Paxson Offield Receives Billfish Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Byline: The Log Staff FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A “gentleman sportsman” long known for his work in conservation on many fronts, especially along the Pacific Coast, Paxson H. Offield received the Billfish Foundation’s Rybovich Lifetime Achievement Award Oct. 28 at the foundation’s 25th anniversary dinner in Ft. Lauderdale. A dedicated conservationist, Offield, of Avalon, is a past chairman of the Billfish Foundation (TBF), serving on its board of directors for 16 years. He has been a primary supporter of TBF’s billfish science- and ocean science-based policy campaigns and fully involved in developing satellite tags for tagging billfish in the Pacific, to track migration and provide other data on billfish. The Rybovich award is named in tribute to the late John Rybovich, a pioneer in billfish conservation and a former member of the board. The award recognizes a person who has exhibited a long-term successful commitment to billfish conservation. “We know science alone will not bring about change,” said TBF president Ellen Peel. “But Paxson’s steady commitment to TBF has advanced billfish research and policy further than ever before. Billfish conservation is now receiving attention by decision-makers — not only in the United States, but also in other nations, and before international treaty management organizations....