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In the eastern Atlantic, blue marlin sport fisheries exist from the Algarve coast of Portugal in the north to Angola in the south and include the islands of the Azores, Canaries, Cape Verde, Madeira, and Ascension Island. The International Game Fish Association all-tackle world record for blue marlin currently stands at 1,402 lb 2 oz (636 kg). [5]
The blue marlin of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are more widely pursued by sport fishermen than any other marlin species. Their wide distribution in tropical oceanic waters and seasonally into temperate zones makes them available to many anglers, and their potential to reach great sizes and spectacular fighting ability makes them a highly desired catch to some anglers.
An avid angler, Ms. Anderson set a world record on April 4, 2009, when she landed a 151-pound Atlantic Blue Marlin with a 16-pound tippet off the coast of the Dominican Republic. Anderson currently resides in St. Croix US Virgin Islands.
A record-breaking year. Brady’s fish-inspired outburst came on day three of the 66th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in Morehead City, an event that began in the 1950s at a time when blue ...
The biggest billfish mostly weren’t biting, but an Ocean City, Maryland, boat landed a mammoth fish Friday to make it a hometown three-peat during the 50th annual White Marlin Open. John Ols, a ...
This was the boat on which mate Larry Martin caught the 1,282-pound all-tackle Atlantic Blue Marlin record in 1977. Currently she is named Cat's Meow. Caliban II (USCG #520624, Hull #18) was built for Capt. Buddy Merritt in 1969. Originally a single engine vessel, she was later converted to a twin screw.
There is a dispute based on the taxonomy of the sailfish, and either one or two species have been recognized. [3] [4] No differences have been found in mtDNA, morphometrics or meristics between the two supposed species and most authorities now only recognize a single species, Istiophorus platypterus, found in warmer oceans around the world.
[41] [43] Many grow over three metres (10 feet) long, and the blue marlin can grow to five metres (16 feet). Females are usually larger than males. [41] [43] Like scombroids (tuna, bonito and mackerel), billfish have both the ability to migrate over long distances, efficiently cruising at slow speeds, and the ability to generate rapid bursts of ...