Dr. Eric Prince has had an illustrious 35-year career as a billfish biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and has authored more than 85 peer-reviewed publications, nearly half of which focus on billfishes.
He has been a driving force in the Adopt a Billfish satellite tagging programme and a leading researcher and advocate for the use of circle hooks.
Prince was the original scientist who helped create The Billfish Foundation and received the IGFA Conservation Award in 2016.
