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CHARLESTON HARBOR RESORT & MARINA BILLFISH TOURNAMENT
GOING GREEN FOR 2008!

Charleston, SC—The Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina Billfish Tournament is gearing up for next week’s tournament with boats still registering every day. This should be another great year for billfishing here in Charleston after Charleston boats have won the sanctioned Big Rock in North Carolina for the past two years.

As part of three separate billfishing series...The SC Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series, the sanctioned World Billfish Series, and the MTU Legend Series, CHRMBT is proud to be the FIRST CARBON NEUTRAL fishing tournament in South Carolina. Joining forces with Environmental Defense, The National Wildlife Federation and the South Carolina Wildlife Federation, the tournament will be able to purchase "climate mitigation credits" offsetting its carbon footprint. Partners will help to finance the tournament's purchase of credits specifically intended to capture methane gas from dairy farms and convert it into electricity, effectively balancing out the events green house gas impact on the environment. The CHRM tournament and our Sponsors are committed to changing the way our industry impacts the world. Environmental changes that we make, mitigating effects of climate change, demonstrate commitments the angling community feels for the global dilemma we face today.

Also, to help conquer the fuel costs for participating boats, the Charleston Harbor Marina is offering 30¢ discount per gallon when captains fuel up at their marina and they are also offering an additional 10¢ per gallon when purchasing 500 gallons or more!!!

With its inaugural year in 1998, Charleston Harbor continues to be the premier tournament in South Carolina. The tournament, which contributes to several different charities, holds the State Record Blue Marlin, caught by “Corky” Taylor aboard Rascal in 2005. The World Billfish Series is the most elite billfishing tournament series in the world, with over 45 tournaments, six divisions, and 30,000 anglers annually worldwide. The MTU Legend Series is comprised of 14 of the most prestigious and competitive sportfishing tournaments in the world.
If you cannot make it to the tournament on-site during the festivities, you can watch the weigh-in “Reel-Time” by visiting www.FishCharlestonHarbor.com.
For more information on the Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina Billfish Tournament, the SC Governors Cup Billfishing Series, the World Billfish Series, or the MTU Legend Series, please visit www.FishCharlestonHarbor.com or call Deidre Menefee at 843.345.0369.