Unfortunately, The 2024 Tunny Tournament is cancelled. We aren’t going to send people out in horrible weather. While we have been working hard with participants and our sponsors to make everything right, we were also prepping our advocates for the Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission (MFAC) meeting on the 17th. False albacore and
New England guides and anglers have experienced a fantastic Atlantic bonito run this season. On top of the bonito, there is also a presence of jumbo false albacore with many reports of double digit fish being more common than an anomaly. These two species have a huge impact on the
It can be difficult to keep up with what is going on in the world of fisheries and marine policy across state lines. Thankfully, our guides and advocate members keep a finger on the pulse and keep us in the fight. Recently, there has been a lot of attention to the
Feature Photo: James Manning, @AnglersLens The albie community spoke up, and thanks to their efforts, we are one step closer to management in North Carolina. This morning the NC Marine Fisheries Commission made a decision on rule making for 15A NCAC 03M .0523 “False Albacore Management”. As a reminder, albie
Feature Photo: Capt. Perry McDougald and angler showing off little tunny on a guide trip. Little Tunny has received big attention on the East Coast. Recently, the spotlight has been on North Carolina as the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission held another meeting with little tunny management on the docket.
Tagging programs provide a window into the lives of migratory fish. Several years ago, the American Saltwater Guides Association initiated a tagging effort through the NOAA Cooperative Tagging program built to collect data on an important but underserved species, the false albacore. NOAA Fisheries started its Cooperative Tagging program in
Feature Photo Credit: Capt. John Mauser Our beloved little speedsters need your voice again. False albacore management is back on the docket in North Carolina. The first time albies entered the conversation in February, we saw big wins for little tunny. You can learn more about that by clicking here.
While the ASGA team is extremely proud of the community we’re building with the Guide Post Podcast, we would be remiss not to show love to other industry-leading podcasts that we respect and draw inspiration from. The MillHouse Podcast sits at the top tier of that list. Andy Mill, a
Feature Image: A false albacore being landed off Jupiter Florida by the Cheeky Fishing team, a multi-year sponsor of this research effort. The latest results from the 2023 Albie Project are available. 2023 was our second season deploying telemetry tags on false albacore in partnership with the Anderson Cabot Center
Often the path to driving positive change is the most arduous. Consistently taking that path will result in some “losses”. Admittedly, it can be difficult to ask our advocates to keep fighting when winning doesn’t come around too often. Advocate fatigue is a real thing. This work requires honesty and
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