The Defiance rises, then falls into the swells over the Hudson, one of the deepest submarine canyons in the North Atlantic. The crew is hunting the dangerouos swordfish, the gladiator of the sea. Through the bone-chilling dawn they labor, pulling lines from the depths. Then - fish on!  Killing stick in hand, the greenhorn leans over the rail of the pitching boat, scanning the churning water for the swordfish below. The First Mate screams - "Gaff the damn eye!" The greenhorn knows this fish is valuable. Boating it could make or break the trip for the entire crew; he cannot afford to miss.He also knows that this fish, one of the largest predators in the Atlantic, is increasingly harder to find. 

   About SSF

 Dr. Thomas Armbruster, marine biologist, physician, diver and recreational/former commercial fisherman launched SandyHook SeaLife Foundation in 2006. 

SSF is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 

~ssf vision - comprehensive public support for the protection of our endangered marine environment 

ssf mission - promoting marine conservation through education, volunteerism, and political action

      ssf focus - the status of highly migratory predators (sharks, swordfish, tuna and billfish) and sustainable fisheries  

   ssf philosophy - Your Choices Matter! 

 SSF supports Wild Oceans, Shark Alliance International, New Jersey Environmental Lobby& Healthy Oceans Coalition for the National Oceans Policy