The 2012 Bill Poole Memorial Angling Tournament

The 2012 Bill Poole Memorial Angling Tournament

The 2012 Bill Poole Memorial Angling Tournament was created to benefit Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI), a non-profit marine research Institute founded in 1963 to seek scientific solutions that protect and conserve marine animals while benefiting humans and their reliance on marine resources, including seafood. Since 1983 Hubbs aquaculture scientists have bred, raised, and released nearly 2 million juvenile white seabass. Thanks in part to this extraordinary program, the white seabass, a popular recreational and commercial fishery, has staged a remarkable recovery. While many marine science programs deserve support, this one is virtually unique in that it actually returns fish to the sea! (more)

There are three ways that marine-science aficionados, recreational anglers, ocean lovers, and others can participate in the Bill Poole Memorial Angling Tournament.
 
  1. Enter the physical angling tournament in San Diego on July 27, 28 and 29.
  2. Enter a Virtual Fishing Tournament  that allows you and your friends from across the globe to come together in support of HSWRI's mission to help create sustainability of marine resources while benefiting humans.
  3. If you would like to make an immediate general gift to the Bill Poole Memorial Angling Tournament, please click here.

(All proceeds benefit HSWRI white seabass replenishment hatchery program)
 
Virtual Anglers, start your team right now and win fun prizes!!!

This year we have added prizes. The top five Team Captains (raising the most money) will win a 2012 Bill Poole Memorial Angling Tournament commemorative T-shirt. In addition, the top three Team Captains will win four one-day passes to SeaWorld. All team captains will earn one raffle ticket for every $100 raised (raffle will be held on the day of the Awards BBQ).  So start your team today and get in on the fun. If you have any questions, please call Karen at 619-226-3881 or email kterra@hswri.org.

So, let's get started.  We've made it easy for you to:


Any way you do it, you’re helping a great cause, and you can easily tell family and friends about this exciting event by using our "tell-a-friend" e-mail. Start your team by clicking here!

Physical Tournament Details:

This year’s contest will be held Friday, July 27 through Saturday, July 28th with a gala awards barbeque and fundraiser the following day. The tournament begins with Lines In on Friday, July 27 at 6:00 p.m.  Lines out is at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 28.  All score sheets must be signed by the angler and weighmaster and faxed  to 619-226-3944 or scanned and emailed to glzimm@cox.net  no later than 8 a.m. on July 29.  Please be sure to include a photo of your catch!  The Awards Celebration and Barbecue is on Sunday, July 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m at the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute’s Mission Bay Headquarters and is open to everyone.

For complete details and to enter, click here.

More about Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute

HSWRI’s stock replenishment program is an important tool for sustainable fisheries management and truly embodies its mission, “To return to the sea some measure of the benefits derived from it.”

HSWRI scientists are now applying these same advanced marine science and cutting-edge technologies to culture other food fish in an effort to reduce pressure on ocean-dwelling stocks. The aquaculture techniques and models developed by HSWRI are being freely shared worldwide to help sustain other global fisheries and feed a hungry world.

The values HSWRI embodies earned the respect of the sportfishing pioneer and icon Bill Poole. After Bill’s passing in 2009, his wife Ingrid Poole eagerly joined with HSWRI to establish the Bill Poole Memorial Angling Tournament in support of this program.