IGFA Great Marlin Race

Learn more about the world’s largest citizen science billfish satellite tagging project

Striped Marlin Research

Recent data shows a troubling decline in the average size of these striped marlin off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico — a signal that greater conservation measures may be needed. The IGFA has stepped in to help find answers and ensure that this iconic fishery is healthy for generations to come.

Billfish Endowment

The IGFA Billfish Research and Conservation Endowment is dedicated to funding initiatives that directly or indirectly benefit billfish stocks by enhancing our knowledge on their biology and ecology, obtaining management measures that improve their abundance on national, regional and international levels, and improving recreational fisheries for these species.

Billfish Conservation Act

See how IGFA helped pass legislation that ended the United States being the world’s largest importer of billfish.

Caribbean Billfish Project

Innovative approaches for enhanced conservation of billfish in the Caribbean region.