The Big Blues, catch and release in Phuket, Thailand and Andaman Islands

At The Big Blues we strictly release all the billfishes caught as well as the sharks.

The Big Blues strongly encourages in fact the practice of “Catch and Release” of Marlin, Sailfish and Sharks.

Plus, following the latest researches on the use of circle hooks we have decided to follow up this conservation trend adding the use of circle hooks and its operating procedures, which should insure a far healthier condition of our released fish.

In this view we work together with The Billfish Foundation (TBF) the only non-profit organization dedicated solely to conserving and enhancing billfish population around the world.

As an Official TBF Tagging Partner we "tag and release" billfishes in the Andaman Sea region hoping to provide valuable information for creating solutions that are not only good for billfish but for anglers too.

As a general rule we encourage a fair catch & release practice for all the species and in particular for all the GT, Dogtooth Tuna and Grouper through an appropriate holding and managing of the fish and helping him to swim back once released.

In this view we strongly suggest then among our guests whenever is possible the use of barbless hooks and of the most appropriate line class in order not to stress the fish.