisting in processing and analysis. Additionally in our Science and Policy Division, our Caribbean campaign and working he will be working on a project assisting on TBF’s Caribbean Campaign with our tag and release database. investigating tournament catch trends and gathering vital socio-economic data over the last several decades and helping on billfish anglers in the region. Colin Oxnard, a native of Georgia, is develop the TBF Captain’s Program. a rising senior at Elon College and is Joshua Fredrick, originally from Maryland, studying Environmental Science.