Subject: Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament

From: Lektrode <[email-masked]>
Date: 2 Aug 1995 04:15:40 GMT

Aloha and Greetings from Kona, Hawai`i.......

The 37th HIBT is under way and this event will be of interest to those in
the marine research community.

A tag and release fishing tournament, the focal point this year will be 
the tagging of 7 Pacific Blue Marlin with transponders for satellite 
tracking by the Pacific Ocean Research Foundation. (PORF)

The PORF scientific team headed by Dr Peter Saul and board of governors:

Dr Barbara Block - Stanford
Dr Richard Brill - Nat'l Marine Fisheries Svc - Honolulu
Dr Peter Davie - Massey University NZ
Dr Charles Daxboeck - Biodax Consulting - Hawai`i
Dr John Graves - Virginia Inst of Marine Sciences
Dr Carol Hopper - Waikiki Aquarium
Dr Julian Pepperell - Sydney AUS

- are in Kona for this very special event and will be working to promote 
knowledge and conservation of the fisheries of Hawai`i and the world.

For the first time the research community will be able to monitor the 
movements of the tagged billfish with sophisticated satellite tracking 
technology utilizing NOAA satellites, and the Internet.

Scientific and research teams from PORF, NOAA, UHawai`i Pelagic Fisheries 
Research Program and a contingent of graduate students from Stanford 
working with the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Tuna Research and 
Conservation Center in Monterey CA will be collaborating to bring a 
wealth of new information to efforts to conserve the worlds rapidly 
depleting fisheries.

Sponsorship of the research is key to it's continuation and is the 
primary focus of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament which 
has drawn 72 teams of experienced anglers from around the world.

More information can be had from the URL below and a mailing list is 
being formed for SPECIAL REPORTS direct from Tournament Headquarters 
in Kona.

to receive these reports:

send mailto:[email-masked]

Subject: Billfish

aloha
danno
 
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