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Sport Fishing Reels Over Oil Spill
by Anthony DiGiulian on June 22, 2010 at 07:39AMIt's been more than two months since the Deep Water Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven men and triggering what has become the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. As of June 15th, over 100 million gallons of oil has ...
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The New Fishing Rules
by Anthony DiGiulian on March 13, 2010 at 01:53AMSport fishing is big business, enjoyed by millions of people all over the world. In South Florida alone, Salt water fishing is a multi-billion dollar a year industry and is responsible for close to three hundred thousand jobs both directly and indirectly ...
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TBF Seeks to Stop Commerical Purse Seining in the Bahamas
by The Rum Bum on March 02, 2010 at 07:24AM**Update March 3, 2010** The Billfish Foundation wishes to thank all of you who spoke out against the issuance of a permit for purse seine or net fishing to operate in Bahamian waters and to applaud the Bahamian government for rejecting the ...
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Closing Fisheries, Opening Avenues of Prosperity
by Lauren Doyle on February 09, 2010 at 02:33AMIt sounds odd at first blush, but big game fishermen are a fish’s best friend. Think about it: without the sport fishing community, the oceans would be wide open to the interests of commercial fishermen. Interests that have depleted stocks of blue fin ...
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Exporting Joy and Common Sense
by Lauren Doyle on February 06, 2010 at 01:16AM“When I told my parents I wasn’t going to college and was going to work on a sport fishing boat instead, they were like, ‘What? People do that?’” Anthony DiGiulian remembers. “Of course back then, there used to only be a handful of boats out ...
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After a Life on the Water, a Chance to Give Back
by Lauren Doyle on February 05, 2010 at 03:47AM“My goal in life wasn’t to be the best fisherman; my goal in life was to fish every day.” To that end, Captain Skip Smith learned everything he could about boats. He learned how to fix engines and toilets, and everything in between. “But the best ...
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Catch (and Protect) More Marlin
by Lauren Doyle on January 30, 2010 at 12:04AMFun as it is, offshore fishing can be challenging. Just as much as you want to catch them, those big, beautiful billfish want to stay right where they are. So, to catch them, you need to know what you're doing. You need advice. So you, friend, should head ...
