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NMFS Closes Bluefin Fishery, Tag & Release OK
Posted by John LoGioco on January 22, 2012 at 3:11pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Folks, NMFS has closed the large medium and giant Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery for the General Category (commercial category) and for charter boats fishing commercially on January 22nd, 2012. For recreational bluefin fishermen, this mostly impacts boats fishing right now in North Carolina where the fish are big and the captains make an agreement with charters that the boat keeps fish to sell under their commercial license. …
Continue Man vs. Tuna, A Fair Fight
Posted by John LoGioco on January 2, 2012 at 4:16pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
This is one of my favorite videos of all time. Take notice of the small things like the white feather jigs, leather harness belt and the small rail guard keeping these guys from falling into the waves with the tuna and sharks. I also love the WWII like helmets these guys wore. Stay with the video for the first few minutes and wait for the bigger tuna to start coming over the rail. Truly amazing. In our day of ultra modern fishing equipment both recreational and…
Continue Panama Sportfishing Lodge Adopts Conservation, Tags 52 Yellowfin Tuna
Posted by John LoGioco on January 2, 2012 at 2:52pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
“Macho!, Macho!, Macho!, que paso Macho?” crackled from the radio every morning as our three center consoles steamed toward Isla Montosa (map below) for a full day of yellowfin tuna jigging and popping while fishing from John De LaCruz’s…
Continue JigNPop Sponsors Tuna Conservation and Tagging
Posted by John LoGioco on December 31, 2011 at 3:48pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Kil Song, owner of JigNPop.com and JigNPopForum.com has sponsored the Atlantic Tuna Project's conservation efforts both in the Atlantic and internationally in Panama this winter. Thanks Kil for supporting the program. JigNPop hats will be distributed to tagging members and the Black…
Continue Wild Bluefin Tuna Avoiding The Nets in Greece
Posted by John LoGioco on December 18, 2011 at 10:14am 0 Comments 1 Like
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This is an amazing video shot by SaveTheBluefin member, Pantelis Barouchas from Athens Greece. Pantelis is a commercial diver who tends to sea bass pens off the coast of Greece. On this day he had some visitors as wild bluefin tuna took up residence around the…
Continue Stunning Photos of Holiday Bluefin Tuna Snacking Off New Jersey Coast
Posted by John LoGioco on December 15, 2011 at 3:13pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Max over at Pride Fishing Tackle proudly posted his brother's amazing photos of bluefin tuna marauding sand eels just off the coast of Asbury Park New Jersey. Snapping these shots is in many ways harder than hooking up. If you have some amazing shots like this, post them to Pride's Facebook page, and the photo with the most likes get a $100…
Continue "Surf Fishing 101" Seminar by Pride Fishing Tackle, benefit for SaveTheBluefin
Posted by John LoGioco on October 29, 2011 at 2:28pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Max Berry over at
Pride Fishing Tackle will be hosting a “Surf Fishing 101” seminar at the shop on Sunday October 30th at 3:00 pm. The first part of the seminar will be at the shop and will cover the proper gear to wear to make your outing more enjoyable and successful, tactics for the fall run, proper tackle/lures, etc. The second half will be held down at the beach. This will be an interactive session and will cover reading the… Continue
Pride Fishing Tackle will be hosting a “Surf Fishing 101” seminar at the shop on Sunday October 30th at 3:00 pm. The first part of the seminar will be at the shop and will cover the proper gear to wear to make your outing more enjoyable and successful, tactics for the fall run, proper tackle/lures, etc. The second half will be held down at the beach. This will be an interactive session and will cover reading the… Continue
Welcome Pride Fishing Tackle!
Posted by John LoGioco on September 30, 2011 at 3:52pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Max Berry, owner of the new Pride Fishing Tackle shop in Red Bank, New Jersey is our latest sponsor to help out the program. Thanks Max for your support. In the near future, we will be joining Max in one of his popular in-shop seminars to…
Welcome Spinal Rods
Posted by John LoGioco on August 16, 2011 at 5:07pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Please welcome Spinal Rods to the Atlantic Tuna Project as our new sponsor. Travis over at Spinal Rods is a conservationist at heart and we are grateful to be working with him and his team. As many of you know Spinal Rods are a real treat to fish with. …
A night in the Lindenkohl Canyon with KRM Sportfishing
Posted by John LoGioco on August 14, 2011 at 1:22pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Combine a nice weather window and some great reports coming from the Lindenkohl canyon, our crew of four (Keith Maurer, Capt. Scott Murdoch from Point Pleasant Charter Fishing, Vic and myself) took Keith Maurer's 36' Twin Vee Catamaran, Anticipation…
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NMFS Closes Bluefin Fishery, Tag & Release OK
Folks, NMFS has closed the large medium and giant Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery for the General Category (commercial category) and for charter boats fishing commercially on January 22nd, 2012. For recreational bluefin fishermen, this mostly impacts boats fishing right now in North Carolina where the fish are big and the captains make an agreement with charters that the boat keeps fish to sell under their commercial license. However, even with this closure, all these medium and giants can still…See More
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Axel Nanko commented on Axel Nanko's photo
Hi John, I'm sorry, because I didn't had any tags in 2003, but all the next Bluefins will be tagged in the future. The depth of the water is around 200m. If you have google earth, you can search for the lighthouse Blitvenica in Croatia…
John LoGioco commented on Axel Nanko's photo
Thanks for the details. That is a beautiful picture. The water is lighter in color - is that because the water is shallow? By chance did you tag this bluefin on the release?
Axel Nanko commented on Axel Nanko's photo
thank's a lot. it was taken in croatia in 2003. i have released this fish, which we estimated around 100kg.
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Joe left a comment for John LoGioco
yup...mako, little guy. i have a bigger set of jaws in the freezer that need cleaning for next year!
John LoGioco left a comment for Joe
Nice star on that tree Joe! What kind of shark jaws are they? - looks like a mako?
John LoGioco left a comment for Tuna Loco
We'll miss you Harold - especially Racko! We will send pictures from the dining room table :-) Stay well!
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