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Removing National Monuments Removes Ecosystem Protections for Billfish
By Jehan Segal and Theresa Labriola On June 11th, President Trump signed Presidential Proclamation 11035...
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Five Recreational Fishing Organizations Unite to Fund Stanford Pacific Bluefin Tuna Migration Research
Five leading recreational fishing organizations are funding Stanford University research to improve understanding...
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U.S. Takes A Business As Usual Approach to Managing Struggling Billfish Stocks
Critics urge NMFS to reform Pacific striped marlin management. Read our 6-step proposal...
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I AM WILD OCEANS
Why Marine Policy? By the time I was in the 5th grade, I had already moved six times due to my dad’s military service.
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7th International Billfish Symposium
Co-hosted by Wild Oceans and the IGFA in San Diego, California in 2024. The 7th International Billfish Symposium convened in October 2024 at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute...
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2nd International Billfish Symposium
Hosted by Wild Oceans in Kona, Hawaii in 1987. The need for greater global cooperation to conserve wide-ranging species of marlin and swordfish...
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Coalition Achieves Conservation Gains for Atlantic Blue Shark
Earlier this month, Wild Oceans joined colleagues including SharkProject to ask the International Convention...
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Policy Underway for Unmanaged Mid-Atlantic Forage Fisheries
Wild Oceans has for the last six years been engaged in ensuring strong implementation of the Mid-Atlantic...
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Look and See – Charismatic Creatures of the Sea
A fellow fisherman recently told me a tale about his recent sightings of pods of dolphins or porpoises...
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Wild Oceans Builds Striped Marlin Coalition
Wild Oceans has been building a collation of local, national, and international recreational fishing...