Thanks to the Karen Wall, the Managing Editor of THE FISHERMAN and their Offshore Contributing Editor Capt. Chris Gatley, the ATLANTIC TUNA PROJECT was lucky enough to make the front cover of t… Continue

Tuna Tagging Safari from john logioco on Vimeo.

Last week my brother Jeff and I went out on a 2 day tagging safari with Capt. Keith Maurer aboard his 36' Twin Vee catamaran called Anticipation. Capt. Scott Murdoch from HighHookSportfishing was also aboard to help in the

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Capt. Chris Gatley and the good folks over at ESPN Outdoors published a great article… Continue

Atlantic Tuna Project - How to Make a Tag Stick from john logioco on Vimeo.

Here is a short video on how to make a tuna tagging stick. It's easy, fun and cheap. All you need is a broom handle, saw, drill and 11/64 drill bit, flathead screw driver, small hammer, metal tag head (TSH-2) and some duct tape (which is optional). If you need to order a tag head (mod… Continue

Captain Len Belcaro, owner of the popular Big Game Fishing Journal ran the first full article on the Atlantic Tuna Project in the July/August 2010 issue. Thanks Len for being one of the first to recognize the benefits of the project an… Continue

Fascinating video. I hate the part where they shoot the shark but if you can get over that there is someting to this footage. No by catch, no taking the entire school like a seiner, no killing of juveniles if you want too - maybe this is the way forward. The price would be higher for tuna caught like this, certianly the meat would be in better condition, but this may be the answer. And of course the narrator is worth the price of the 10 minutes to watch the video.
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I'm up late with a cold can of Tecate and my donations from sponsors packing tuna "tagging member" care packages for mailing and hand delivery to participating charter boats. At the moment I am preparing packages for Canyon Runner, Fish N Chips and Exile Sportfishing. The incredibl

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NMFS just closed the Angling Category for large medium and giant bluefin from Great Egg Inlet, New Jersey North effective July 18th. The announcement below. This means anglers cannot fish or take giants that are 73" or greater. However anglers can fish for all other size classes, retain under the limits one fish and can catch, tag and release all others. If you are interested in… Continue

(Warning - this video is raw & violent) One of the most detailed videos I have seen of a mako shark feeding in the wild on a seal, shot off Catalina Island in California last week. You have to feel bad for this seal, who obviously got caught off guard. But aside from this raw look at ocean life, the shark's behavior of violently thrashing the seal on the surface is extremely powerful. Continue

HMS/NOAA's bluefin tuna landings report to June 30th shows more bluefin were caught last year, 707 in 2009 versus 472 this year so far. That's a 66% d

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