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SUMMARY:41st Annual Saipan International Fishing Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Marianas maritime comes to the forefront of next month’s 41st Annual Saipan International Fishing Tournament in The Marianas\, which will feature two days of fishing beginning on July 12\, 2025\, and a festival open to the public on July 13. \nThe festival – organized by the Marianas Visitors Authority (MVA) in cooperation with PalmTrio – will be held from 3-7 p.m. at Smiling Cove Marina\, featuring ocean-related displays\, food vendors\, and live entertainment. \nThe Saipan International Fishing Tournament is organized by Saipan Fishermen’s Association. \nFestival activities are expected to include CNMI Div. of Fish & Wildlife Aquatic Education\, 500 Sails\, Tasi to Table kids fishing tournament\, and more.  Marianas Maritime Heritage Mapping with East Carolina University invites fishermen\, fisher families\, cultural practitioners\, artists\, and the general public to help document and map local maritime knowledge.  Northern Marianas Technical Institute will demonstrate culinary skills related to fish\, such as food safety\, filleting\, scaling\, and marination. \nIn 2024\, the tournament had 90 boats and over 300 fishermen and fisherwomen from The Marianas and Guam.  The MVA aims to attract more participants and media attention and provide a new opportunity to connect visitors with Marianas culture and nature through the festival \nBoat charters and more information are available by contacting SFA President Tony Scragg at tscragg@jwssaipan.com. \nGame fish categories for the tournament are: Grand Prize (Biggest Billfish)\, Bill Fish (1st -3rd)\, Yellow Fin (1st-3rd)\, Wahoo (1st –3rd)\, Mahi Mahi (1st-3rd)\, and Skipjack Tuna (1st-3rd). Prizes will also be awarded for total weight. A special prize of $10\,000 will be awarded to the record-breaking Bill Fish weighing more than 942 lbs. \nTournament registration is $200 per boat\, inclusive of a captain and one crew member. Each additional angler is $35.  Registration will be held on July 11 from 4-6 p.m. at Smiling Cove Marina.  A briefing on tournament regulations will be given\, followed by a blessing over all boats.  Tournament time on July 12 and July 13 is from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.\, and all boats must launch from Smiling Cove Marina. \nMajor tournament sponsors are MVA\, Budweiser\, Mobil\, Pacifica/Century Insurance and DOCOMO Pacific. \nTournament entry forms\, rules\, and schedule of events are now available at: \n\nat Fishing Tackle & Sporting Goods Store on Beach Rd.\, Chalan Kanoa\, Saipan\nat Marianas Visitors Authority office\, Beach Rd.\, I Liyan\, Saipan\nvia email from the MVA at communityprojects@mymarianas.com
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SUMMARY:Saipan International Fishing Tournament FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:Marianas maritime comes to the forefront of next month’s 41st Annual Saipan International Fishing Tournament in The Marianas\, which will feature two days of fishing beginning on July 12\, 2025\, and a festival open to the public on July 13. \nThe festival – organized by the Marianas Visitors Authority (MVA) in cooperation with PalmTrio – will be held from 3-7 p.m. at Smiling Cove Marina\, featuring ocean-related displays\, food vendors\, and live entertainment. \nThe Saipan International Fishing Tournament is organized by Saipan Fishermen’s Association. \nFestival activities are expected to include CNMI Div. of Fish & Wildlife Aquatic Education\, 500 Sails\, Tasi to Table kids fishing tournament\, and more.  Marianas Maritime Heritage Mapping with East Carolina University invites fishermen\, fisher families\, cultural practitioners\, artists\, and the general public to help document and map local maritime knowledge.  Northern Marianas Technical Institute will demonstrate culinary skills related to fish\, such as food safety\, filleting\, scaling\, and marination. \nIn 2024\, the tournament had 90 boats and over 300 fishermen and fisherwomen from The Marianas and Guam.  The MVA aims to attract more participants and media attention and provide a new opportunity to connect visitors with Marianas culture and nature through the festival \nBoat charters and more information are available by contacting SFA President Tony Scragg at tscragg@jwssaipan.com. \nGame fish categories for the tournament are: Grand Prize (Biggest Billfish)\, Bill Fish (1st -3rd)\, Yellow Fin (1st-3rd)\, Wahoo (1st –3rd)\, Mahi Mahi (1st-3rd)\, and Skipjack Tuna (1st-3rd). Prizes will also be awarded for total weight. A special prize of $10\,000 will be awarded to the record-breaking Bill Fish weighing more than 942 lbs. \nTournament registration is $200 per boat\, inclusive of a captain and one crew member. Each additional angler is $35.  Registration will be held on July 11 from 4-6 p.m. at Smiling Cove Marina.  A briefing on tournament regulations will be given\, followed by a blessing over all boats.  Tournament time on July 12 and July 13 is from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.\, and all boats must launch from Smiling Cove Marina. \nMajor tournament sponsors are MVA\, Budweiser\, Mobil\, Pacifica/Century Insurance and DOCOMO Pacific. \nTournament entry forms\, rules\, and schedule of events are now available at: \n\nat Fishing Tackle & Sporting Goods Store on Beach Rd.\, Chalan Kanoa\, Saipan\nat Marianas Visitors Authority office\, Beach Rd.\, I Liyan\, Saipan\nvia email from the MVA at communityprojects@mymarianas.com
URL:https://www.mymarianas.com/the-marianas-calendar-event/saipan-international-fishing-tournament-festival/
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SUMMARY:Marianas Maritime Heritage Mapping
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for three public workshops in July in Saipan\, Tinian\, and Rota aimed at documenting and mapping the maritime heritage sites and practices in the archipelago. Additional mapping sessions are scheduled with specific target groups toward the goal of spreading a wide net to capture community input. \nThe maritime mapping workshops will document maritime heritage sites and practices of both tangible (i.e. physical) and intangible aspects\, including shipwrecks\, canoe landings or sea lanes\, fish traps\, places related to origin stories\, traditional fishing and gathering places\, navigational aids\, and other heritage related directly to Chamorro\, Carolinian and other cultures’ connections to the sea. \nSaipan outreach will be held on July 13 from 3-7 p.m. at Smiling Cove Marina in Garapan as part of the Saipan International Fishing Tournament Festival. The Tinian workshop will be held on July 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Jones Beach pavilion in San Jose. The Rota workshop will be held on July 21 from 3-7 p.m. at the Rota Roundhouse in Songsong. \nThe workshops are conducted by East Carolina University in collaboration with local partners and supporters\, including the Office of the Mayor of Rota\, the Office of the Mayor of Tinian\, and Team PDI. \nFrom the shoreline to the edge of the Exclusive Economic Zone\, these workshops will be looking at it all. We welcome any and everyone – young and old – who has knowledge to share in helping to create a written record of these places and practices of importance to the people of the Marianas. \nPart of the larger study\, Maritime Heritage of the U.S. Pacific Islands – funded by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) – the workshop welcomes heritage practitioners and knowledge holders to focused workshops based on their experience and expertise. Maps created with community input will be compiled into a community-controlled database to inform local communities and the Federal Government about heritage sites potentially impacted by Federal actions. No sensitive or personal information will be collected.\nTargeted workshops will also be held on July 8 & 9 with 500 Sails\, traditional navigators\, and canoe builders; on July 10 from 9-11 a.m. with cultural practitioners\, artists\, and historians; and on July 14 from 9-11 a.m. for agencies and department employees and in the evening at the Saipan International Fishing Tournament. \nIf you have knowledge you would like to contribute\, please stop by the fishing festival on July 13 or register for one of our other more-structured workshops. This is important work that we hope will serve the Marianas community for generations to come. \nRegister today at https://bit.ly/4k9nWgl. Each workshop lasts about two hours\, and no prior mapping experience or materials are needed. \nFor more information\, email Dr. McKinnon at mckinnonje@ecu.edu.
URL:https://www.mymarianas.com/the-marianas-calendar-event/marianas-maritime-heritage-mapping/2025-07-13/
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