Volume 59
Filling the Information Gap: The Billfish Foundation’s Cooperative Tagging Program
Authors
Bogardis, D., Nelson, R., Peel, E., Chaibongsai, P. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: November, 2006
Pages: 602
Event: Proceedings of the Fifty Nine Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Belize City
Country: Belize
Abstract
The Billfish Foundation’s (TBF) Cooperative Billfish Tagging Program began in 1990 and to date has compiled data on over 130,000 animals. Tag and recapture efforts occur in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. The program is built upon the volunteer support of anglers, captains and mates and provides the means to generate large tagging data sets in a cost effective fashion. This paper reports on recent program advances; including increased international outreach efforts and a web-based data entry and retrieval system