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News Releases

August 29, 2011 -- Guy Harvey joins the effort to Take Marlin Off the Menu
 

July 29, 2011 -- Billfish Conservation Act of 2011 introduced
 

July 9, 2011 -- New York Times article, "Blue Marlin and Tuna at Grave Risk, Group Warns"
 

May 25, 2011 -- Mercury in Marlin: Is It Safe? No.
 

April 19, 2011 -- Eco Fishing Team of Florida to Support Take Marlin Off the Menu
 

March 17, 2011 -- Take Marlin Off the Menu Inspires Consumer Campaign in Australia
 

February 16, 2011 -- Some Things Are Not For Sale.  Opinion by NCMC President Ken Hinman.
 

June 10, 2009 -- Wegmans Goes Marlin-Free; Endorses Take Marlin Off the Menu Campaign
 

March 16, 2009 -- survey finds 78% of Americans will not eat marlin:  American Restaurant Goers Send Clear Message to Restaurant Chefs: Take Marlin Off Your Menus
 

March 11, 2009 -- Scott Leysath, "The Sporting Chef" from the HuntFishCook television show, endorses Take Marlin Off the Menu
 

February 5, 2009 -- Op-Ed: Majestic Marlin Needs Our Help to Survive

 
November 12, 2008 – Take Marlin Off the Menu: New campaign targets chefs and consumers in fight to help endangered marlin

Read the Executive Summary of "Economic Analysis of International Billfish Markets" for more detail on billfish harvest, imports, shipments and economics.  PDF, 8 pages, 539 KB.

Photos and Images

Here is a selection of photographs and images that may be downloaded to use in news stories about the Take Marlin Off the Menu Campaign.

Take Marlin Off the Menu logo, 1175 KB JPEG    (EPS and Illustrator also available upon request)
Jason Schratwieser, International Game Fish Association,  30KB JPEG
Ken Hinman, National Coalition for Marine Conservation,  56 KB JPEG

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