Bluesails Sportfishing has always been aware of the impact that big game fishing can have on the marine environment in general, and on the health and mortality of billfish in particular. We therefore make a concerted effort to ensure that this impact is kept to a minimum, while still enabling our guests to enjoy this adrenalin-filled sport. We hope that the experience of catching and handling your very own Sail or Marlin will help you to appreciate the incredible beauty of th

The extensive coverage in the news and social media over the past few weeks involving Cecil the Lion, killed by a recreational hunter in Zimbabwe on the 1st July 2015, really got me thinking about whether sport fishing—with its reputation for being a bit of a trophy hunt itself—can ever be compatible with conservation. It's a concept that I first had to wrap my mind around in January 2011 when I was writing an article about a conservation initiative involving sport fishing in